Giga Texas

Giga Texas (also Tesla Gigafactory 5 or Giga Austin) is an automotive manufacturing facility near Austin, Texas, under construction by Tesla, Inc. since mid-2020.

Giga Texas
Location of Giga Texas
Built~2020‒2021 (~2020‒2021)
LocationAustin, Texas
Coordinates30.23°N 97.6°W / 30.23; -97.6 (Giga Texas: Tesla Colorado River Project / Cybertruck factory)
IndustryAutomotive
Products
Area~2,100 acres (800 ha)
Owner(s)Tesla Inc.

The factory is planned to be the main factory for the Tesla Cybertruck and the Tesla Semi, plus will produce Model 3 and Model Y cars for the Eastern United States.[1][2]

Selection process

Tesla had been considering locations across eight states in the first half of 2020.[3] By May 2020 a selection process was underway by Tesla, with the most likely locations being those in the vicinity of Austin or Tulsa, Oklahoma.[4][5] Tesla selected Austin as the site of its next U.S. factory, which it aims to have up and running by the end of 2021.[1]

Golden Driller statue in Tulsa as 75-foot-high (23 m) Elon Musk of Tesla, during bidding process in May 2020

Tesla had been considering locations across eight states in the central United States during 2019‒2020.[3] Community groups and government officials in several areas of the US expressed interest in potentially hosting what was expected to be a very large Tesla Gigafactory manufacturing facility, some expressing interest in facilitating land procurement, getting over the regulatory obstacles, and considering potential tax incentives. Some used social media marketing aiming to reach Elon Musk directly.

The short list included Austin, Nashville, Tennessee and Tulsa.[6] Two locations in the vicinity of Tulsa had been viewed by Tesla by mid-May.[5] The campaign was distributed by G. T. Bynum, the mayor of Tulsa. In May 2020 Bynum discussed the suitability of "Green Country" (Northeastern Oklahoma)[5] and distributed a photomontage of the Cybertruck in Tulsa Police Department livery, with a suggestion of local purchasing, if the Gigafactory were to be situated near Tulsa.[7] On May 20, 2020, wrap advertising was applied to the Golden Driller statue located at the Tulsa Expo Center to create a caricature of Elon Musk, with the word "Tulsa" on statue's belt buckle replaced by the "Tesla" name.[8][9]

Austin

In 2014, Tesla Motors had previously evaluated a 1,500-acre (600 ha; 2 sq mi; 6 km2) manufacturing site on U.S. Route 79 at Frame Switch, located between the towns of Hutto and Taylor, north-east of the Greater Austin center.[10][11] (30.54°N 97.5°W / 30.54; -97.5 (Hutto MegaSite, (Frame Switch, Texas))). During 2014 Tesla Motors subsequently chose to construct Giga Nevada (formerly Gigafactory 1) in Nevada.

By June of 2020, the proposed location near Austin was a 2,100-acre (850 ha; 3.3 sq mi; 8.5 km2) site bordering Harold Green Road and Texas State Highway 130.[12] On June 16, 2020 the Commissioners' court of Travis County was scheduled to discuss a possible incentives package for Tesla.[13][14] In July 2020, the Del Valle Independent School District approved a tax incentives package worth $68 million, should the Tesla Gigafactory be built.[12] (30.23°N 97.6°W / 30.23; -97.6 (Tesla Colorado River site, (Hornsby Bend, Texas))).

During a 2Q2020 earnings call on 22 July 2020, Tesla announced that Austin, Texas had been selected for Gigafactory 5.[1]

gollark: Which seems like more of an argument for fixing them than just switching to, what, emotional recognition?
gollark: Indeed. And it doesn't scale well either.
gollark: ...
gollark: It's somewhat important to incentivize people to make things which aren't conveniently sellable physical objects.
gollark: Plants should really have solar-powered microcontrollers with cellular/satellite links so they can receive emails.

