http://fortune.com/2016/05/27/tesla-gigafactory-grand-opening/ Tesla To Hold Gigafactory Grand Opening on July 29 MAY 27, 2016 Katie Fehrenbacher
[image https://fortunedotcom.files.wordpress.com/2015/05/rtr4r9mn.jpg?w=840&h=485&crop=1 Construction of the Tesla Gigafactory outside Reno in February 2015. Photograph by James Glover — Reuters video flash ] Even though it was only 14% complete earlier this month. Electric car maker Tesla Motors plans to hold a “grand opening” celebration for its massive battery factory under construction outside of Reno, Nev. on the night of July 29. The company disclosed that date in an email to customers who had won tickets to the event by referring more than five other customers in Tesla’s car referral program. The email was posted to Reddit and Tesla confirmed with Fortune that a customer-focused launch event will occur that night. The Gigafactory won’t likely be fully completed within the next two months, but Tesla has been hosting smaller events in areas of the factory where construction is complete. In March, Tesla and SolarCity hosted Nevada’s legislators for talks about the future of solar in the state. The factory, which will cost at least $5 billion to build, was only 14% completed as of the beginning of May, according to this Bloomberg report. Tesla is working with Panasonic to supply it with battery production equipment and part of the funding. Despite that there’s ongoing construction at the factory, it’s already churning out batteries that Tesla is selling to utilities, companies, and building owners. These batteries, which Tesla introduced a year ago, can be used to store solar energy at night and better manage the power grid. Tesla is building the Gigafactory to produce massive amounts of low cost batteries for its electric cars of the future. Through mass production, Tesla is hoping to lower the costs of its batteries by at least a third. Tesla’s next car, the Model 3, is supposed to cost $35,000 compared to its $80,000 to $150,000 Model S and Model X cars. A chunk of that cost savings is supposed to come from batteries made in the Gigafactory. Last month, Tesla unveiled the Model 3, and quickly racked up at least 400,000 reservations for the car. To meet the high demand, Tesla has said it will speed up production of the car considerably. Tesla raised $1.7 billion this week in a follow-on offering to fund its accelerated manufacturing of the Model 3. The battery equipment used in the Gigafactory is supposed to double the world’s lithium-ion battery production capacity. The factory itself will cover 5.8 million square feet. [© fortune.com] http://nysepost.com/tesla-sets-opening-celebration-for-all-important-battery-251748 Tesla Sets Opening Celebration For All-Important Battery Gigafactory May 28 2016 [image] This upcoming invitation to the Gigafactory Grand Opening party on July 29 will be the first time Tesla opens it doors to the general public. All Model S owners whose referrals resulted in five or more sales between October and December 2015 received the invitation, which said: "Congratulations on winning tickets to the upcoming Gigafactory Grand Opening!" Tesla Motors Inc. has scheduled the grand opening of its battery factory outside Reno, Nevada, one of the cornerstones of the electric-car maker's quest to become a mass-market manufacturer. Electric auto maker Tesla Motors is on track its lofty ambition of producing 500,000 electric cars each year by 2018 with the grand opening of its Gigafactory this summer. According to the details shared by Tesla with Fortune, the Gigafactory "grand opening" celebration on the night of July 29 will be marked by a customer-focused launch event. Tesla is spending at least $5 billion to construct the Gigafactory. However, the company has been hosting smaller events in areas of the factory which are already fully constructed. Other than batteries for its electric cars, the Tesla Gigafactory will be churning out stationary batteries, which store solar power for homes and businesses. The Elon Musk-owned company intends to build the cells and packs for its vehicle batteries - as well as its Powerwall and Powerpack batteries - at the Gigafactory. In its quarterly shareholder letter, Tesla released updates on the Gigafactory, including its construction being "ahead of (the) original plan". It's already moved some of its production to the plant and battery cell production may start later this year ... ... http://www.techtimes.com/articles/161577/20160528/tesla-to-hold-grand-opening-event-for-gigafactory-this-summer.htm Tesla To Hold Grand Opening Event For Gigafactory This Summer 28 May 2016 http://images.techtimes.com/data/images/full/247203/tesla-gigafactory.jpg For EVLN EV-newswire posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-Tesla-Gigafactory-Grand-Opening-on-July-29-2016-for-referral-ticket-winners-tp4682323.html Sent from the Electric Vehicle Discussion List mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ UNSUBSCRIBE: http://www.evdl.org/help/index.html#usub http://lists.evdl.org/listinfo.cgi/ev-evdl.org Read EVAngel's EV News at http://evdl.org/evln/ Please discuss EV drag racing at NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
