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Tesla gigafactory ahead of schedule, but off-track on job, investment projections
TESLA TIMELINE: BUILDING A GIGAFACTORY
How do you build a $5 billion battery plant? One step at a time, of course. Here's a timeline of construction activity at Tesla Motors gigafactory site just east of Reno, Nev., based on permit data.
Rolling start
Brush and vegetation is cleared and the ground is prepped at the potential gigafactory site at Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. Permits show that initial work is started on May 19, 2014 by F & P Construction of Reno. Interestingly, Tesla had yet to make an official announcement at the time and Nevada was still competing with other states for the lithium-ion battery plant.
TESLA TIMELINE: BUILDING A GIGAFACTORY
How do you build a $5 billion battery plant? One step at a time, of course. Here's a timeline of construction activity at Tesla Motors gigafactory site just east of Reno, Nev., based on permit data.
Rolling start
Brush and vegetation is cleared and the ground is prepped at the potential gigafactory site at Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center. Permits show that initial work is started on May 19, 2014 by F & P Construction of Reno. Interestingly, Tesla had yet to make an official announcement at the time and Nevada was still competing with other states for the lithium-ion battery plant.