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Tesla Plans Huge Battery Plant

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The Gigafactory that will make or break Tesla: As 198,000 people preorder Elon Musk's new car, drone footage reveals the world's biggest building where its batteries will be made

  • $5 billion structure in Reno, Nevada will produce 500,000 lithium ion batteries annually to meet demand
  • Footage shows little progress on exterior of the building, but construction has taken place around the plant
  • 'It will produce more lithium ion batteries than all other factories in the world combined,' Elon Musk revealed
  • The factory will be used to produce batteries for products including Tesla Model 3 car, unveiled yesterday 

By ELLIE ZOLFAGHARIFARD FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

PUBLISHED: 18:10 GMT, 1 April 2016 UPDATED: 20:57 GMT, 1 April 2016

 

When it's complete, Tesla's Gigafactory in the Nevada Desert will have the largest footprint of any building in the world.

At the Model 3 launch yesterday, founder Elon Musk said the $5 billion structure will produce 500,000 lithium ion batteries each year to meet demand.

And the pressure is on. So far, 198,000 people have pre-ordered the Model 3 in less than 24 hours since launch - and demand is expected to remain high.

Now, new drone footage has revealed progress on construction of the Gigafactory in stunning high-definition. 

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When it's complete, Tesla's Gigafactory in the Nevada Desert will have the largest footprint of any building in the world. At the Model 3 launch yesterday, founder Elon Musk said the $5 billion structure will produce 500,000 lithium ion batteries annually to meet demand. Now, new drone footage has revealed progress on construction of the Gigafactory in stunning high-definition

 

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When it's complete, Tesla's Gigafactory in the Nevada Desert will have the largest footprint of any building in the world. At the Model 3 launch yesterday, founder Elon Musk said the $5 billion structure will produce 500,000 lithium ion batteries annually to meet demand. Now, new drone footage has revealed progress on construction of the Gigafactory in stunning high-definition

 

The 4k footage shows little progress on the exterior of the building, but Tesla appears to have been working on the area around the plant.

Filmed using a DJI Phantom 4 drone, it reveals more building sections covered in white reflective roofing, as well as a paved parking lot.

Musk said the Gigafactory and its Fremont facility would produce more lithium ion batteries in a year than were produced in the entire world in 2013.



Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3519419/The-Gigafactory-make-break-Tesla-198-000-people-preorder-Elon-Musk-s-new-car-drone-footage-reveals-world-s-biggest-building-batteries-made.html#ixzz44fF0T6EP 
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