Recently, Tesla held a large brand event called "Cyber Rodeo" in Austin, the capital of Texas, the "cowboy town" of the United States, which was mainly to celebrate the official opening of Tesla's Gigafactory in Texas. At the event, the latest production prototype of the electric pickup card Cybertruck, the FSD-equipped taxi Robotaxi and the latest 4680 battery were all unveiled at the event.
Cyber Rodeo event site
The event opened with a drone light show, after which Elon Musk wore a black cowboy hat and drove a first-generation Roadster. For the newly opened Texas Gigafactory, Elon Musk revealed that the plant is the largest of all Tesla Gigafactories (allegedly covering an area of 4 times that of the Shanghai Gigafactory), with an initial planned production capacity of 500,000 units / year, while Model Y will occupy most of the production capacity, and the target capacity of the Texas Gigafactory in the future will reach 1 million units / year, which will also ensure that Tesla can increase the total production capacity to 2 million units / year in 2023.
Cyber Rodeo whole process
It will be responsible for expanding production capacity in 2022 and will launch a number of new products in 2023. Elon Musk concludes as above.
Speaking of new products, the scene showed the near-mass production electric pickup truck Cyberdruck, Elon Musk picked up the old glass-smashing terrier, this time the show of Cyberruck equipped with exterior mirrors, no door handles, wide wheel arches equipped with cameras. In addition, some participants photographed the huge gap in the closed state. Cybertruck is scheduled to start production at the Texas Gigafactory in 2023.
Detailed drawings of Cyberruck captured by some attendees feature exterior mirrors, no door handles, cameras mounted on wheel arches, and various large gaps
The 4680 battery begins mass production at the Texas Gigafactory (4680 battery pack above, Model Y body equipped with 4680 battery below)
Elon Musk also mentioned the Taxi Robotaxi equipped with FSD technology, but did not mention a clear time point and details, while Tesla's FSD will also end testing in 2023 and fully promote it to Tesla users. In the promotional video played during the event, there was also a picture of the new 4680 battery, which has begun mass production at the Texas Gigafactory. But while a Model Y demonstrator with a 4680 battery and new battery packaging technology has appeared at the Texas Gigafactory, there is no evidence that Tesla mass-produced models with 4680 batteries.