Tesla is planning expansion at US Texas factory

San Francisco: Tesla has filed a plan to regulators of the US state of Texas to invest about 770 million US dollars for the expansion of its factory near Austin, according to a report by the TechCrunch.
The filings to the Texas Department of Licensing and Registration show the company plans to build new facilities at the site this year, including one for battery cell testing and another manufacture cathode and drive units. Tesla also plans to build a dye shop at the factory site, according to the registration on Wednesday.
The expansion comes less than a year after the factory’s official opening. The Tesla factory in Austin officially opened in April 2022.
The factory is used to assemble Model Y vehicles. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said once the Texas factory achieves volume production, the company will focus on the production of Cybertruck, which is supposed to begin this summer.