WATCH: Tesla Texas GigaFactory Construction Is 24 Hours A Day

Tesla’s newest Gigafactory under construction in Texas continues to keep pace with expectations set by the company during its other building projects in Shanghai and Berlin. In doing so, the all-electric carmaker’s construction strategy looks to be quite scalable given the size of the Texas Gigafactory region is much larger than all of Tesla’s other factory locations.

Recent drone video shared by Joe Tegtmeyer on his self-titled YouTube channel has revealed a huge amount of land clearing accomplished over less than a week, namely from July 27th – August 2nd. In the footage, Tegtmeyer further notes the location of a large fill dirt area for all the ground shaping activities while also pointing out the pond and swamp-draining underway. The on-site crew looks to be working seven days per week; however, the lack of lighting in the area indicates all activities are limited to daytime only.

 

SanJoseDriver - 8/4/2020 1:41:52 PM

+3 Boost

There was also a recent hint towards a 3rd automotive gigafactory in the Northeast.

PUGPROUD - 8/4/2020 2:15:41 PM

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24/7, no unions no problem.Its Texas.

MDarringer - 8/4/2020 2:44:58 PM

-1 Boost

No fascist-socialist politicians either.

supermoto - 8/4/2020 2:33:34 PM

+1 Boost

Tesla needs to keep harvesting the taxpayer subsidies, which is why they keep opening new plants. Tesla has received $5 billion in total subsidies so far in the US, and the company has still cumulatively lost money.

SanJoseDriver - 8/4/2020 9:04:07 PM

+1 Boost

$5 billion is like 0.1% of what the oil industry has gotten over its lifetime.

qwertyfla1 - 8/4/2020 8:33:32 PM

+1 Boost

They built the factory in Shanghai from swamp to open for for production in under 1 year which is simply astonishing. It would take 1 year or more just to get the damn building permit and approvals in my area.