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Xinhua Headlines: Tesla's "milestone" Shanghai battery factory breaks ground

(240523) -- SHANGHAI, May 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on May 23, 2024 shows the signing ceremony of the first batch of orders for Tesla's Megapacks in China in east China's Shanghai. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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Tesla's new mega factory project in Shanghai officially launched

STORY: Tesla's new mega factory project in Shanghai officially launched SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 22, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 22, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:34 LOCATION: SHANGHAI, China CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. STANDUP 1 (English): ZHOU RUI, Xinhua correspondent 2. various of Tesla's factory 3. STANDUP 2 (English): ZHOU RUI, Xinhua correspondent 4. various of Tesla's factory STORYLINE: STANDUP 1 (English): ZHOU RUI, Xinhua correspondent "U.S. carmaker Tesla just announced its new mega factory project officially launched. The factory is expected to produce Megapacks like those behind me, they are expected to produce 10,000 Megapacks a year and export them globally." Megapack is a powerful battery that provides energy storage and support, helping to stabilize the grid and prevent outages. The new project, located in the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone, is scheduled to break ground in the first quarter of 2024 and start production in the fourth quarter. The factory will initially produce

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TESLA-NEW MEGA FACTORY PROJECT-LAUNCH (CN)

(231222) -- SHANGHAI, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Employees work at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory in east China's Shanghai, Dec. 22, 2023. U.S. carmaker Tesla Inc. officially launched its new mega factory project that is capable of producing 10,000 Megapacks a year in Shanghai, the company announced. A signing ceremony for land acquisition of the project was held on Friday morning in Shanghai, marking the official opening of what the company said a "milestone project." The new project is scheduled to break ground in the first quarter of 2024 and start production in the fourth quarter. The factory will initially produce 10,000 Megapack units every year, equal to nearly 40 GWh of energy storage. The products will be sold worldwide. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TESLA-NEW MEGA FACTORY PROJECT-LAUNCH (CN)

(231222) -- SHANGHAI, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This aerial photo taken on Dec. 22, 2023 shows the land allotted for Tesla's new mega factory project in the Lingang new area of the China (Shanghai) Pilot Free Trade Zone in east China's Shanghai. U.S. carmaker Tesla Inc. officially launched its new mega factory project that is capable of producing 10,000 Megapacks a year in Shanghai, the company announced. A signing ceremony for land acquisition of the project was held on Friday morning in Shanghai, marking the official opening of what the company said a "milestone project." The new project is scheduled to break ground in the first quarter of 2024 and start production in the fourth quarter. The factory will initially produce 10,000 Megapack units every year, equal to nearly 40 GWh of energy storage. The products will be sold worldwide. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TESLA-NEW MEGA FACTORY PROJECT-LAUNCH (CN)

(231222) -- SHANGHAI, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Tesla electric vehicle undergoes electronic equipment testing before delivery at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory in east China's Shanghai, Dec. 22, 2023. U.S. carmaker Tesla Inc. officially launched its new mega factory project that is capable of producing 10,000 Megapacks a year in Shanghai, the company announced. A signing ceremony for land acquisition of the project was held on Friday morning in Shanghai, marking the official opening of what the company said a "milestone project." The new project is scheduled to break ground in the first quarter of 2024 and start production in the fourth quarter. The factory will initially produce 10,000 Megapack units every year, equal to nearly 40 GWh of energy storage. The products will be sold worldwide. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)

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CHINA-SHANGHAI-TESLA-NEW MEGA FACTORY PROJECT-LAUNCH (CN)

(231222) -- SHANGHAI, Dec. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Dec. 22, 2023 shows Megapack units at Tesla's Shanghai Gigafactory in east China's Shanghai. U.S. carmaker Tesla Inc. officially launched its new mega factory project that is capable of producing 10,000 Megapacks a year in Shanghai, the company announced. A signing ceremony for land acquisition of the project was held on Friday morning in Shanghai, marking the official opening of what the company said a "milestone project." The new project is scheduled to break ground in the first quarter of 2024 and start production in the fourth quarter. The factory will initially produce 10,000 Megapack units every year, equal to nearly 40 GWh of energy storage. The products will be sold worldwide. (Xinhua/Fang Zhe)