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Tesla Gigafactory

Discussion in 'Tesla, Inc.' started by domenick, Feb 24, 2014.

  1. JRP3

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    Confirmed in the investor thread that it's 50 not 500.
     
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    Cars with 500 KWh batteries maybe? Unlikely, but I'm sure some people would be dreaming of the possibility. 50 GWh is nothing to sneeze at though.

    I expect most of that will be used for domestic production. The Chinese are really pushing electric cars and their domestic car market is exploding.
     
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    Wasn't the plan to have GF1 already be at 35GWh or even past that? Why are they still stuck around the 24GWh rate after almost a year of volume production.
     
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    Because Panasonic is having trouble getting the equipment to produce at rated capacity.
     
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    GF4 outside Berlin

    Skip to time 34:34
     
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    Musk might just be able to have that up and running before the BER.
     
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    I respect Elon..quite a bit. I love Tesla. There is no way that this plant gets built as quickly as we'd all like. Germany...where nothing happens quickly.
     
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    You`d be suprised how quickly new taxes get created here.
     
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    I do stand corrected.
     
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    Germany just started, and they are already looking for the next location. We will see if Texas changes their tune about direct sales there, if they get a shot at the next plant. Would this be for the CYBERTRUCK and the semi?
     
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    He better get full unfettered sales of vehicles written into law before they build anything.
     
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    Is this the “very big plant” Trump was saying last week that Tesla would build in the US?
     
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    Sounds like it could be. All I know is that when Elon “jokes” on twitter ... it isn’t a joke.
     
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    He changed his twitter location to Austin, so he could be there (physically or virtually) negotiating such a change.

    Others think that means the gigafactory would be at or near Austin, but for all we know he could put it anywhere between there and the mexican border and still have access to the coast for a reasonable price.
     
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    Austin has a significant technology base, so that might be a good spot to find quality workers. That is pure speculation since I don't know the mix of skills needed for a Gigafactory.
     
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    I presume that is site work to get the site ready for any tenant, whomever that might be.
     
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    It was for a Toyota plant, that ended up going to Alabama. Probably more paperwork, studies and environmental approvals for an auto plant.
     

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