Tesla Gigafactory

[Lon12]

Was able to zoom in a bit more with my Canon G16.

 

[mikevbf]

Was able to zoom in a bit more with my Canon G16.
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I think the final shape (from an aerial perspective) of GF1 should look like someone giving the middle finger as a way to have fun with all the shorts, fudsters, and general nay sayers. Or if we want to go more positive there is always the option to go with one finger up as in "we're number 1", but that is a lot more boring.

 

[MyJoule]

Love seeing it when we fly over from time to time when it's clear. I always keep an eye out for it. Pretty easy to spot now

 

[mspohr]

Love seeing it when we fly over from time to time when it's clear. I always keep an eye out for it. Pretty easy to spot now

Spotted it last week coming in for a landing in Reno. Took a picture but not as good as these.

 

[Cobbler]

I think the final shape (from an aerial perspective) of GF1 should look like someone giving the middle finger ....

To me, it looks like a pixelated dick (Japanese style)

 

[Lon12]

Oh great. Now everyone is making fun of the picture I took.
Flew over the gigafactory : teslamotors
I’m so embarrassed. (But can’t stop laughing )

 

[TEG]

In other news, Falcon Heavy just had another successful launch...

 

[BluestarE3]

To me, it looks like a pixelated dick (Japanese style)

In other news, Falcon Heavy just had another successful launch...

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I guess that's the non-pixelated version?

 

[tmoz]

In other news, Falcon Heavy just had another successful launch...

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and landing(s) of all 3 boosters for the first time.

 

[Enigma32]

and landing(s) of all 3 boosters for the first time.

Landed all 3 boosters AND recovered both fairing halves!

 

[Silicon Desert]

In other news, Falcon Heavy just had another successful launch...

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Well speaking of middle fingers, Russia should see this shot

 

[winfield100]

In other news, Falcon Heavy just had another successful launch...

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was at the Cape, parked along with a whole gaggle of Tesla's (including one with Delaware tag "SpaceX" and blinky leds, quadrulple sonic booms when side boosters landed

 

[BluestarE3]

was at the Cape, parked along with a whole gaggle of Tesla's (including one with Delaware tag "SpaceX" and blinky leds, quadrulple sonic booms when side boosters landed

Any nearby Teslas with Sentry Mode activated would have gone off with horns blasting and Bach playing!

 

[heltok]

So do you guys think Tesla are gonna buy Panasonic's battery cell production in GF1 using some of that raised capital?

 

[mikevbf]

So do you guys think Tesla are gonna buy Panasonic's battery cell production in GF1 using some of that raised capital?

Well there is also the European GF and/or spooling up Model Y production ... wait for it ...
Early!

 

[LN1_Casey]

I think the final shape (from an aerial perspective) of GF1 should look like someone giving the middle finger as a way to have fun with all the shorts, fudsters, and general nay sayers. Or if we want to go more positive there is always the option to go with one finger up as in "we're number 1", but that is a lot more boring.

Pft; it's obviously a representation of the Boring Company's flame thrower. xD Even the solar panels are meant to give that impression!

 

[FlatSix911]

Slides from https://electrek.co/2019/06/11/tesla-shareholders-meeting-news-hub/

 

[mikevbf]

If true, this would dwarf GF1:
Chinese firm makes insane $23 billion investment in production of 1 million EVs/yr and 500 GWh of batteries - Electrek
Probably a translation mistake with 50 instead of 500. That would still be huge.

 

[MP3Mike]

If true, this would dwarf GF1:
Chinese firm makes insane $23 billion investment in production of 1 million EVs/yr and 500 GWh of batteries - Electrek
Probably a translation mistake with 50 instead of 500. That would still be huge.

No, 1 million cars require at least 500 GWh of batteries. (For cars with a ~50kWh pack.) They did say that the battery production would be at two bases... So ~250GWh each. GF1 is slated to be expanded to ~105GWh if I recall correctly, maybe even significantly higher with the incorporation of the Maxwell technology.

 

[Oil4AsphaultOnly]

No, 1 million cars require at least 500 GWh of batteries. (For cars with a ~50kWh pack.) They did say that the battery production would be at two bases... So ~250GWh each. GF1 is slated to be expanded to ~105GWh if I recall correctly, maybe even significantly higher with the incorporation of the Maxwell technology.

Pretty sure that mikevbf was right here.
1,000,000 x 50 = 50,000,000 kwh (aka 50gwh)