Tesla’s Gigafactory in Berlin just started production. This changes everything

After a delay of more than nine months, Tesla’s first factory in Europe has been granted for production and will start deliveries to customers this month.

Enrique Llanes

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Source: Tesla

When Tesla announced that they would build a factory in Europe, most customers thought that it would be easier to get their Teslas without having to import them from the USA.

This was already almost two years ago and a lot has happened since then.

Gigafactory Shanghai

In 2021, Tesla decided to export their vehicles to Europe from Shanghai instead of Fremont as it had been until then.

Shanghai’s incredible ramp allowed Tesla to spare some of its production to export to other countries in Europe and Asia and keep Fremont’s output for the American markets: the USA, Canada, and Mexico.

Although Tesla is supply constrained, they are trying to distribute their production to meet demand and shortening delivery times as much as possible.

European market

Europe is a huge market for EVs and one of the biggest for Tesla and other manufacturers. Making cars inside the EU…

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Enrique Llanes
Enrique Llanes

Written by Enrique Llanes

4X Top Writer // Tesla fan. Technology enthusiast. AI will change the world. Madrid.

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