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<\/p>\nThe rumored $25,000 entry-level electric vehicle that\u2019s being developed by Tesla will first be assembled in Austin, Texas, with the Mexico Gigafactory in line to pick up the manufacturing effort further down the line, CEO Elon Musk confirmed during an interview with teardown expert Sandy Munro on YouTube (embedded above).<\/p>\n
The confirmation comes after several reports that said the smaller, more efficient EV would be made in Texas, Mexico, and even Germany. Now, the matter seems to be settled, and in the usual fashion, Musk turned on the hype machine, saying that it will blow people\u2019s minds, one way or the other.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are working on a low-cost electric vehicle that will be made in really high volume,\u201d Tesla\u2019s CEO said. \u201cWe’re quite far advanced in that work. I review the production line plans for that every week. I think that the revolution in manufacturing that will be represented by that car will blow people\u2019s minds. It is not like any car production line that anyone’s ever seen.\u201d he added during the interview with Sandy Munro.<\/p>\n
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What does \u201cquite far advanced mean?\u201d We don\u2019t know, but seeing how the first Cybertruck prototype was built in just 93 days after the design was approved, it\u2019s not far-fetched to think that the $25,000 EV is closer than some might say.<\/p>\n
According to Walter Isaacson\u2019s biography of the outspoken CEO, models of both the entry-level EV and the so-called Tesla Robotaxi\u2013which will supposedly share the same next-generation platform\u2013were shown to Musk in February 2023. <\/p>\n
“Both had a Cybertruck futuristic feel. Musk loved the designs,\u201d the book noted. “When one of these comes around a corner,” Musk said, “people will think they are seeing something from the future.”<\/p>\n
As for the revolution in manufacturing, we\u2019ll have to wait and see what Tesla has up its sleeve. This wouldn\u2019t be the first time Musk said something to catch people\u2019s attention. At the same time, the Austin-based EV maker also has a track record of making things better than expected and proving people wrong.<\/p>\n