Gigafactory 5

Tesla Gigafactory 5 (also Cybertruck Gigafactory) is a proposed manufacturing facility in the Central United States that is under consideration by Tesla, Inc. during 2020. The first phase of the factory would produce Tesla Model Y vehicles for the East Coast of the United States, followed by Tesla Cybertruck production.[1]

Gigafactory 5
Built~2020‒2021 (~2020‒2021)
Locationcentral United States
IndustryAutomotive
Products
Area~1,500 acres (600 ha)
Owner(s)Tesla Inc.

By May 2020 a selection process was underway by Tesla, with the most likely locations being those in the vicinity of Austin, Texas, or Tulsa, Oklahoma.[2][3] Tesla has been considering locations across eight states.[4]

Locations

During 2019‒2020, political people and community groups in several areas of the central United States expressed interest in potentially hosting what is expected to be a very large Tesla Gigafactory manufacturing facility, some expressing interest in facilitating land procurement, getting over the regulatory obstacles, and potential tax incentives. Some used social media marketing aiming to reach Elon Musk directly.

Austin

On June 16, 2020 the Commissioners' court of Travis County, Texas was scheduled to discuss a possible incentives package for Tesla.[5][6]

Nashville

As of March 2020, Nashville, Tennessee was on the Tesla short list of potential locations.[7]

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

In March 2020, Tulsa, Oklahoma undertook a direct marketing effort, openly offering a 1,500-acre (600-hectare) plot to Tesla, Inc. under the name "Big Fucking Field", including a series of fake celebrity endorsements claiming to be from Ludacris, and Joe Rogan.[8] Two locations in the vicinity of Tulsa had been viewed by Tesla by mid-May.[3]

The campaign was distributed by G. T. Bynum, the mayor of Tulsa. In May 2020 Bynum discussed the suitability of "Green Country" (Northeastern Oklahoma)[3] 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.[9] 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.[10][11]

References
  1. Porter, Jon (March 11, 2020). "Elon Musk is on the hunt for a Cybertruck Gigafactory location in the US". The Verge. Retrieved May 19, 2020. located in "central USA" … Musk referred to … "Cybertruck Gigafactory" in his initial tweet, … would also be used to produce Model Y vehicles for the East Coast
  2. Krisher, Tom; Wallace, Terry (May 16, 2020). "Tesla picks Austin, Tulsa as finalists for new US factory". Associated Press. 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.
  3. Szymkowski, Sean (May 18, 2019). "Tesla eyes Austin and Tulsa for Cybertruck production, report says". Roadshow. CNET. 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."
  4. Hyatt, Kyle; Szymkowski, Sean (June 19, 2020). "Elon Musk says 'several' Tesla Cybertruck Gigafactory sites under consideration". Road. 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.
  5. Klayman, Ben; Brooks, Brad (June 15, 2020). Adler, Leslie (ed.). "Tesla negotiating incentives for possible Texas vehicle assembly plant: report". Business. Reuters. Austin, Texas. 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
  6. 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
  7. Korosec, Kirsten (March 11, 2020). "Tesla is eyeing Nashville for Cybertruck gigafactory". TechCrunch. Retrieved May 19, 2020. Tesla is in talks with Nashville officials to locate a factory there that will produce its all-electric Cybertruck and Model Y crossover
  8. Hoffman, Connor (March 18, 2020). "Hey, Tesla, Build the Cybertruck on this Big F**king Field, Says Website". Car and Driver. Retrieved May 19, 2020. pitching the idea of … new Gigafactory there for the Cybertruck. … plastered across www.bigfuckingfield.com … located just outside of Tulsa, Oklahoma, and it's 1500 acres … pre-order deposits, … for $100
  9. Szymkowski, Sean (May 18, 2020). "Tulsa mayor wants Tesla Cybertruck police vehicles, if company builds plant". Roadshow. CNET. 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,"
  10. Mummolo, Burt (May 20, 2020). "Golden Driller transformed into Elon Musk". KTUL. 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.
  11. Berg, Steve (May 20, 2020). "Golden Driller mysteriously sporting Tesla logos". KRMG-FM. 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


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