After a nine-month construction time, Tesla has officially begun production at its Shanghai gigafactory. According to the company, the factory, which is located in the Lingang Special Area, covers 200,000 square feet and required an investment of the equivalent of 200 million US dollars.
Capacity of 40 gigawatt-hours
The gigafactory focuses on the production of the Megapack, a large-scale energy storage system for the global market. According to Tesla, the factory will have an annual capacity of up to 10,000 Megapack units, each with a capacity of more than 3,900 kilowatt-hours. This would give the factory an approximately 40-gigawatt-hour production capacity per year.
First Megapack from China already being exported
Production is scheduled to ramp up in the first quarter of 2025. Tesla expects the new factory to significantly reduce existing supply constraints for energy storage products, including Megapacks and Powerwalls. The first Megapack produced in China has already rolled off the line and is being exported to Australia.
Source:
https://cnevpost.com/2025/02/11/tesla-shanghai-megafactory-starts-production/
