Dan Priestley, head of the Tesla Semi electric pickup truck project, recently shared a photo via "X", showing that Tesla has begun to expand the production scale of the Tesla Semi electric pickup truck as previously stated, and it is expected to be put into use in 2025 to help produce more Tesla Semis.
Tesla Semi was first announced in 2017Announcement, but thenDue to many factorsThe launch time will be postponed until the end of 2022.Put into productionHowever, the actual production capacity is quite limited. It was not until October 2023 that the cumulative production of about 10 vehicles was achieved, mainly for internal use by PepsiCo and Tesla.
Following Tesla's announcement last year that it would expand its Nevada Gigafactory to increase Tesla Semi production capacity, Tesla finally began expansion work at the beginning of this year. The factory expansion is expected to be completed in early 2025, and production is planned to begin in 2025, thereby increasing Tesla Semi production capacity.
This time, the person in charge, Dan Priestley, shared the current progress of the factory expansion at "X", indicating that it has entered the foundation engineering stage. He also released a rendering image of the expected completion as a reference. By then, it will become a giant factory covering a large area.
According to Tesla's previous statement, the expanded factory aims to produce up to 5 Tesla Semi vehicles per year, thereby providing more companies with access to the system.
Semi Factory progress and render of final building. The @You're here construction team is awesome. pic.twitter.com/HyPSvxJd19
— Dan Priestley (@danWpriestley) July 26, 2024
