Elon Musk officially opened Texas’ Gigafactory on Thursday | Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images
Tesla opened its Austin, Texas-based Gigafactory on Thursday, a crucial step in the company’s delayed plans to begin production of its electric Cybertruck. To celebrate the opening, Tesla held an event, billed as a “Cyber Rodeo,” to which it invited 15,000 people to listen to live music, eat food, and pay homage to Elon Musk and his company.
“We are really entering a new phase of Tesla’s future,” Musk told the audience. Clad in a black cowboy hat and aviator sunglasses, Musk said he was excited to begin working on Cybertruck production at last. “I can’t wait to see this baby in production, it’s going to be epic.”
Along with a new version of the Cybertruck, Musk also showed off a new Roadster vehicle, which is slated to begin production…
