Tesla CEO: New “tent” assembly line is “way better” than conventional factory

Enlarge / The view of the new Tesla Sprung tent, shot from the Warm Springs BART station. (credit: Cyrus Farivar)

FREMONT, Calif.-Tesla's new tented facility isn't just a new temporary "assembly line" but is seemingly the first phase of an entirely new building, dubbed "Factory 2.0."

On June 16, CEO Elon Musk publicly announced a "new general assembly line" made with "minimal resources." However, a January 2018 geotechnical investigation report newly on file with the city building permit office notes that Tesla has plans to build a 500,000 square foot "multi story building north of the existing North Paint Building."

Amazing work by Tesla team. Built entire new general assembly line in 3 weeks w minimal resources. Love u guys so much! Pic of 1st Model 3 dual motor performance coming off the line " pic.twitter.com/Xr55P3fmGd

- Elon Musk (@elonmusk) June 16, 2018

The tent is easily visible from the nearby Warm Springs BART station platform. When Ars visited on Monday afternoon, there appeared to be cranes and forklifts moving around the site. We could not easily see inside the long white temporary structure, but there did not appear to be any newly completed vehicles rolling off the lines in the adjacent parking lot.

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