Tesla CEO Elon Musk plans to invite 15,000 people to the grand opening of the company’s $1.1 billion facility in Austin, Texas.
The Tesla Giga factory is scheduled to open on April 7. And the company’s CEO Elon Musk plans to invite 15,000 people to attend the opening of the $1.1 billion facility located in Austin, Texas. The company also received a conditional permit to hold the event from county government officials this week.
Under the conditional license given to Tesla, the electric vehicle maker was allowed to hold the event on April 7 from 4 p.m. to 11:29 a.m. The license also allows large stages, live music, a wide range of food, alcohol and various forms of live entertainment.
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Billed as the largest building in the world at 2,000 acres, the Tesla Texas Gigafactory will also serve as the company’s new headquarters. And it will also house popular company models such as the Model 3 and Model Y. The facility will serve as a base for US domestic demand as well as export. Needless to say, the company’s production capacity will increase sharply after this facility comes into operation.
While the company was preparing for a gala dinner on April 7, locals are known to have protested the license being granted to Elon Musk. Locals are concerned about noise levels and some have even said it is not conducive to local community engagement, environmental groups have also raised a red flag.
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As far as the event goes, it will most likely go as planned, unless the local government implements restrictive measures.
Date of first publication: March 26, 2022, 05:51 PM IST
