According to foreign media reports, according to foreign media reports, Musk stated that the second super battery factory will be announced before the fourth quarter of this year and plans to announce the specific address of the gigafactory plant in China. He also disclosed that The future super battery factory will also take into account the car manufacturing. In addition, according to an email leaked by the media to the staff email display, by the end of June, Tesla's Fremont, California, plant plans to start working day and night, so that the Model3 production increased to 6,000 per month .
News of Tesla's construction of a super battery plant in China was announced by its CEO Elon Musk on a financial analysts' conference call. Prior to the announcement of this plan, electric car maker Tesla is currently important The factory, whether it is a vehicle assembly factory or a battery factory, is basically in the United States.
Currently, Tesla’s super battery plant in Reno, Nevada, has invested up to US$5 billion and started production in 2016, alleviating its plight in battery shortages. However, it is clear that the current super battery plant is not enough to meet Tesla. Pulling the future demand for batteries, as early as last year, Musk has announced that it will need to build another two to three super battery factories in the future.
It is still unclear whether Tesla’s super battery plant in China will reach a $5 billion investment limit for its super battery plant in Reno, Nevada.
In addition to the new super battery factory, Musk also announced on the earnings analysts conference call that Tesla will also build an automobile production plant. The plant's site selection will be announced as soon as this summer. According to reliable sources, this The automobile production plant may be used to produce the ModelY, an SUV model for the general public. Parts supply factories may also be deployed nearby.
In early January of this year, foreign media reported that Panasonic had partnered with Tesla to build a super battery plant in China. Panasonic also stated that it is considering cooperating with Tesla in building a super factory in China. Tesla is the first two. Super factory's important partners are Panasonic.
Last year, Tesla had confirmed to cooperate with the Shanghai government to build a factory and promised to issue an announcement at the end of 2017, but its cooperation was not achieved. At a subsequent exhibition, Matsushita's president Kazuhiro Tsuga stated that Panasonic Tesla is considering building a factory in China to produce batteries. The cooperation will be similar to the cooperation agreement between the two companies in Nevada.
According to the Nikkei Shimbun, Tsukasa Ichihiro said: 'Panasonic may follow Tesla's investment and make any necessary investments, but there is no detailed plan at the moment. 'Jinhe Ichima also pointed out that Model 3's production speed Lower than expected, affected the operation of the super factory.
According to previous reports on the Electrorek website, Tesla has a good relationship with Panasonic, so both parties are happy to copy this successful cooperation model to other factories. The establishment of a factory in China is also the first choice for both.
