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TEXAS/USA, 18 September 2022: Since the Tesla Model Y electric vehicle began serial production at the Giga Texas facility in April 2022, 10,000 of them have been produced.
On the way to much bigger volume, the company posted a snapshot from the celebration of the little but significant milestone.
In Texas, Tesla reportedly upped Model Y production in August to 1,000 units weekly. We don’t know what level it is at right now, but given that the installed manufacturing capacity exceeds 250,000 units annually, it must at the very least increase by five times to 5,000 units per week or so.
The accessibility of the brand-new 4680-type cylindrical battery cells for structural battery packs appears to be the key obstacle preventing the Model Y from ramping up in Texas. Due to this, Tesla started producing the Model Y with 2170-type cells earlier this year (and non-structural battery packs). Both kinds are created simultaneously.
As a point of comparison, the Fremont Factory produced 2 million units in July (comprising the Model S, Model X, Model 3, and Model Y combined), while the Giga Shanghai factory produced 1 million units in August (Model 3 and Model Y).
Additionally ramping up is the Giga Berlin-Brandenburg in Germany, which has been producing more than 1,000 Model Ys each week since June.
In total, Tesla has expanded its installed capacity to produce 1.9 million BEVs annually (as of the end of June).
The company is anticipated to develop and sell more over 350,000 electric cars (globally) in Q3 based on the most recent projections and estimates:
The Tesla Cybertruck pickup truck will eventually be produced at the Tesla Giga Texas facility; this could happen in 2023, but this is not yet confirmed. Prior to that, the business will introduce the Tesla Semi (before the end of this year), although the launch site is unknown (Nevada or California).
