The decision to build an on-site concrete mixing plant probably has more to do with how close the closest mixing plant is to the factory than the amount of concrete used.
Plus, with a rail yard, they can get the bulk ingredients direct shipped. That reduces cost and time involved vs trucks hauling it from another plant.
But where is the holding area for cars, and it looks too sterile. Other than that it looks really cool.The render that Elon shared of the Berlin Gigafactory looks amazing. WOW.
Giant parking lots don't look as sexy as you'd want in promotional material. Also, never give giant trees any warning of their impending doom. Remember the Ents.
The cars will be self driving by then and drive to the customer's home.
Well yes, that has been one of the issues, but it has also been improving in the last year, and not the biggest issue any more. Many people moving in from California and Oregon for various reasons. Our real estate broker told me last month that over 50% of all new sales in this area were due to people from those two states. People that have moved here from the Fremont plant don't made as much money, yet home prices are much lower, not state taxes, very little traffic issues compared to Fremont, and no paid parking that I know about. Those are the main motivations.
In case there is any doubt our new dark and stormy member above has been posting nothing but FUD based on the well known fact that Elon's timelines are usually wrong, as if we weren't aware
