Elon Musk is 'Scouting' New U.S. Locations for Cybertruck, Model Y ProductionThe exec proposed a 'gigafactory' in central USA.
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So what's next aftermaking a million Teslas? According to Elon Musk, a Cybertruck gigafactory that could be placed in "central USA," and Model Y production "for East Coast too."These tweetscame just hours after the exec polled followers on whether or not the Berlin factory Tesla is building should include a "mega rave cave" so we'll see what, if any, of these things come true.
Model Y production for east coast too
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk)March 11, 2020
A tweet in February polled people on the question ofbuilding a factory in Texas, so it's hard to tell what to take seriously, although the possibility of Musk going on an Amazon HQ2-like quest collecting bids to put down roots seems like something that could happen.
The Model Y already landed as Tesla's milestone vehicle yesterday and shipments are scheduled to begin any day now. Meanwhile, theelectric truckis a bit further off -- youcan get Mattel's version soonerif you're in a hurry -- with productionscheduled to start in late 2021. We'll see if that's long enough to keep Tesla's options opens on where to build itspolarizing, angularpickup.