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The
U.S. electric carmaker plans to manufacture a new version of its
Model Y crossover vehicle, and possibly even battery cells at
the site. Last month, Musk said that Tesla will use its
Germany-based plant to demonstrate a radical overhaul of how its
cars are built.
The company plans to start the production of Model Y at
Gigafactory Berlin during the second half of 2021.
Tesla's new battery cell - a larger cylindrical format called
4680 that can store more energy and is easier to make - is key
to achieving the goal of cutting battery costs in half and
ramping up battery production nearly 100-fold by 2030.
The company's new structural battery pack requires the new 4680
battery cells in order to work.
Musk said on Wednesday that it will take about two years for
Tesla factories in Fremont and Shanghai to embrace the new
technology.
"Fremont and Shanghai will transition in 2 years when new tech
is proven," Musk said in a tweet https://bit.ly/2I8Gam3.
The company said last week that it delivered 139,300 vehicles in
the third quarter, a quarterly record for the electric carmaker.
Tesla's delivery push has been supported by its new Shanghai
factory, the only plant currently producing vehicles outside
California, as it is also building a new vehicle and battery
manufacturing facility near Berlin.
(Reporting by Sabahatjahan Contractor and Kanishka Singh in
Bengaluru, Editing by Sherry Jacob-Phillips)
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