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> The factory itself is 5.8 million square-feet, which, if my math is correct, means building the damn thing is costing Tesla $55.6 million per square foot. Yo
by maccam94 10y ago
> The factory itself is 5.8 million square-feet, which, if my math is correct, means building the damn thing is costing Tesla $55.6 million per square foot.
Your math is incorrect, $332.6 million divided by 5.8 million sqft is $55.60/sqft.
- Kadin 10y agoYup. The author must have divided the number of square feet by the budget, dropping the units, and thought it was in millions of dollars. Oops. Hope he's not a financial reporter.
- schwap 10y agoWell, they fixed the math but now unfortunately the sentence is now ridiculous: > if my math is correct, means building the damn thing is costing Tesla $55.6 per square foot. And that’s just the estimated cost of the contracts so far. Based on a quick look[1] that's a totally average price per square foot for an industrial building. AMAZING. [1]http://www.brownwegher.com/cost-of-construction-chart/ http://www.brownwegher.com/cost-of-construction-chart/