Musk Sees Tesla’s Future in Diamond-Shaped ‘Gigafactory’
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Elon Musk, Tesla Motors Inc.’s chief executive officer, plans “romantic” touches for his multi-billion-dollar battery plant in Nevada that he says is vital to Tesla’s goal of mass-market electric car sales.
Tesla yesterday selected Nevada, where it had already begun preparing a site near Reno, for its “gigafactory” that will make more lithium-ion batteries than any plant in the world. Aside from its scale, the facility will be diamond-shaped, aligned to true north and able to get all its power on site from wind, solar and geothermal systems, Musk said.