Interesting note: on the close/left end of the factory, if you zoom in, you can see 8 freshly made semi tractors, plus one more just being born through a gate in the factory wall. I think the parked cars are rendered as Teslas...but sadly no Cybertrucks that I can spot. Some of the cars do look different than current Teslas...maybe hints at future cars, or maybe just low-resolution issues.
Other interesting notes from the blog post:
"100 GWh 4680 cell factory (with capacity to produce enough batteries for 1.5 million light duty vehicles annually)"
- The 4680's are meant for passenger cars/pickups/SUVs, not the semi.
- Average pack size about 67kWh
- Seems like the "37+ GWh annually" of 2170s is likely to be shifted to the semis over time. I assume the 37+ GWh will continue to increase as well, but as-is, that would give an average pack size of 740 kWh for each of 50,000 semis (the production rate target we have heard for year 2024).
- interesting to think about: this basically means that Tesla already has the full cell supply needed for 50,000 annual semis...but it's just currently going into 3's and Y's. As 4680 ramps up, more 3's and Y's will be made with those cells, and the 2170 cells will get gradually phased out on 3/Y and shifted to semi, just as semi ramps up. Provides options if one product or another is ramping slower than expected.
"...as well as our first high-volume Semi factory. "
- This would imply they have plans for at least one more high-volume semi factory.
- I wonder what the target/max capacity of the current semi production line is...I think last I heard was a few per week current capability.