Tesla opens another manufacturing factory, the Gigafactory Texas. Founder and CEO Elon Musk hosted Gigafactory Texas' grand opening party amusingly named "Cyber Rodeo."
A mere few days after opening the doors of Tesla Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg and making the first deliveries of European-made Tesla vehicles, the automaker is inviting the public to another factory, Gigafactory Texas.
In order to accommodate regulatory delays with Gigafactory Berlin, Gigafactory Texas will begin production around the same time as the former. These two extremely large-scale factories have been simultaneously built for the production of electric vehicles and batteries at the same time.
Tesla Gigafactory Texas
Tesla Gigafactory Texas was opened by the founder and CEO himself, Elon Musk.
Musk spoke to more than a thousand invited guests and fans of the brand to the new Giga Texas factory for their opening party called "Cyber Rodeo."
At the "Cyber Rodeo" grand opening party hosted by Tesla, CEO Elon Musk announced the ambitious projects the company is working towards.
According to Musk, who spoke about the size of the new factory, the new electric vehicle gigafactory near the Austin International Airport in Texas cost $1.1 billion.
Musk appeared at the event wearing a large black cowboy hat, black sunglasses, and Tesla's black shirt with a "Cyber Rodeo" print on it.
As reported by CNBC, it was difficult to construct the massive structure and transport all of the equipment, Musk said, thanking Tesla's neighbors in Travis County, as well as Tesla employees who assisted in the construction of the plant. "It wasn't easy," Musk said of the construction of the plant.
In a reference to Dubai's Burj Khalifa, which is the world's tallest skyscraper, Musk said that if the building were turned on its side, it would be taller than the Burj Khalifa. Tesla's CEO then jokingly stated that the building could accommodate 194 billion hamsters.
In addition, he teased products that are still in development, such as the Cybertruck and a "robotaxi," both of which he promised would look extremely futuristic.
Tesla Products Coming soon
Tesla products are indeed coming to the market stronger. Elon Musk stated that the Austin factory hopes to produce 500,000 Model Y vehicles per year once production has been ramped up at that location.
According to Forbes,Musk stated,"The Model Y line will be the highest capacity line I think of any line in the world. In fact I'm confident it will be."
Furthermore, he added, "Half a millions units a year in a single factory of one product is the biggest dang thing in the world. This will be the highest volume car factory in America."
Elon Musk celebrated the official start of production at Tesla's new Giga Texas plant in Austin, claiming it is the country's largest factory in terms of square footage and will be the highest-volume auto plant in the United States once fully operational.
Tesla's timelines, on the other hand, are constantly shifting. In the wake of Russia's brutal specialized military operations in Ukraine, Tesla and other automakers are dealing with chip shortages and soaring raw material prices, which are making matters worse.
