Tesla is looking at Germany for a new Gigafactory
The electric automaker already has a factory in Europe which is located in Tilburg in the Netherlands, but it is only used for ‘final assembly’ of Tesla’s Model S and Model X vehicles.
Musk has been talking about a full battery and vehicle factory in Europe for a while now. Several European countries have even launched campaigns to try to attract Tesla in their home market.
Tesla was supposed to confirm a location for a factory in 2017, but it never happened.
The CEO recently said that it still makes sense for Tesla to invest in manufacturing capabilities in Europe, China, and in North America – where all the company’s vehicles are currently being built.
Now Musk confirmed that Germany is leading the competition to get Tesla’s next Gigafactory:
The CEO also confirmed that even if Tesla ends up building a Gigafactory in Germany, the automaker’s headquarters will remain in the Netherlands.
Following the important local impact that Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 had in Nevada, countries are seeing a new Tesla Gigafactory as a great opportunity for job creation and to stimulate their economy.
At the moment, Tesla appears to have 3 new factories in the works: this Gigafactory in Europe (likely Germany), a planned Gigafactory to produce the Model Y, and a Gigafactory in China.
/Source: Electrek/
July 20, 2018