Tesla’s fourth Gigafactory, and its first in Europe, is officially being opened by the company’s Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk.

The milestone was reached around two and a half years after Tesla initially announced its plans to build a factory on the site, which is located just outside the German capital of Berlin, and is officially called Giga Berlin-Brandenburg.

As part of the opening ceremony, Tesla is handing over the first production cars made at the factory to customers: 30 Model Y compact SUVs. Reuters reports that these are the performance configuration of the vehicle, which have a range of 320 miles and sell for €63,990.

The plant's official opening, which Elon Musk had hoped would happen eight months ago but was delayed by environmental (mainly water supply) and bureaucracy issues, comes as the Chief Executive Officer has announced his Master Plan Part 3 for Tesla, which should see the electric vehicle maker scaling to "extreme size."

Tesla plans to hire 12,000 workers at the vehicle assembly factory and adjacent battery plant in Grünheide, making the site the biggest employer in the state of Brandenburg.

When it reaches full capacity, it will build 500,000 electric vehicles annually and generate 50 GWh of battery power, surpassing all other similar plants in the country.

Mind you, Elon Musk has warned that ramping up production will take longer than the two years it took to build the plant. JPMorgan forecasts that the factory would build around 54,000 cars in 2022, ramping up to 280,000 in 2023 and 500,000 by 2025.

Local authorities gave Tesla the final go-ahead on March 4 to begin production at Gigafactory Berlin, provided it met several conditions on issues including water use and air pollution control.

Creating a European manufacturing hub will be an important logistical victory for Tesla, which currently imports European cars from its factories elsewhere in the world. The Berlin Gigafactory follows locations in Nevada, New York, and Shanghai, China. A fifth factory is currently under construction in Texas, where the company will also have its headquarters.

Tesla Model Y Production Line at the New Berlin Gigafactory
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