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  Tesla Cyber Rodeo Event for Gigafactory in Austin, TX                                                       Source:  Tesla CEO Elon Musk's Latest Cybertruck Version At the opening ceremonies for his Austin, Texas Tesla Gigafactory, Tesla CEO Elon Musk promised that his long-delayed Cybertruck will be delivered to customers in 2023.  First unveiled in late 2019, the battery-electric, light duty pickup has been continuously under development and upgraded.  Cybertruck will be produced at the new Austin facility along with what Musk is teasing as other breakthrough products which haven't been announced yet. What We Know About the New Cybertruck The Cybertruck on display at the Cyber Rodeo Giga Texas event has been significantly upgraded.  Unlike the first version, it has conventional rear-view mirrors.  The headlights are configured right beneath the front bodywork of the truck and there's a light strip where the hood meets the bumper.  It still has no doorhandles.  Musk says

  Musk Talks of  "New Form Factors" in New Designs Source:  Tesla Tesla to Customize Models for International Markets Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who is a notorious big tease, told an online European Conference on Batteries audience this week that he is excited about designing new electric cars that will have "new form factors".  Musk said that to attract top talent to Tesla, he must provide them the big opportunity that they crave - to work on new, original car model designs. Gigafactories in Berlin and Shanghai Musk says  he is really excited about new design concepts which will be originating from his gigafactories in Shanghai and Berlin.  In Berlin, he expects to develop a compact electric car model, likely a hatchback, to cater to the preferences of European drivers for smaller, green cars. Expanding Tesla's Lineup Expansion is clearly on Musk's mind.  Some of his targets include: Designing an original car in China for global distribution Designing a compact v

  Tesla Rapidly Expanding Production in China                                             Source:  Tesla Shanghai Tesla Model Y and Model 3 Production Tesla Giga Shanghai facility is rapidly expanding production.  It is targeting the production of 200.000 Model Y's annually and 450,000 Model 3's  Those two vehicles will combine to produce 650,000 vehicles yearly by Tesla's new Giga Shanghai facility.  The Tesla Model Ys will begin production in November in Shanghai.  A fully  functional Model 3 factory has been built in record time at the Shanghai plant. And a second phase of construction is just about complete for the Model Y all-electric crossover production facility. What Does This Mean For Tesla in China? The stakes for Tesla expanding production in China are huge.  The Model Y production in the gigafactory could greatly expand Tesla's reach into the Chinese mainstream auto market. The Model 3 is the first vehicle that Tesla produced in China and it is very successf

  Tesla's New Gigafactory in Germany Source:  Tesla Factory  Sustainable Energy  Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk is promising that his new gigafactory in Brandenburg, Germany will revolutionize how electric vehicles are built.  He is replacing hundreds of robots with huge, aluminum casting machines to build simpler chassis and parts. From Musk's perspective, the robots are not up to the task that he wants to accomplish. Musk is repositioning production to components glued and rivetted into the car's rear underbelly with a single module from the aluminum gigapress machines.  Musk also predicts that the Brandenburg plant will deliver a radical overhaul in the way electric car battery cells and battery packs are built. At the new plant, Tesla intends to manufacture a new version of its Model Y crossover vehicle. Moving Toward Sustainable Energy In a visit to the Tesla plant site in Germany, Musk said he will transform the core structural design of electric cars, in terms of en