Tesla Considers On Site Housing For Factory Workers

At some point in the future, some employees working at Tesla’s Gigafactory 1 in Nevada would be able to simply walk or bike to their homes after a shift at the massive facility. Tesla is looking to expand Gigafactory 1, with Elon Musk recently stating during a conversation with NV Gov. Brian Sandoval that he envisions the company to hire more than 20,000 people for the factory. To help house this upcoming influx of workers, Musk noted that Tesla is looking to create an on-site housing compound in Gigafactory 1’s premises.

Tesla’s NV Gigafactory is less than 30% complete, but it already employs roughly 7,000 people. During a technology and innovation summit held at the factory on Tuesday, Elon Musk stated that in order for Gigafactory 1 to hit its target number of employees, the area needs to offer more infrastructure, such as schools, buildings, roads, and affordable housing. As a way to address need for more housing units for Gigafactory 1’s future workers, Musk noted that Tesla is considering a project that involves building a housing compound for its employees.

mre30 - 10/11/2018 11:19:00 AM

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#KimJongElon

countguy - 10/11/2018 2:01:18 PM

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Tesla is building a prison, lmao.

TheSteve - 10/11/2018 2:41:55 PM

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So much for "work/life balance" :-/

PUGPROUD - 10/11/2018 3:02:54 PM

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"YOU WILL REPORT TO WORK ON TIME...WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE!"

Truthy - 10/11/2018 3:35:15 PM

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I am sure the housing will utilize solar shingles from his $2.6 billion acquisition of his cousin's company tow years ago. Cannot wait to see that first shingle.

MDarringer - 10/11/2018 6:23:24 PM

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Very NAZI.

Deutschland - 10/11/2018 6:57:46 PM

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I always loved me some East German Soviet housing


Signed,
Elon

jeffgall - 10/11/2018 6:58:54 PM

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The South had these prior to the war. They are called plantations.

MDarringer - 10/11/2018 8:06:16 PM

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KDF Stadt

mre30 - 10/11/2018 8:36:55 PM

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Wow you are the king of obscure (but quite impressive references)...

Wolfsburg is famous as the location of Volkswagen AG's headquarters and the world's biggest car plant. Wolfsburg is one of the few German cities built during the first half of the 20th century. From its foundation on 1 July 1938 as a home for workers producing the "KdF-Wagen" (VW Beetle) until 25 May 1945, the city was called "Stadt des KdF-Wagens bei Fallersleben". In 1972, the population first exceeded 100,000.

MDarringer - 10/11/2018 9:20:23 PM

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I'm aktuallie quiet edjamukated

SanJoseDriver - 10/15/2018 5:22:35 AM

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Rents doubled because of the Gigafactory, they need to do something if they triple the workforce but there isn't enough housing in place. It's either this or a lot of long commutes from Reno.

MDarringer - 10/15/2018 8:06:49 AM

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Ahh yes...the idiocy of the Bay Area.

SanJoseDriver - 10/19/2018 2:37:33 AM

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What the long commutes?