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Tesla celebrated a major production milestone at its Gigafactory in Austin, Texas this week, just as the company continues to ramp up production of its refreshed Model Y. “Congrats to the Giga Texas team on producing their 400,000th vehicle,” Tesla writes.
It has chosen Waller County, Texas, as the location of the new plant, according to a Commissioners Court meeting that occurred on Wednesday, March 5. The plant will be located at the Empire West Industrial Park in the Brookshire part of town. Brookshire also plans to consider a tax abatement for Tesla at its meeting next Thursday.
Tesla is a part of a new energy partnership in Texas set to help expand the company’s Virtual Power Plant (VPP) program in the state, as announced by one energy provider this week. Along with Texas, Tesla currently has U.S. Storm Watch alone will save lives.
Australia-based Lynas Rare Earths Limited entered into an agreement with the US Government to build a commercial Light Rare Earths separation plant in the United States, through a wholly owned subsidiary, Lynas USA LLC. The plant is expected to be located in Texas.
Pegatron, a company based out of Taiwan, will build a plant in El Paso, Texas, that will provide components for Tesla, Reuters reports. Pegatron officials said that the details of its overseas plant investments are still in the planning stages. Back in November, the company said it would set up a factory in the U.S. […].
Ford Motor Company will build two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Technician investments in Texas and the US. —Tennessee Gov.
Recent reports have indicated that Taiwan’s Pegatron has selected a site in El Paso, Texas, for an upcoming production facility that would provide parts for American electric car maker Tesla. The post Tesla supplier Pegatron is building a parts plant in Texas appeared first on TESLARATI.
Researchers from Texas A&M University, in collaboration with scientists in the Air Force Research Laboratory, have developed guidelines that allow 3D printing of martensitic steels into very sturdy, defect-free objects of nearly any shape. A paper on their work is published in the journal Acta Materialia. Seede et al. —Seede et al.
Tesla announced today that it has built 50 million 4680 battery cells at its Giga Texas plant in Austin. The company made its announcement through a post on X, along with a collage of team members at Giga Texas who contributed to the goal: Congrats 4680 Cell Manufacturing team on building their 50 millionth battery cell at Giga Texas!
Tesla is streamlining a key part of its vehicles’ Full Self-Driving platform through the manufacturing phase as it unveiled the cars’ ability to take themselves to logistics lots at its factories. Tesla puts FSD to work at Fremont, Giga Texas Next? Id love to chat!
Toyota is establishing a new headquarters in North Dallas (Plano), Texas for its North American operations. This expansion is part of an increased investment in engineering capabilities and will accommodate future growth in product development. GST), a private distributor of Toyota vehicles based in Houston, Texas.
Findings from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation’s (NERC’s) 2021 Long-Term Reliability Assessment (LTRA) indicate there is a high probability of insufficient resources and energy to serve electricity demand, as early as Summer 2022, in many parts of the Western Interconnection.
Less than four months after construction began, the newest addition to SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory is now the facility’s tallest building. Part of wide bay gantry crane? The post SpaceX’s South Texas Starship factory has a new tallest building appeared first on TESLARATI.
Stephan Matz, the general director of Pass Automotive Mexico, has stated that his company will be providing parts for Tesla’s electric vehicles. The executive noted that Pass Automotive’s production of Tesla parts is expected to begin later this year. We are going to start manufacturing auto parts for Tesla.
Tesla has announced a major milestone in the ramp of the 4680 battery cell at Giga Texas, confirming it has produced 10 million cells at the plant. Tesla has been building 4680 cells for several years after unveiling the tech behind the battery in late 2020. Produced our 10 millionth 4680 cell at Giga Texas this week!
SpaceX has begun installing the first of numerous propellant storage tanks at its first orbital South Texas launch facilities – a mostly ordinary and expected step made extraordinary by the fact that those tanks will be built out of Starship parts. Instead, SpaceX has decided to design and build its own propellant storage tanks.
Tesla’s production 4680 battery cells debuted at the Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo event. According to materials posted in the Cyber Rodeo factory tour, Giga Texas is fully equipped to assemble Tesla’s 4680 structural battery pack at full scale. Made at Gigafactory Texas, our new tabless 4680 cell lowers the cost per kilowatt hour.
Tesla received at least four massive packages from IDRA today at Gigafactory Texas for its Giga Press. As Cybertruck production nears, IDRA’s machinery, which has been used by Tesla for automotive manufacturing, the automaker could be preparing to gear up for the first builds. pic.twitter.com/kdmGx6yGS4. —
Crews have begun painting the inside of the Boring Company tunnel being built at Gigafactory Texas, as shown in an update shared over the weekend. While the company has been in talks with Texas A&M University about a tunneling project, as well as a handful of municipalities across the U.S., The post Tesla Giga Texas Boring Co.
Elon Musk recently shared a first look inside Cortex, Tesla’s supercomputer cluster at the Giga Texas complex. As could be seen in the video, the Giga Texas-based supercluster spans rows upon rows of Nvidia H100/H200 GPUs. Optimus, meanwhile, has the potential to change numerous industries, such as manufacturing.
As part of the agreement, Chevron plans to fund construction of the sites, which are expected to be located at Chevron-branded retail locations across the state. Iwatani Corporation of America has headquarters offices in Houston, Texas and Santa Clara, California.
Voltabox of Texas , the US subsidiary of German automotive supplier paragon AG, officially opened of its new plant in Cedar Park where Voltabox is now operating one fully automated assembly line for Li-ion battery packs. Voltabox of Texas obtained certification that more than 60% of its value creation is based in the US at the end of 2014.
