Elon Musk hints at & # 39; soon & # 39; groundbreaking Tesla Gigafactory 3 in China
Despite taking a break over the rising tariffs in China for the first few months of 2019, Tesla advances with his accelerated plan to build Gigafactory 3 in the country, and Elon Musk now claims groundbreaking "soon".
During last year's deliveries, some Tesla owners pushed to help & # 39; educate & # 39; new buyers during the "incredibly intense" delivery week to help retailers.
Now they are in the middle of another very intense delivery. quarter, and it seems that some owners are again volunteers to help.
An owner in China tweeted to Elon Musk about it this weekend.
Interestingly, the CEO reacted that he is looking forward to "visiting soon for groundbreaking Gigafactory Shanghai":
Thank you Tesla owners in China! Looking forward to visiting soon for the groundbreaking Gigafactory Shanghai!
̵[ads1]1; Elon Musk (@elonmusk) December 30, 2018
It is unclear how "soon" it would be, but it is expected to be quite soon since Tesla has guided "some parts of model 3 production "at Gigafactory 3 by the end of 2019.
As shown by a recent drone flight, construction work has started on the ground, but it does not look like they have started building the actual factory structure, which was likely to justify a groundbreaking ceremony.
Earlier this summer, Tesla announced an agreement with the Shanghai government to build a wholly-owned local factory.
Tesla then accelerated Gigafactory 3 plans in response to trade war between the US and China.
In October, Tesla announced that it secured 210 acres of land for Gigafactory 3 in China and said it is "on the way" with an accelerated construction plan. [19659003] Earlier this month, Deputy Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and Mayor of Shanghai Ying Yong stated that Tesla "basically completed the land level and will begin to build" at Gigafactory 3. The project is expected to be partially operational in the second half of next year. "
Although they aim to get the production site ready for" some parts of model 3 production "as soon as next year, the actual complete vehicle production is not expected for some years.
When Tesla first announced, Tesla expects that "construction will begin in the near future" and that it "takes about two years" before they start producing cars and "then another two to three years before the factory is fully elevated to produce about 500,000 cars a year for Chinese customers. "
