What Coronavirus Panic? Elon Musk Is Scouting US Gigafactory Sites For His Cybertruck – Forbes Middle East

What Coronavirus Panic? Elon Musk Is Scouting US Gigafactory Sites For His Cybertruck – Forbes Middle East

Tesla is building up production of Model 3 sedans at its new Shanghai Gigafactory, which is only about half the size the company ultimately envisions.. Early this year, Tesla also started preparing the site for its first assembly plant in Europe, near Berlin, that is to start producing vehicles within about two years.. Adding a dedicated plant for Musk's unconventional Cybertruck, a blocky, heavy vehicle that joins Tesla's lineup within a couple of years, along with a new Roadster sports car and Tesla Semi, would likely cost at least $1 billion, as would a dedicated factory for the Model Y crossover.. Production of Model Ys just began in January at Tesla's main Fremont, California, assembly plant, where it also builds Model 3 sedans, Model S sedans and Model X crossovers.. The company currently has U.S. capacity to build between 400,000 and 500,000 vehicles a year at Fremont..