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Tesla announces 2-4 new Gigafactory locations later in 2017

Elon Musk promised Tesla announces 2-4 new Gigafactory locations later in 2017 by the end of 2017. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“I think we'll announce locations for somewhere between two and four gigafactories later this year.”
— Elon Musk · Apr 28, 2017 · TED (April 28, 2017), video, ~00:28:25 00:28:25 ↗
Video: TED (April 28, 2017), video, ~00:28:25
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 00:28:25 — TED (APRIL 28, 2017), VIDEO, ~00:28:25
What actually happened

Tesla named no new Gigafactory sites in 2017. Its Shanghai agreement came on Jul 10 2018 and Berlin was picked in November 2019. Wikipedia: Gigafactory Shanghai (agreement Jul 2018) ↗

The Progression

Apr 28, 2017
The promise: “I think we'll announce locations for somewhere between two and four gigafactories later this year.” · TED (April 28, 2017), video, ~00:28:25 00:28:25 ↗
Dec 31, 2017
Deadline passed. Tesla named no new Gigafactory sites in 2017. Its Shanghai agreement came on Jul 10 2018 and Berlin was picked in November 2019. Wikipedia: Gigafactory Shanghai (agreement Jul 2018) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 3,207 days past due. Never happened.

At TED in April 2017 Elon Musk said Tesla would announce locations for two to four Gigafactories later that year, 'probably four'. None were named that year.

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