Tesla officially opens Berlin Gigafactory

Tesla cars in front of its new factory in Germany. | Photo by Patrick Pleul/picture alliance via Getty ImagesTesla’s fourth Gigafactory, and its first in Europe, is officially being opened today by the company’s CEO Elon Musk, Reuters reports. The milestone was reached around two and a half years after Tesla initially announced its plans to build a factory on the site, which is located just outside the German capital of Berlin, and is officially called Giga Berlin-Brandenburg.
As part of the opening ceremony, Tesla is handing over the first production cars made at the factory to customers: 30 Model Y compact SUVs. Reuters reports that these are the performance configuration of the vehicle, which have a range of 320 miles and sell for €63,990.

Excited to hand over the first production cars made by Giga Berlin-Brandenburg tomorrow!— Elon Musk…

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