Gigafactory

A couple of Tesla Cybertruck bodies-in-white have been spotted at Gigafactory Texas ahead of the start of production. We have been closely tracking the Cybertruck program since it is arguably the most anticipated electric vehicle program to launch this year, with an estimated 1.5 million reservations. Tesla’s latest official comment on the timeline is a planned delivery event “around the end of Q3,” which would mean around the end of September 2023. Electrek recently reported that Tesla…

Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is about to receive all of its final permits and move to the construction phase, according to the governor of Nuevo León, Samuel Alejandro García Sepúlveda. After months of rumors, Tesla finally announced Gigafactory Mexico during its Investor Day in March. The automaker secured a piece of land just outside of Monterrey, Nuevo León, to build the plant. Tesla has talked about building the factory in record time with even hope to beat Gigafactory Shanghai’s…

California-based Rondo Energy and Thailand’s Siam Cement Group are going to operate the world’s largest battery factory in Thailand. The world’s largest battery factory The production capacity of Rondo Heat Battery storage at Siam Cement Group’s factory is going to be ramped up from 2.4 GWh to 90 GWh per year – that’s larger than any existing or planned battery manufacturing factory worldwide. The existing 160,000 square meters (1.72 million square feet) factory is going to be expanded.…

Gigafactory: Ola Electric Gigafactory's First Pillar Installation (Photo: Ola Electric)The Gigafactory project is spread across 115 acres, and the company will start the operation next year. India’s largest electric two-wheeler manufacturer Ola Electric announced the commencement of construction of India’s biggest Gigafactory. While sharing the news through an official press release, the company informed that it has already installed the first pillar of its cell factory in Tamil Nadu’s Krishnagiri.As per the detail…

Ever since China lifted most of its pandemic-era travel restrictions in January, foreign executives have been swarming in. And Musk had good reason to go: China is a vital part of Tesla’s electric-vehicle empire, both as a market and as a production powerhouse. But as the owner of Starlink, SpaceX, and recently Twitter, Musk has a much more complicated relationship with the country. There’s little information in English about Musk’s China trip. That’s primarily because Musk, usually active on the social media platform…

Panasonic said that it will add a new battery cell production line at Tesla Gigafactory Nevada to increase production by about 10%. Gigafactory Nevada is a project owned by Tesla, but Panasonic has battery cell production within the project. The Japanese manufacturer produces 2170 cells for all of Tesla’s vehicle programs. When originally announcing the plan for the factory, Tesla was talking about the plant producing 105 GWh of battery cells per year and 150 GWh of battery packs per…

Last Updated: May 26, 2023, 18:16 ISTOla Electric (Photo: Ola)The cell gigafactory is being constructed in Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu, and is expected to generate substantial employment opportunities for the local populationOla Electric, the Indian electric mobility company, has embarked on a groundbreaking initiative that is set to revolutionize the electric vehicle (EV) industry in India. The company has recently commenced the construction of its Cell Gigafactory, which is being hailed as the largest EV cell manufacturing…

Northvolt is going forward with building its EV battery plant in Germany after the EU ups its subsidies game to compete with US incentives. In November 2022, Northvolt paused its plan to build Northvolt Drei, a gigafactory in Heide, Germany, due to rising energy costs in Europe caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Jesper Wigardt, a Northvolt spokesman, said in November (via Automotive News Europe): Given what is happening in North America and what is happening in Europe on the other…

Northvolt, Europe’s biggest battery maker, has confirmed that it will build its next gigafactory in Heide, Germany, following the federal government’s pledge to provide state aid. The announcement comes after several months of uncertainty. In March 2022, the Swedish manufacturer and the German state of Schleswig-Holstein signed a memorandum of understanding to construct a factory in the region. But in October 2022, Northvolt said it might postpone the plan and priotirise a US expansion instead…

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk in Washington, D.C. today during a six-day visit to the US. The meeting was at Musk’s request to discuss the possibility of building a Tesla gigafactory in Korea. Yonhap, a Korean news agency, summarized the meeting, saying that Yoon emphasized that “South Korea boasts world-class manufactured robots and an advanced labor force, making it an ideal location to run a gigafactory.” And Yoon was directly quoted as saying:…