Elon Musk is ‘Scouting’ New U.S. Locations for Cybertruck, Model Y Production

The exec proposed a ‘gigafactory’ in central USA.

By Richard Lawler • edited by Jessica Thomas • Mar 11, 2020
Associated Press via engadget

This story originally appeared on Engadget

So what’s next after making a million Teslas? According to Elon Musk, a Cybertruck gigafactory that could be placed in “central USA,” and Model Y production “for East Coast too.” These tweets came just hours after the exec polled followers on whether or not the Berlin factory Tesla is building should include a “mega rave cave” so we’ll see what, if any, of these things come true.

A tweet in February polled people on the question of building a factory in Texas, so it’s hard to tell what to take seriously, although the possibility of Musk going on an Amazon HQ2-like quest collecting bids to put down roots seems like something that could happen.

The Model Y already landed as Tesla’s milestone vehicle yesterday and shipments are scheduled to begin any day now. Meanwhile, the electric truck is a bit further off — you can get Mattel’s version sooner if you’re in a hurry — with production scheduled to start in late 2021. We’ll see if that’s long enough to keep Tesla’s options opens on where to build its polarizing, angular pickup.

So what’s next after making a million Teslas? According to Elon Musk, a Cybertruck gigafactory that could be placed in “central USA,” and Model Y production “for East Coast too.” These tweets came just hours after the exec polled followers on whether or not the Berlin factory Tesla is building should include a “mega rave cave” so we’ll see what, if any, of these things come true.

A tweet in February polled people on the question of building a factory in Texas, so it’s hard to tell what to take seriously, although the possibility of Musk going on an Amazon HQ2-like quest collecting bids to put down roots seems like something that could happen.

The Model Y already landed as Tesla’s milestone vehicle yesterday and shipments are scheduled to begin any day now. Meanwhile, the electric truck is a bit further off — you can get Mattel’s version sooner if you’re in a hurry — with production scheduled to start in late 2021. We’ll see if that’s long enough to keep Tesla’s options opens on where to build its polarizing, angular pickup.

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