Tesla Adds Nevada Land; Will Gigafactory Be Planet's Biggest Building? - Green Car Reports
Tesla claims that its lithium-ion cell "Gigafactory"--currently under construction just outside Reno, Nevada--will be the largest of its kind in the world. DON'T MISS: Tesla Gigafactory: Drone Flyover Shows How Huge It Really Is. The company recently purchased 1,200 acres next to the current Gigafactory site, and is looking to buy 350 more, according to Electrek (via TreeHugger ). The germ of that... Haymore said the Gigafactory was originally supposed to consist of four modular "blocks," but that Tesla is now planning to build seven. Really, Really Big--This Big, In Fact. Tesla Motors hasn't confirmed any of this, although CEO Elon Musk did mention the possibility of Gigafactory expansion during the company's last quarterly earnings call. Part of that call was devoted to what Musk termed incredible demand for the company's recently-announced home and commercial energy-storage products, including the PowerWall intended for the home. Musk suggested that deposits taken to date had already accounted for the first year's anticipated production, meaning that a much larger proportion of the lithium-ion cell fabrication at the gigafactory could go toward. Source: www.greencarreports.com
