- Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas now supports the weekly production of 1,000 Cybertruck electric pickup trucks with increased battery production.
- Initially producing 4,680 batteries for Model Y, the factory switched to manufacturing batteries specifically for Cybertruck.
- Despite earlier challenges, Tesla’s battery production is on the rise, as indicated by the sight of hundreds of Cybertrucks awaiting delivery outside the Austin factory.
Tesla announced that the battery production at its Gigafactory Texas in Texas is now sufficient to support the weekly production of 1,000 Cybertruck electric pickup trucks. Previously, Tesla had kept details of the capacity expansion plan for the factory’s batteries under wraps. Initially, Gigafactory Texas produced 4680 batteries for the Model Y, but with the start of Cybertruck production, Tesla switched the production line to manufacture new versions of batteries specifically for the Cybertruck.
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Hundreds of Cybertrucks await delivery outside the Austin factory
During the last quarter’s earnings call, Tesla’s Senior Vice President of Energy Engineering, Drew Baglino, stated that battery capacity was not the bottleneck for accelerating Cybertruck production, and Tesla even had several weeks’ worth of battery inventory. However, it is currently unclear what the exact production volume of Tesla’s Cybertruck is, but reports indicate seeing hundreds of Cybertrucks awaiting delivery outside the Austin factory, suggesting that capacity is increasing.
Tesla has hired a semiconductor manufacturing expert
The Cybertruck battery pack has a capacity of approximately 123 kWh, meaning Tesla’s battery production last week exceeded 123 MWh, translating to an annual production of over 6 GWh. Earlier reports pointed out some issues with Tesla’s efforts to increase the production capacity of the 4680 battery and that it had not fully met the battery performance targets initially claimed. Recent reports also suggest that Tesla has hired a semiconductor manufacturing expert to assist with battery production at Gigafactory Texas.
