This latest project Musk is calling "The Gigafactory" is seeking to eliminate the worry for necessary battery power for the foreseeable future for Tesla Motors. Because of the all-electric, high-power design of the Tesla cars, efficient, high-powered batteries are going to be essential and in high-demand. However, in an effort to satisfy that demand, Tesla is creating a self-sufficient super-factory that will produce these highly efficient, powerful batteries at extremely low-cost using only renewable, solar energy.
Whether or not you are concerned for the eco-system, the global climate, or renewable energy, you have to admit, a factory that is entirely self-powered by the sun and will be capable of producing tens of thousands of mega-watts of battery stored power is pretty darn cool.
This image is a 3D representation of what the factory is expected to look like at the end of its construction. Notice the entire roof is white, to better reflect the heat of the sun and keep the building cool, not to mention, the entire roof-top being coated in Solar City high-efficiency solar panels.
Captured by a low-flying drone in the Nevada Desert, we can see the building at its current phase of construction. It is estimated that Tesla has spend $4.5 million dollars thus-far on the building's construction, and it is anticipated to expense a $5 billion dollar budget.
This is a very exciting step in Tesla Motor's goal to become the standard of electric car manufacturing. Although it's pure speculation at this point, the technological community is very excited to see what Tesla Motors produces from this factory after its expected completion in 2017. Judging by Elon Musk's past entrepreneurial ventures, we are expecting great and wonderful things going forward.
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http://www.businessinsider.com/elon-musk-tesla-gigafactory-drone-footage-2016-4
Dave Smith, Tech Insider
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