Tesla CEO Elon Musk declares plans for fourth factory and design center close to Berlin
Tesla CEO Elon Musk made it official on Tuesday - the electric car organization intends to manufacture a 'Gigafactory,' and engineering and design center in Berlin, Germany.
The facility would be Tesla's fourth, after the first Gigafactory battery plant in Nevada, close to Reno; a factory that makes charging equipment and power electronics in Buffalo, New York, with plans to make Tesla Solar Roof tiles there someday; and another car plant that is coming online in Shanghai, today.
Musk stated, “Everyone knows that German engineering is outstanding, for sure. That’s part of the reason why we are locating our Gigafactory Europe in Germany. We are also going to create an engineering and design center in Berlin because Berlin has some of the best art in the world.” When pressed for more detai...