Recently, we learned from relevant channels that Tesla has applied to the Municipal Government of Grünheide and plans to expand the area of its German Gigafactory by one-third, that is, Build another 100 hectares of factory area east of the factory.
As Tesla's fifth factory in the world, the Glenhead factory officially started production in March this year. At full capacity, the plant can produce 500,000 vehicles per year. Tesla said that the Grünheide plant will be Europe's highest-capacity pure electric vehicle plant and will be mainly used to produce the company's compact SUV, the Model Y.
Grünheide Mayor Arne Christiani said Tesla already has 300 hectares of land for the construction of its car factory and battery factory, the company plans to build a freight terminal, logistics area and parking spaces on the additional space.
Christiani added that the city council will consider Tesla's application next week, and he believes that, like the first phase of the project, formal approval of the company's The expansion plan could take about a year.
The Grünheide factory took two years to build, which can even be regarded as a record-breaking factory construction speed in Germany. After all, The reason is Germany's cumbersome local legal process, which Tesla CEO Elon Musk has complained about many times. In fact, Tesla is taking a huge risk by starting construction before all permits are in place. Due to concerns that Tesla's factory would affect water supply, some local residents and environmental groups staged protracted protests, which resulted in repeated delays in the start-up of Tesla's German factory.
Tesla’s Gigafactory in Texas, USA, also officially opened last month. According to analysts’ estimates, Tesla will deliver a total of about 1.5 million vehicles this year. car. During Tesla's first quarter report conference call this year, Musk said that despite encountering factors such as the supply chain crisis and the new crown epidemic, the company is still confident that it can achieve at least a 50% increase in delivery volume based on 2021.
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Editor: Zhu Yuxiang