Electric Carmaker Tesla Reportedly Facing Delay in Opening Gigafactory in Berlin

Berlin: Elon Musk's electrical automotive firm Tesla is reportedly going through a delay of 6-month in opening Gigafactory in Berlin, the media reported. Electrek, citing Automobilwoche, an auto trade paper, states that Tesla's timeline for Gigafactory Berlin has slipped to January 2023. Tesla Reportedly Strengthens Its India Group Forward of Rolling Out Electrical Vehicles.

"The start of series production in Tesla's new Gigafactory in Grunheide near Berlin has been delayed by six months until the end of January 2023. Tesla CEO Elon Musk officially gave the team half a year more," reviews the Automobilwoche.

"We're building factories as quickly as we can. Both Texas and Berlin are progressing well, and we expect to have initial limited production from those factories this year and volume production from Texas and Berlin next year," Musk mentioned, just lately.

In line with the report, the regulatory approval for the venture is a part of the delayed timeline as Tesla reportedly notified authorities that it'll modify its software. The publication additionally acknowledged that development delays are additionally at play, together with for the battery cell manufacturing facility that Tesla is constructing on the web site.

Gigafactory Berlin is considered one of Tesla's most necessary tasks proper now since it would deliver the Mannequin Y to Europe. It can additionally introduce a brand new era of electrical automobiles utilizing Tesla's new structural battery pack know-how with its new 4680 battery cell. Initially, the beginning of manufacturing has been anticipated in July 2021, however the venture has run into some points.

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