Tesla’s Giga Texas production facility is rumoredly undergoing some test runs of the Model Y’s rear, one-piece casting months ahead of its scheduled initial production phases, according to some close to the project. Giga Texas is not and will not be the only facility under Tesla ownership to utilize a Giga Press, either.
By the end of 2025, GM plans to have capacity to build 1 million electric vehicles in North America, and has announced a series of actions to create a new and more secure EV supply chain, including projects targeting key EV materials and components: Cathode Active Material (CAM) with POSCO Chemical.
Tesla said in its Q1 2022 Shareholder Deck that it anticipates Model Y vehicles built at its new Gigafactory Texas production plant to equip both 4680 battery cells with a structural pack and 2170 cells without structural packs. Tesla’s production 4680 battery cells debut at Giga Texas Cyber Rodeo. Credit: Tesla.
The Tesla Cybercab has been spotted being tested around Giga Texas. This was hinted at in a short video that was recently shared in social media, which depicted the Cybercab reacting to traffic in the Giga Texas premises. Tesla Cybercab seen driving at Giga Texas!!! Cybercab News from Giga Texas!
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Air Products will build, own and operate the megaproject, which will produce more than 750 million standard cubic feet per day (MMSCFD) of blue hydrogen in Ascension Parish, Louisiana. The network is the largest hydrogen pipeline system in the world, stretching more than 700-miles from Galveston Bay in Texas to New Orleans, Louisiana.
A recent drone flyover of Tesla’s Gigafactory in Texas shows fewer Cybertrucks than last week, along with the host sharing some insights into what a recently spotted mystery structure could be. “And so, like we’re not going to just randomly build 4680s unless we have a place to put them.
Tesla has begun sending out invites to winners of the Gigafactory Texas tour, after the company said it would be offering the prize to randomly selected shareholders who recently voted. The post Tesla sends out invites to Giga Texas factory tour for voters appeared first on TESLARATI. and other nearby markets.
CEO Elon Musk says that SpaceX’s South Texas Starship aims to build up to five of the two-stage megarockets in 2023. SpaceX’s Boca Chica, Texas hardware endeavors began in an empty field in late 2018, kicking off Starhopper testing in 2019. About five full stacks — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) January 14, 2023.
To celebrate the debut of the EV, Volkswagen will host various “Buzz Stops” throughout the city of Austin, Texas, where attendees of SXSW and locals can experience a coming chapter in the brand’s future. Buzz appearances are part of a larger three-year sponsorship agreement among Volkswagen and SXSW. Buzz in Europe.
Tesla is expanding its START Training Program to Austin Community College in Texas. based Gigafactory in Austin, more commonly known as Giga Texas. When business and education come together, we build connections that make college affordable and link students directly with employers so they can go straight into a promising career.
A second IDRA Giga Press machine appears to have been delivered to Tesla Gigafactory Texas, marking another step towards the factory’s completion. During a recent flyover, drone operator Jeff Roberts spotted a box containing parts of the second IDRA Giga Press machine arriving at Tesla’s Giga Texas lot.
Tesla HR is hiring for positions in California and Texas. HR Manager mentioned some open roles in her post, including HR Partner, Sr HR Partner, and HR Coordinator in California and Texas. HR Partner, Supply Chain HR Partner, Production (Night Shift) HR Partner, Production Austin, Texas Sr. Tesla’s Sr.
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy (FE) announced $4 million in federal funding for national laboratories to collaborate with international partners on seven projects out of the 12 that were selected as a part of the Accelerating Carbon Capture and Storage Technologies (ACT) Initiative.
Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas is already a gigantic building. During the Cyber Rodeo, CEO Elon Musk quickly pointed out that the existing Giga Texas facility is already larger than any building in the world if it were put on its side. Credit: City of Austin, Texas. It is, as Musk noted, 15 city blocks long.
Tesla Gigafactory Mexico is expected to take longer to build because the company is working on a new production line for its $25k compact car. Governor Samuel García Sepúlveda recently announced that Tesla Gigafactory Mexico would take around 12 to 15 months to build–longer than it took Tesla China to build Giga Shanghai.
Tesla is planning to build a new team that will help explore the use of new materials that can be used in the company’s products, according to one of the automaker’s lead engineers. The idea is to accelerate the adoption of new materials and processes – helping to bridge the gap between materials science and part design.
The following teams have been selected to receive funding as part of the Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) LENR Exploratory Topic: Amphionic LLC. Texas Tech University. Texas Tech will also provide advanced detection of nuclear reaction products as a resource for ARPA-E LENR Exploratory Topic teams.
True to CEO Elon Musk’s word, Tesla is expanding its presence in California despite the company officially moving its headquarters to Texas. During that time, Tesla was hoping to convert an old Mopar distribution center into a manufacturing facility for car parts. Quotes courtesy of the Manteca Bulletin.
Tesla continues expanding Giga Texas, as seen in the drone footage taken by Joe Tegtmeyer. The maps show a sprawling Giga Texas as Tesla continues to build. In the photo below, you can see a construction map of Giga Texas on the right. In addition to the changes at Giga Texas, Texas Road is being widened.
Car companies have been building vehicle trims specifically for the Texan market for some spell,& pandering to celebrating the Lone Star State with these special editions. Hey, everything is bigger in Texas, right? Unlike the Beach, which is based off a Willys, the Texas Trail uses a Sport S as its base. Yee to the haw.
Tesla’s Gigafactories are always evolving and expanding, and one structure at the automaker’s Austin, Texas facility has drawn some attention this week. Drone pilot and regular Giga Texas observer Joe Tegtmeyer noted to Teslarati that he’s not familiar with any permits or plans to build a Dojo center at the facility.
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