Elon Musk recently traveled to Berlin, Germany, for the inauguration ceremony of Tesla’s new Gigafactory. And, as expected, the Tesla CEO wasn’t just thrilled about it; he demonstrated it with dance movements.
The ceremony was also attended by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Tesla’s new Gigafactory in Berlin is expected to cost €5 billion and produce 500,000 electric vehicles per year, according to reports.
It will also generate 50 gigawatt-hours of battery power, according to reports.
In the presence of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the plant was officially opened by the delivery of 30 Tesla Model Y vehicles to their clients. The factory currently employs 3000 people and plans to add another 9000 as output grows.
“This is a great day for the factory,” and he also added “another step in the direction of a sustainable future”. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said “We have to get behind the progress that’s driving new technologies, because that’s how we’ll get new jobs,” Musk said.
Elon Musk marked the start of production at his gleaming new facility in Germany by dancing in front of the cameras and autographing Tesla Model Y sport utility vehicles.
“Tesla will make sure that this is a gemstone for the area, for Germany, for Europe, and for the world,” the CEO told guests, packed into a cordoned-off area of the site’s final assembly hall, on Tuesday.
Musk went into Germany to personally deliver an initial batch of 30 Model Ys, which start at €56,990 ($62,770) and are painstakingly scrutinized for defects under a revealing white fluorescent glare as they depart the tunnel.
A 61-year-old engineer from the southern city of Karlsruhe, according to daily tabloid Bild, was the first buyer to receive his solid black crossover from Musk.
The plant, which is located in Grünheide, allows Tesla a direct entry into the European market and acts as a key relief valve for Tesla’s two overburdened production units in California and China.