The Giga-Fest which took place last weekend at the gates of Berlin was not only an opportunity to show residents and onlookers the new Gigafactory by Tesla in Europe but also to give some previews on what will be the production hub in the Old Continent of the Palo Alto brand. The CEO of the brand, Elon Musk spoke about the pace that the new factory will maintain, thanks to the main line destined for the Tesla Model Y. The technology of the site will make it possible to produce a body every 45 seconds, with the goal of over 600,000 units per year.
In particular, production is expected to be active 7 days a week, with 5,000 Model Y units a week after the initial break-in phase. However, Musk has already pointed out that the brand’s intentions are to bring the pace to 10,000 cars produced from Monday to Sunday. It is unclear whether Model 3s are also included in the numbers provided by Tesla’s CEO, but in any case it seems that the plans for the Berlin Gigafactory are more than ambitious. Waiting for the green light from the Minister of the Environment of the state of Brandenburg, expected for 14 October, Elon Musk hopes to be able to start production in the Gigafactory as early as November or at the latest in December. “Starting production is a great challenge, but mass production is the difficult part”, Musk pointed out during his speech at the Giga-Fest. “It will take longer to achieve volume production than it took to build the factory.”
Batteries are also expected to be produced at the new industrial site, with part of the output being sent to assembly lines in China. Finally, another big news should involve the accumulators: according to the latest rumors, the new Tesla Model Y that will be produced in Germany will be equipped with the 4680 batteries, unveiled by Musk during Battery Day. This technology will save in terms of mass and components used to build the vehicle. Added to this is also greater efficiency (around 14%) and a wider range of 16%.