Tesla Gigafactory Mexico will construct the corporate’s next-generation car. Throughout Investor Day 2023, Elon Musk confirmed Gigafactory Mexico’s location and Tesla’s plans for the brand new manufacturing facility.
Only a day earlier than Investor Day 2023, Mexico’s President Andrès Manuel Lopez Obrador introduced Tesla’s new gigafactory location in Monterrey.
“There’s already an understanding, sure [Tesla is] going to dedicate the funding to Mexico, and the plant goes to be established in Monterrey with a collection of commitments to face the issue of water shortage,” mentioned President Obrador throughout his press convention.
Elon Musk confirmed Obrador’s information throughout Investor Day. The Tesla CEO elaborated that Gigafactory Mexico will give attention to constructing the corporate’s next-gen car. Tesla adopted the same technique for Giga Texas, also called the corporate’s Cybertruck manufacturing unit. Whereas Giga Mexico might give attention to Tesla’s next-gen car, it might additionally construct different automobiles. Giga Texas, for instance, additionally produces Tesla Mannequin Y autos.
Tesla’s Subsequent-Gen Car
Throughout Investor Day 2023, Lars Moravy famous that Tesla’s next-generation platform will not be one car and shall be used throughout totally different segments. Given Tesla’s historical past, the corporate might launch autos utilizing the next-gen platform one after the other over time, very similar to the unique Roadster, S3XY lineup, the Semi—and shortly the Cybertruck. With that in thoughts, Tesla might have already teased the section of the primary new car utilizing its next-gen platform.
There is just one automotive that Tesla has already unveiled that has not reached manufacturing—the brand new Roadster. Nonetheless, in an interview, Tesla’s Design Chief Franz Von Holzhausen acknowledged that the brand new Roadster will not be a precedence for the corporate proper now. So, the brand new Roadster won’t be the next-gen car Gigafactory Mexico shall be constructing.
Tesla’s $25,000 car, unofficially dubbed the “Mannequin 2” or “Mannequin Q” by EV advocates on-line, has not been unveiled but. Nonetheless, Elon Musk and different govt members of the corporate have talked about it a couple of occasions through the years. A $25,000 electrical car could be in excessive demand, leading to explicit provide wants that Tesla didn’t have the capability to supply up to now.
Nonetheless, Tesla has grown in lots of areas, significantly in manufacturing, money circulation, and provide chain connections. Since saying the Semi, for instance, Tesla has designed and began manufacturing its personal battery cell, fixing many constraints. With Tesla’s development, some obstacles for Mannequin 2 manufacturing may need been cleared.
At present, Tesla is maintaining its mouth tightly zipped relating to the section and moniker of its next-gen car. However Tesla executives did share some particulars concerning the next-gen automotive throughout Investor Day 2023.
Tesla’s next-gen car will clearly use its next-gen platform. Colin Campbell, Tesla’s VP of Powertrain engineering, famous that the corporate’s new powertrain shall be suitable with any battery chemistry. He additionally acknowledged that Tesla’s subsequent drive practice doesn’t use any uncommon metals. Transferring ahead, Tesla may also swap from 12V to 48 low-voltage programs.
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