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Nevada Construction Project Could Be Tesla/Panasonic Gigafactory

Posted by timothy on from the speculation-in-the-hills dept.

cartechboy (2660665) writes "Earlier in the week we heard that Tesla and Panasonic had reached an agreement to build the gigafactory together, and today that became official. Now it seems that things are farther along than anyone thought. In fact, construction of the plant might already be secretly underway in Nevada. This is of course interesting as Tesla hasn't officially announced where the gigafactory will be built. Something called Project Tiger is currently underway east of Reno, and there's a lot of construction workers, heavy equipment, and a heavily guarded fenced barrier around the site. The volume of dirt being moved is 140,000 cubic yards, which matches the gigafactory dimensions given earlier this year by Tesla. Is it possible that Tesla's actually building the gigafactory before even announcing its location? It seems so, yes."

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  1. And it's already closed by patlabor · · Score: 5, Informative

    As reported from the same news site the following day:

    http://transportevolved.com/20...

    1. Re:And it's already closed by timeOday · · Score: 4, Informative
      Does nobody remember this headline from a few months ago? Tesla could start on Gigafactory in 2 states, then cut 1:

      "We are going to proceed with at least two locations in parallel, just in case one of them encounters some issues after breaking ground," Musk said. He said Panasonic was likely to be Tesla's partner in battery production.

      The fact that construction started and then stopped makes it sound more like this is that - who else would do such a thing?

  2. Re:If they're smart, they're avoiding NIMBY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    The Reno Tahoe industrial park is in its own area ( the largest industrial park in the world ), you won't hear about a lot of local residents upset by construction noise / traffic. Its got its own dedicated highway to connect I80 and 395, so truck traffic doesn't clog up the freeways. This is an amazing opportunity, I better clean up my resume.

  3. Re:Doesn't surprise me by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Informative

    I was out near there last weekend. It's a massive project. The locals "know" it's the Gigafactory. Shhh, don't tell anyone!