Tesla Plans To Build A Second Facility In Eastern Travis County

Austin TX

07 May, 2021

11:00 AM

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AUSTIN, TX — As construction continues on Tesla's $1.1 billion Gigafactory, the company may be planning to build another facility in Eastern Travis County, news magazines report. According to a report from the Austin Business Journal, documents filed on April 30 indicate the company is working on a "Bobcat Project" off Harold Green Road. Cybertruck at Giga Texas pic.twitter.com/c1RuektPnN— Tesla (@Tesla) April 16, 2021 Although details are limited, the report states that Tesla's Colorado River Project LLC had already purchased more than 2,500 acres outside of Austin. Andy Linseisen, the assistant director of the city's Development Services Department, told the Austin Business Journal that Tesla has been conducting restoration work since last year to limit its mining operations on the land. However, he could not provide further details. Tesla plans to have operations up and running at the factory by the end of the year. Read the Austin Business Journal Report.