Tesla boss Musk opens new Gigafactory in Texas > teslamag.de

The event was expected with even greater enthusiasm than the first delivery from the Gigafactory near Berlin two weeks ago: as with a party in Germany, but even bigger, Tesla on Thursday evening in the US state of Texas Celebrated the opening of our second factory. , As a climax, CEO Elon Musk gave a speech that no company has reached the scale of Tesla before announcing the start of Model Y deliveries from the new factory. These are said to be the first Tesla electric cars to have a battery pack made from 4680 cells developed and produced internally. However, there was no technical information about this.

Tesla boss rejoices at Texas Gigafactory

The kick-off party in Grunheide near Berlin, Germany was called Delivery Day for the Gigafactory Tesla chose the cyber rodeo motto in Texas, In both cases, guests were able to tour the production largely independently and were treated to techno music before CEO Musk’s performance at the end of the program. Also in Texas, the governor and a state senator are said to have been among the visitors, but unlike before in Germany, no speeches were given by politicians.

Of course, CEO Musk arrived on stage ready—as expected, a little later than the announcement—and wearing a cowboy hat, sunglasses, and a T-shirt emblazoned with the Cyber ​​Rodeo logo. Musk previously said, as with most of his appearances, that the excitement was great, especially after the Tesla boss announced: This year, beta testing with Autopilot software FDS will be extended across North America, Musk previously said, briefly. After the last one in the history of Tesla.

However, the Tesla boss didn’t reveal any new details about the Model Y from the new factory. He only reiterated that the frame of the electric car from the new Gigafactory consists of only three elements: A large cast part of the Giga Press at the front and back and the battery pack in the middle, in which 4680 cells are part of the supporting structure. It’s a revolution and radically simplifies production, Musk explained. The production line for the Model Y in Texas has the highest annual capacity in the world at 500,000 units.

Then Musk did the important thing again The size of the subject, which should be “extreme” in Tesla, and also mentioned the robot discussed for the first time at AI Day in August 2021. The CEO later said, “Let’s deliver the first Tesla cars produced in Texas, before several Model Ys (different colors than Grünheide) crossed them on stage. But none of them stopped. , and the CEO also did not provide any technical data.However, it is known that Model Y 4680 Battery with a New Certification should meet. Because it may have a different capacity and affect the design weight.

No delivery of Model Y documented

Strictly speaking, it’s not even certain whether the first customers actually got their Model Y during a cyber rodeo in Texas. In any case, there was no handover in the live stream that ended with Musk performing. After a good hour, none of the new owners reported on Twitter, so it was joked that they might have signed non-disclosure agreements. So on Thursday, Tesla threw a big party and gave Musk a general outlook on the future. Details of the much awaited Model Y with new build and 4680 battery But maybe it will come later.