Tesla Gigafactory Austin is now official and CEO Elon Musk has made some interesting comments about the new factory, claiming it will be an “eco-paradise” that will be open to the public.
At Electrek, we have been reporting on Tesla’s plan to build its next Gigafactory in Austin since May, but the project has not been formalized by Tesla until this week.
With the release of its financial results for the second quarter of 2020, Tesla confirmed that it selected a 2,000-acre piece of land outside Austin to build its next factory in the United States.
In comments after the announcement, CEO Elon Musk described a project beyond an electric vehicle factory.
The CEO described Tesla Gigafactory Austin as a “green paradise”
They are around 2,000 acres and we are going to turn it into a factory that will be impressive. It is right on the Colorado River. So we’re actually going to have a boardwalk where there will be hiking / biking trails. Basically it will be an ecological paradise, birds in the trees, butterflies, fish in the stream, and it will also be open to the public. So it’s not closed and Tesla-only. So if anyone is interested in working at Giga Texas with engineering, production, whatever the case, please let us know.
The parcel of land acquired is largely vacant except for one concrete plant, and part of the land is adjacent to a small part of the Colorado River.
Musk has previously talked about turning Tesla’s manufacturing facilities into attractions, but never to this degree.
Owners may visit the Fremont factory in California, but it is not actually open to the public. The automaker has also offered tours of Gigafactory Nevada on occasions.
Previously, Tesla only confirmed Cybertruck and Model Y production at the new factory, but Musk has now released more information about the product line at Gigafactory Austin.
The CEO said during the call:
“We are going to build a major factory there. And it’s also where we’ll do Cybertruck there, the semi Tesla, and we’ll do Model 3 and Y for the eastern half of North America. ”
Tesla also confirmed the Tesla Semi production site for the first time.
As Electrek previously reported, Tesla plans to fast-forward to Gigafactory Austin. The automaker aims to have a general assembly line for the Model Y that runs on location by the end of the year.
Musk confirmed that work has already started on the site.
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