Tesla Gigafactory 4, will be the new electric car and battery factory in Germany
The European Gigafactory will be built in Germany, and exactly near Berlin. Elon Musk himself said it during a ceremony in the European country, with the new factory expected to adopt an ” integrated ” approach.
” Everyone knows that German engineering is exceptional, ” were Elon Musk’s words during the announcement of the new Gigafactory 4 near Berlin. ” And it is for this reason that the position of our Gigafactory Europe will be in Germany “. The statement was made during the Golden Steering Wheel awards ceremony in Germany, while Musk was on stage with Volkswagen CEO Herbert Diess.
The first Gigafactory was built in Nevada, with the factory mainly dealing with the construction of batteries. The name was established to remind that batteries with capacity in the order of GW / h are designed inside. The batteries are made in Nevada, but are then transferred to the Fremont factory for the final assembly of the car.
The Gigafactory 2 is instead located in Buffalo, while with the Chinese Gigafactory 3 Tesla has had a more ” integrated ” approach, since it is capable of assembling batteries and cars within the same structure.
It is likely that the Berlin Gigafactory (will be called Gigafactory 4? Still not sure) will take advantage of the approach adopted in China. At the moment, we know that the facility will be based ” near the new airport “, and that producing directly in Europe was an objective sought by Tesla.
In a letter addressed to investors written last July, the company stated that it was ” increasing efforts on the European Gigafactory ” and that ” it hoped to finalize the choice for the construction site in the coming quarters “.
Tesla sells several cars in Europe, and the logistics needed to transfer cars from California to the Old Continent are complex and consequently, very expensive. Furthermore, according to Musk, Tesla is also planning to build a design and engineering center in Berlin.
At the moment, the company is working with the Chinese regulatory bodies for the finalization of the Shanghai Gigafactory which, if all goes well, can begin production in volumes before the end of the year.
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