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TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigafactory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigafactory "The term "gigafactory" has also been adopted by other companies which
by ortusdux 2y ago
TIL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigafactory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigafactory
"The term "gigafactory" has also been adopted by other companies which are involved in the manufacture of electric vehicles and other clean tech products. ..... Newer companies such as Stellantis have also embraced the term[7] by referring to four new "gigafactories" in France which will produce lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles. ..... The term is therefore understood[by whom?] to generically refer to large industrial facilities which are associated with the decarbonization and electrification trend.[citation needed]"
- Kon-Peki 2y agoThanks for the link. I always assumed the "giga" meant that there was some size or output threshold that had been crossed, but it seems that the industry has accepted "big" and EV-related as the only qualifications. That's unfortunate. Of course, the other option is to establish the factory size equivalent of the Council on Tall Buildings [1] which would certify whether or not a factory had earned the right to be called "giga". And that is ridiculous. [1] https://www.ctbuh.org/resource/height https://www.ctbuh.org/resource/height