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Tesla To Hold Gigafactory Grand Opening on July 29

Posted by msmash on from the big-giant-factories dept.

Tesla's mammoth 13-acre battery making Gigafactory isn't due to begin production on lithium ion cells until next year, but according to a report on Fortune, the factory's grand opening is to be held on July 29. According to a report on Bloomberg, as of earlier this month, only 14 percent of the Gigafactory has been built so far. Though, Tesla is already utilizing it to produce Powerpacks and Powerwalls. The factory will apparently cost at least $5 billion to make. (Thanks to an anonymous reader for sharing the link.)

22 comments

  1. Tesla Powerwall by Captain+Ramage · · Score: 0

    The Tesla Powerwall, you home is now more explodey and burny than before.

    1. Re:Tesla Powerwall by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Insightful

      More explodey than say, a direct pipe feeding your home with natural gas? Heating oil?

    2. Re:Tesla Powerwall by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Yep. Those aren't made by Tesla.

    3. Re: Tesla Powerwall by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Heating oil isn't explodey, much like diesel. Maybe you think it's like petrol vapour but it's not

    4. Re:Tesla Powerwall by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      And at the price it'll take 40 years of continuous solar power to pay for itself.

      Longer if you're using SolarCity's crappy lease model.

  2. Mission Accomplished! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Now let's see if it can produce enough batteries for all those Model 3s that are planned for '18.

    1. Re:Mission Accomplished! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      I wouldn't worry, I heard they have a 3D printer.

  3. Not 13 acres by DrXym · · Score: 3, Insightful

    It's 130+ acres.

    1. Re:Not 13 acres by justthinkit · · Score: 4, Informative
      Yes.

      The completed structure will have a footprint of 5.8 million square feet, roughly the size of 100 football fields. Inside, however, will be at least twice as much floor space because some sections will stand four stories tall.

      23 acres per million sq. ft. ==> 133.5 acres of basic floor area, 267 acres of floor space (counting the up to four floors).

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    2. Re: Not 13 acres by abradsn · · Score: 2

      Still, it's just one pixel on a map. I am so glad to see progress in the area of battery chemistry that I am making my first post here in years. Slashdot is returning to its roots, by making stories that are meaningfull get posted. It is so exciting to see electric powered everything from houses, to cars, to skateboards, not to mention all of our personal embedded systems devices. Soon, I'll be able to look at my watch and read a report about my health just as regularly as I check the weather forecast... Partly snotty and a chance of cholesterol this week.

    3. Re: Not 13 acres by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      For even more mammoth, Google the Wixom Assembly Plant or the Boeing Everett Factory (1000 acres each).

    4. Re:Not 13 acres by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      "bigger inside"

      Using the Tardis technology, obviously.

    5. Re: Not 13 acres by maglor_83 · · Score: 1

      108 acres and 98 acres actually.

  4. Tesla defying old ways again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Why wait until a building is actually finished if you can hava an opening party now?

    1. Re:Tesla defying old ways again by Rakshasa+Taisab · · Score: 1

      They already got some production up and running so why be such an asshole about 'grand openings'.

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    2. Re:Tesla defying old ways again by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

      Because for those of us not sucking Elon's cock, we don't give a damn. It won't be long before they rename this place ElonDot or SlashMusk. Yeah, we get it, he's your "hero" so you want to read about every time he takes a South African shit. Dickheads like you are why we no longer get more actual news on this website.

    3. Re:Tesla defying old ways again by Coren22 · · Score: 1

      You know, you sound like a former lover, jealous that others enjoy being around your ex.

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