Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg

Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg
Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in Grünheide, on the edge of a highway with an industrial park in the distance
Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg in July 2023
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Built2019–2021
OperatedMarch 2022 (2022-03)
LocationGrünheide (Mark), Germany
Coordinates52°23′44″N 13°47′27″E / 52.39564632885965°N 13.790945949421596°E / 52.39564632885965; 13.790945949421596
IndustryAutomotive
ProductsTesla Model Y
Employees11,500
Area3 km2 (1.2 sq mi; 740 acres)
AddressTesla Straße 1
Owner(s)Tesla, Inc.
Websitetesla.com/giga-berlin

Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg (also known as Giga Berlin or Gigafactory 4)[1] is a manufacturing plant for Tesla, Inc. in the municipality of Grünheide (Mark) in the Brandenburg state of Germany.[2][3][4][5] The campus is located 35 kilometres (20 mi) southeast of central Berlin and some 8 kilometres (5 mi) southeast of the Berlin state boundary at Erkner and Rahnsdorf. Proximity to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (about 20 km or 12 mi west) was explicitly cited as a factor in choosing the site. It is Tesla's first manufacturing location in Europe.[6]

The facility and its Brandenburg location were announced by Tesla CEO Elon Musk on November 12, 2019, at the Das Goldene Lenkrad award show. The factory was planned to produce batteries, battery packs and powertrains for use in Tesla vehicles, and also assemble the Tesla Model Y, with a proposed start of production in 2021.[7][3] Construction work began in early 2020 with site preparation and foundation work underway.[8] The factory was expected to begin operations in July 2021,[9] but that was delayed due to administrative troubles. The "Giga Fest" celebration of completion was held in October 2021, [10] and on 22 March 2022, the factory officially opened.[11][12]

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  9. ^ "Errichtung und Betrieb einer Anlage für den Bau und die Montage von Elektrofahrzeugen mit einer Kapazität von jeweils 100.000 Stück oder mehr je Jahr am Standort 15537 Grünheide (Mark)" [Construction and Operation of a Facility for the Making and Assembly of Electric Vehicles with a Yearly Capacity of 100.000 Units or More at Location 15537 Grünheide (Mark)] (PDF) (in German). Potsdam: Landesamtes für Umwelt. 3 January 2020. p. 3. Archived (PDF) from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
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