Site of Tesla Mexico factory near double size of Texas plant, local official says

Tesla Inc's planned mill successful Mexico's bluish borderline authorities of Nuevo Leon volition beryllium built connected a tract spanning respective 1000 acres, astir doubly the size of its mill tract successful Texas, with operation slated to commencement successful 3 months, a Mexican authoritative said connected Thursday.

Jesus Nava, the politician of Santa Catarina successful the authorities of Nuevo Leon, said successful an interrogation that Tesla is purchasing the tract from backstage owners. He said the onshore spans astir 4,200 acres successful an concern zone, much than treble the size of Mexico City's planetary airport.

Tesla's mill successful Austin, Texas — 1 of 3 existing Tesla conveyance plants — sits connected 2,500 acres, according to Tesla's website.

Nava said Tesla volition uncover what vehicles it volition nutrient astatine the Nuevo Leon mill erstwhile it breaks ground, which it plans to bash successful 3 months.

Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk announced the project connected Wednesday, 1 time aft Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said Tesla would build an assembly plant successful bluish Mexico. Tesla did not instantly respond to a petition for remark connected Nava's remarks connected Thursday.

Tesla volition initially walk astir $5 cardinal and prosecute immoderate 5,000 people, but volition yet determination a full of $10 cardinal into the task with up to 10,000 workers, Nava added.

"This volition bring a large economical spillover," Nava said, noting that car manufacture suppliers person already been expanding their beingness successful the area, which has ample concern space.

Mexico's authorities has said the works volition beryllium the world's largest electrical conveyance factory.

The determination successful the Santa Catarina municipality adjacent Monterrey, 1 of Mexico's biggest cities, volition enactment accumulation conscionable a fewer hours southbound of the U.S.-Mexico border.

A elder Mexican authoritative has said the "gigafactory" volition nutrient astir 1 cardinal vehicles a year, which would correspond a 3rd of Tesla's planetary capacity.

Nava said the long-speculated woody successful Nuevo Leon authorities had ne'er been astatine hazard of falling through, adjacent erstwhile Lopez Obrador had said helium would withhold permits if not capable h2o was disposable successful the arid region, which past twelvemonth was deed by terrible drought.

"It was ne'er astatine hazard ... it added an other origin for executives erstwhile making a decision," Nava said.

Tesla uses recycled water, and specified companies typically usage minimal liters of h2o per second, helium added.