The construction of the Tesla Giga Berlin in Germany progresses quickly on all fronts simultaneously. The first buildings should be close to completion by the end of the year, we guess.
One of the latest new things is the red bridge crane, with a Tesla logo, installed in the casting facility. It should be able to pick up 100 tons, according to the description:
Tesla Giga Berlin (source: the_wolfpack_berlin)
As we can see in the video (and images) recorded by the_wolfpack_berlin, all of the buildings are advancing:
Tesla Giga Berlin - Paint shop (source: the_wolfpack_berlin)
Tesla Giga Berlin - Stamping (source: the_wolfpack_berlin)
Tesla Giga Berlin - Casting (source: the_wolfpack_berlin)
Tesla Giga Berlin - Body in white (source: the_wolfpack_berlin)
Tesla Giga Berlin - Drive Unit (source: the_wolfpack_berlin)
Tesla Giga Berlin - General assembly (source: the_wolfpack_berlin)
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Tesla Gigafactory 4 (aka Tesla Giga Berlin) at brief:
- located in the Berlin-area (in Grünheide, Brandenburg, Germany), near the new airport
- to produce Model 3/Y starting in 2021 with the Model Y
- will produce also batteries (for sure modules/packs) and powertrains
- expected volume of 500,000 annually (unofficial target), initially 150,000
- expected investment of €4 billion (unofficial)
- expected 10,000 jobs (unofficial)
- Tesla Model Y to utilize: 4680 battery cells, structural battery packs, mega castings (front and rear part of the car) and innovative paint process (Geico Taikisha)
By:
Mark Kane
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