Elon Musk says next Tesla factory will be near Austin, Texas - Supply Chain Council of European Union

Tesla (TSLA) CEO Elon Musk said during the company’s earnings call Wednesday that the electric car-maker’s next Gigafactory would be located near Austin, Texas, settling the debate after officials in both Texas and Oklahoma set out on a charm offensive to lure the automaker to their states.

“The location is five minutes from Austin International National Airport and 15 minutes from Downtown Austin. It’s about 2,000 acres,” Musk said during the call. “And we’re going to make, make it, I think, a factory that it’s going to be stunning. It’s right on the Colorado River. So we’re actually going to have, we’re going to have a boardwalk where there’ll be a hiking, biking trail. It’s going to basically be an ecological paradise – birds in the trees, butterflies, fish in the stream. And it will be open to the public as well.”

Initial work on the facility began this past weekend, Musk said. The Tesla Cybertruck, Tesla Semi and Model 3 and Y for the eastern half of North America will be manufactured at the new Texas facility, Musk said.

“At the same time, I want to say, we will continue to grow in California,” Musk added. California will manufacture the Model S and X for worldwide consumption, and Model 3 and Y for the western half of North America, he added. The Tesla Roadster “would also make sense in California,” Musk said.

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