gigafactory

A thread for discussion of news about Tesla opening a "Gigafactory" in China to assemble cars and manufacture battery cells. Also, for discussion of how the U.S.-China trade war will affect Tesla. * * * * * From The Business Times: "Tesla plots bold China factory move, stays silent on cost"...

The Gigafactory, so named because it's expected to produce many gigawatts of energy storage a year, is a crucial part of Tesla's vertical integration strategy. Gigafactory One, outside of Reno, Nevada, is the first one. Below, checkout the latest drone video (Aug. 2017) of it.