Rumor: Tesla Gigafactory 4 Slated To Produce 500,000 Cars A Year & Employ 10,000

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2019 16:14:33 +0000

Tesla Model YReports in the German press claim the Tesla Gigafactory outside Berlin may be built in several stages and have a capacity of 500,000 vehicles a year when finished.

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The Devil In The Details: Gigafactory 4 Permitting Process Begins

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 03:04:39 +0000

German authorities are expecting the first planning documents for the new Tesla factory to be filed as early as Monday, and promise to move the permitting process forward as quickly as possible.

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Tesla’s Long & Winding Road From Palo Alto To Grünheide

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2019 16:35:40 +0000

Tesla in BrandenburgWhat does an antique Russian bi-plane have to do with Tesla choosing a city in Brandenburg for its first European factory? More than you might think.

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Why Tesla’s Plan To Build Gigafactory 4 In Germany Makes Sense

Credit to Author: Johnna Crider| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2019 00:50:39 +0000

Tesla’s plan to build Gigafactory 4 (GF4) in Germany makes sense if you look at it from the perspective of Tesla’s mission. Business Insider recently published an opinion piece on this topic, claiming the factory location didn’t make sense, and I am aiming to provide a different point of view of things

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Tesla Gigafactory 4, Tesla’s Growth Cost, & A German Forest

Credit to Author: Tim Dixon| Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2019 03:00:30 +0000

Tesla Shanghai Gigafactory General AssemblyTesla recently unveiled that the location of its 4th Gigafactory will be near Berlin, in Brandenburg in the Grünheide municipality next to the GVZ Berlin-Ost Freienbrink industrial park, and that it will require the removal of part of a forest

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Details About Tesla Gigafactory 4 Emerge In German Press

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 23:12:23 +0000

New details about the new Tesla Gigafactory 4 near Berlin have begun to emerge. The first cars are expected to roll off the line in 2021, but Elon Musk may have other ideas.

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A Gigafactory For Berlin

Credit to Author: Alex Voigt| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 04:57:36 +0000

When people ask me how it is possible that most of my predictions about Tesla are correct, my answer is, “Those are not my predictions. You just have to listen carefully to Elon Musk, and do it twice, better trice.” Elon tells the truth, unless he is joking, and he likes joking but not if it’s about his mission to change the world to sustainable transportation

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Tesla Critics Don’t Understand (Or Just Ignore) Tesla’s Mission

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 18:01:42 +0000

I used to find the debate between Tesla critics (most notably short sellers) and Tesla fans as somewhat interesting but mostly straightforward. Tesla critics somehow thought that Tesla inherently couldn’t make profits on its products. Tesla fans thought and explained how Tesla could. Tesla critics thought Tesla couldn’t learn the art and skill of efficient, smooth mass production. Tesla fans noted many times, this isn’t rocket science (ahem). Tesla critics thought major automakers would come out with electric vehicles superior to what Tesla offered and would thus kill the company. Tesla fans highlighted Tesla’s leadership in batteries, software, self-driving tech, design, customer communications, and overall reputation

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It’s Official — Tesla Gigafactory 4 Will Be In (Or Near) Berlin

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2019 14:17:05 +0000

Tesla Model 3 Standard Range Plus by Dr. Maximilian HollandIr’s official. Tesla’s European factory will be located just outside of Berlin, Germany. It is expected to begin production in 2021.

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Starlink Launches As Elon Musk Arrives In Berlin — For Gigafactory 4?

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Tue, 12 Nov 2019 18:23:27 +0000

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk’s visions are being realized well in and out of this world, as the past week reveals. Elon Musk’s life has been surfing through land, sky, and space this week. Last fall, Musk tweeted, “Pace of innovation is all that matters in the long run.” He is certainly demonstrating that’s his companies’ mutual obsession

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