Tesla officially opens Texas Gigafactory
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Elon Musk officially opened Texas Gigafactory on Thursday. | Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images Tesla opened its Austin, Texas-based Gigafactory on Thursday, a crucial step in the company's delayed plans to begin production of its electric Cybertruck. To celebrate the opening, Tesla held an event, billed as a Cyber Rodeo," to which it invited 15,000 people to listen to live music, eat food, and pay homage to Elon Musk and his company.
We are really entering a new phase of Tesla's future," Musk told the audience. Clad in a black cowboy hat and aviator sunglasses, Musk said he was excited to begin working on Cybertruck production at last. I can't wait to see this baby in production, it's going to be epic."
Along with a new version of the Cybertruck, Musk also showed off a new Roadster vehicle, which is slated to begin production...