Giga Texas

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Tesla Supercharger
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Gigafactory_Texas
gptkb:Giga_Austin
gptkbp:announced gptkb:Elon_Musk
July 2020
gptkbp:area ~10 million square feet
~2,500 acres
gptkbp:CEO gptkb:Elon_Musk
gptkbp:city gptkb:Austin
gptkbp:constructionStartYear July 2020
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Tesla,_Inc.
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Tesla,_Inc.
gptkbp:environmentalImpact On-site solar panels planned
Plans for sustainable energy use
gptkbp:expansion gptkb:Potential_production_of_Tesla_Roadster_(second_generation)
Expansion for battery production
gptkbp:firstCybertruckProduced July 2023
gptkbp:firstVehicleProduced gptkb:Tesla_Model_Y
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Giga Texas
gptkbp:industry Automotive
Battery manufacturing
gptkbp:location gptkb:Austin,_Texas,_United_States
gptkbp:mediaCoverage Widely covered in automotive and business press
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Cyber_Rodeo_grand_opening
gptkbp:notableFeature One of the largest buildings in the world by footprint
Located near Colorado River
Visible from Texas State Highway 130
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees over 20,000 (as of 2023)
gptkbp:opened April 7, 2022
gptkbp:operator gptkb:Tesla,_Inc.
gptkbp:owner gptkb:Tesla,_Inc.
gptkbp:parentCompany gptkb:Tesla,_Inc.
gptkbp:products gptkb:Tesla_Cybertruck
gptkb:Tesla_Model_Y
gptkb:Tesla_Semi
4680 battery cells
gptkbp:purpose Research and development
Battery production
Vehicle manufacturing
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Giga_Berlin
gptkb:Giga_Nevada
gptkb:Giga_Shanghai
gptkb:Tesla_Fremont_Factory
gptkbp:significance Central to Tesla's expansion plans
Key manufacturing hub for Tesla in North America
Major employer in Austin area
gptkbp:state gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:touredWith Occasionally available
gptkbp:website https://www.tesla.com/giga-texas
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Tesla_Cybertruck
gptkb:Gigafactory_Texas
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5