Musk bude od roku 2017 expandovat mnohem rychleji než nyní:
Tesla Motors and Panasonic will open the Gigafactory, a battery factory in Nevada in 2017, and plan to make a battery storage device called Powerwall that stores solar power for use as a battery backup. The device will be sold to companies including SolarCity.[37][38] SolarCity is running a pilot project in 500 California houses, using 10-kilowatt-hour battery packs.[39][40]