Tesla Wants to Nearly Double the Size of Fremont Auto Plant
October 8th, 2016Via: Mercury News:
Tesla Motors has proposed construction of 4.6 million square feet of new space next to its electric vehicle factory in Fremont, a move that could create 3,100 new jobs and would nearly double the size of its existing auto plant.
“The proposed master plan contemplates construction of approximately 4.6 million square
feet of new structures to support additional automobile production” by Tesla, according to documents prepared for a Fremont Planning Commission meeting on Oct. 13.
All told, Tesla is considering the construction of 11 buildings sprinkled next to or near its cavernous factory for production of electric vehicles.