http://www.afr.com/business/energy/the-latest-view-of-teslas-massive-nevada-gigafactory-20150725-gikl8t The latest view of Tesla's massive Nevada Gigafactory Jul 26 2015 Bloomberg
[image http://www.afr.com/content/dam/images/g/i/k/l/9/d/image.related.afrArticleLead.620x350.gikl8t.png/1437849897653.jpg Tesla's Gigafactory under construction near Reno, Nevada. Bob Tregilus (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) ] The Gigafactory is coming. Tesla is building the biggest battery factory in the world, in the desert near Reno, Nevada. Here are some of the latest images of the project, taken this week. At 10 million square feet, this will be one of the biggest industrial factories ever built. Tesla has been secretive about the operations, declining requests to take reporters onto the site. These photos were shot by Bob Tregilus, an electrical-vehicle evangelist and producer of the PlugInAmerica [ http://www.pluginamerica.org/ ] podcast. "Security is tight out there these days, and one has to drive a considerable distance off road and then hike several miles to get a view," Tregilus, a Nevada resident, said in an email. After shooting the photos, he was caught in a summer downpour that turned the clay soil into what he calls "Nevada gumbo," gumming up his car. The buildings in the background of some of the images are older developments in the 107,000-acre Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. They include distribution centres for Wal-Mart and PetSmart, according to Google Maps. Gigafactory plans are moving quickly. Full battery-pack production is now on track to begin next year, Musk told analysts on the company's quarterly earnings call on May 6. The company plans to launch its first electric SUV, the Model X, in the next two months and its more affordable Model 3 in 2017. Tesla's new storage batteries for homes, businesses and utilities have enough demand to soak up a Gigafactory of batteries on their own, according to Musk. Tesla has purchased thousands of acres of property in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center near the Gigafactory. [© 2015 Fairfax Media] For EVLN posts use: http://evdl.org/evln/ http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/food-and-drink/win-a-23-000-car-just-by-snapping-a-selfie-with-your-homegrown-veg-1.2293457 #GrowItYourSelfie fundraiser might win a €23k Renault Fluence EV https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renault_Fluence_Z.E. http://insideevs.com/clippercreek-family-expands-40-amp9-6-kw-ev-charging-station/ $835 ClipperCreek HCS-50 in/outdoor L2 9.6kW/40A EVSE http://patch.com/california/mountainview/mountain-view-approves-new-city-solar-ev-charging-projects? Adding L2 EVSE @Mt.View-CA City Hall & 5 to @CA&Bryant Parking + EVLN: Trailered dirty Tesla-X EV sighted/spied (v) {brucedp.150m.com} -- View this message in context: http://electric-vehicle-discussion-list.413529.n4.nabble.com/EVLN-View-of-Tesla-s-massive-Nevada-Gigafactory-tp4676989.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 For EV drag racing discussion, please use NEDRA (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/NEDRA)
