Tesla Gigafactory in Germany continues to gradually increase its production capacity. In late February, the automaker said it was producing 4,000 Model Ys a week. So we’re talking about 200,000 electric vehicles a year. As you know, the company works on get 500,000 cars a year.
Although this goal has not yet been reached and, in fact, is still far away, the American automaker is already looking to the future. Indeed, Tesla introduced last Wednesday application to increase the production of your factory Grünheide in Brandenburg. This was reported by the German media, but later the news was confirmed by the company itself.
In particular, an application was submitted to double the production capacity of the plant in the future. According to the environmental protection agency that received the application, Tesla has applied for permission to increase production capacity from its current 500,000 vehicles per year to one million cars a year what can be achieved in the future.
However, this is not a request that also includes the expansion of the plant. Indeed, the EPA emphasizes that all necessary systems will be installed in the existing structure.
During the construction of the German Gigafactory, Tesla faced a number of obstacles. In particular, he had several problems with i environmental groups on topics such as deforestation and exploitation of water resources. And in submitting a request for increased production to the Environmental Protection Agency, the American automaker emphasized that it would not need to use more water thanks to its water reuse program.
Tesla has optimized the planning and production processes in such a way that even the volumes of fresh water previously used as a basis and stipulated in the contract are sufficient for this expansion.
The filing with the German authorities is not surprising, given that plans to expand the plant have been talked about for some time, and the “environmental” issue has already been raised in many circles. Considering what has happened in the past, Tesla’s assurances are said to be sufficient. Let’s see what happens. However, it seems clear that the American automaker intends to make the Gigafactory in Germany an increasingly important production center.
Source: HD Motori
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