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Tesla picks a European Gigafactory site before end of 2018

Elon Musk promised Tesla picks a European Gigafactory site before end of 2018 by the end of 2018. The deadline passed and it didn't happen.

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“I should say we are hoping to identify a gigafactory location in Europe before the end of this year.”
— Elon Musk · Aug 2, 2018 · Tesla Q2 2018 Earnings Call (August 2, 2018), video, ~01:09:38 01:09:38 ↗
Video: Tesla Q2 2018 Earnings Call (August 2, 2018), video, ~01:09:38
▶ WATCH HIM SAY IT @ 01:09:38 — TESLA Q2 2018 EARNINGS CALL (AUGUST 2, 2018), VIDEO, ~01:09:38
What actually happened

Tesla named Grünheide near Berlin as its European Gigafactory site on Nov 12 2019, eleven months after this target. (#314 tracks the next-year restatement.) Wikipedia: Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg (announced Nov 12 2019) ↗

The Progression

Aug 2, 2018
The promise: “I should say we are hoping to identify a gigafactory location in Europe before the end of this year.” · Tesla Q2 2018 Earnings Call (August 2, 2018), video, ~01:09:38 01:09:38 ↗
Dec 31, 2018
Deadline passed. Tesla named Grünheide near Berlin as its European Gigafactory site on Nov 12 2019, eleven months after this target. (#314 tracks the next-year restatement.) Wikipedia: Gigafactory Berlin-Brandenburg (announced Nov 12 2019) ↗
Today · Oct 12, 2026
Status: Missed · 2,842 days past due. Never happened.

On Tesla's Q2 2018 earnings call Elon Musk said Tesla hoped to identify a European Gigafactory location before the end of 2018. Berlin was named in November 2019.

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