See also

References
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  2. Bursztynsky, Jessica (July 22, 2020). "Tesla will build its next Gigafactory near Austin, Texas". Business News and Finance. CNBC. Retrieved July 26, 2020.
  3. Hyatt, Kyle; Szymkowski, Sean (June 19, 2020). "Elon Musk says 'several' Tesla Cybertruck Gigafactory sites under consideration". Road. Archived from the original on June 21, 2020. Retrieved June 20, 2020. asked if Tulsa, Oklahoma remains in the mix for a possible Tesla production site, Musk simply said the company continues to consider "several options." … looking for $68 million worth of property tax credits from a Travis County school district. … in the official documents that "eight states" were also under consideration.
  4. Krisher, Tom; Wallace, Terry (May 16, 2020). "Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory". Associated Press. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020. Tesla has picked Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma, as finalists for its new U.S. assembly plant … officials visited Tulsa … and were shown two sites. … site selection process is secret, … no final decision has been made. … new factory will be Tesla's biggest so far. … factory to be in the center of the country and closer to East Coast markets.
  5. Szymkowski, Sean (May 18, 2019). "Tesla eyes Austin and Tulsa for Cybertruck production, report says". Roadshow. CNET. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020. narrowed it down to two cities to build a new US Gigafactory for Cybertruck production, and they are Austin, Texas, and Tulsa, Oklahoma … Associated Press reported on the finalists … visited Tulsa to view two potential sites for the Gigafactory. … mayor G.T. Bynum said "…can't imagine a better place than Green Country."
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  7. Szymkowski, Sean (May 18, 2020). "Tulsa mayor wants Tesla Cybertruck police vehicles, if company builds plant". Roadshow. CNET. Archived from the original on May 19, 2020. Retrieved May 19, 2020. Mayor of Tulsa G.T. Bynum has a simple proposition: If Tesla builds its future Cybertruck Gigafactory in the Oklahoma city, he wants Cybertruck police vehicles … tweeted a rendering of a Cybertruck decked out in local police livery, following reports his city is a finalist among Tesla's choices. … added it would "only be right to buy local,"
  8. Mummolo, Burt (May 20, 2020). "Golden Driller transformed into Elon Musk". KTUL. Archived from the original on May 29, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020. at the Golden Driller... "Hey Kurt, we have some people who want to wrap the Driller!" That's the phone call Kurt Stenstrom of Meeks Group received over the weekend … "This is the first time the face has ever been wrapped," he said.
  9. Berg, Steve (May 20, 2020). "Golden Driller mysteriously sporting Tesla logos". KRMG-FM. Archived from the original on May 26, 2020. Retrieved May 20, 2020. … workers were busy adorning the distinctive Tesla "T" on the chest of the iconic Golden Driller at the Tulsa County fairgrounds. The Tesla name also now appears on the belt buckle of the statue. … planning a news conference for
  10. Eichmiller, J.P. (September 3, 2014). "Hutto falls short in bid for Tesla battery factory". Community Impact. Archived from the original on May 23, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020. Hutto EDC, with the assistance of the city of Taylor, Hutto ISD, Williamson County and the state of Texas, put together an incentive package worth more than $800 million over 20 years. … cities of Hutto and Taylor had secured more than 1,000 acres of land south of the intersection of Hwy. 79 and FM 3349 to build the factory with rail access nearby. It was believed the factory would have brought approximately 6,500 jobs to the area.
  11. "Hutto MegaSite". Austin Chamber of Commerce. Archived from the original on May 24, 2020. Retrieved May 17, 2020. +/- 1,486 acres … Industrial or Corporate headquarters … Access to BNSF and Union Pacific Class 1 railroads
  12. Falcon, Russell (July 9, 2020). "Del Valle ISD approves land usage for Tesla 'Gigafactory' to be built". KXAN-TV. Archived from the original on July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020. Del Valle Independent School District approved an incentive agreement with Tesla, … build a 4-5 million square-foot electric vehicle … Gigafactory at the intersection of State Highway 130 and Harold Green Road … 2,100 acres, … $68 million — by capping the property value for 10 years. … 5,000 jobs
  13. Klayman, Ben; Brooks, Brad (June 15, 2020). Adler, Leslie (ed.). "Tesla negotiating incentives for possible Texas vehicle assembly plant: report". Business. Reuters. Austin, Texas. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 15, 2020. negotiating possible incentives … Austin American-Statesman reported on … Travis County Commissioners Court is scheduled to discuss terms of the deal on
  14. Hawkins, Lori; Novak, Shonda (June 15, 2020). "Travis County considering Tesla incentives deal". Austin American-Statesman. Austin. Archived from the original on June 15, 2020. Retrieved June 16, 2020. Item 21 on Travis Commissioners Court agenda calls for the members to “Consider and take appropriate action on a project under Travis County Code Chapter 28." … Chapter 28 of the Travis County Code contains guidelines for economic development incentives. … United Auto Workers, … believes "that item 21 on the agenda is related to Tesla," … "…moratorium on economic incentives. In May, the commissioners lifted the moratorium for two months…" … will be talked about in "executive session," … UAW … sent a letter


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