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    Design and Architecture

    Tesla gigafactory

    Despite recent criticisms of the company, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced new big plans: his "Master Plan, Part Deux." And he invited journalists to check out his new "gigafactory" for electric batteries, currently under construction in Nevada.

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    By Frances Anderton • Aug 9, 2016 • 1 min read

    Despite recent criticisms of the company, Tesla CEO Elon Musk has announced new big plans: his "Master Plan, Part Deux." And he invited journalists to check out his new "gigafactory" for electric batteries, currently under construction in Nevada.

    Tim Stevens, Editor-in-Chief of Roadshow, CNET's auto destination site, gives us an update on the company that's disrupting the automotive and energy fields.

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      Avishay Artsy

      Producer, DnA: Design and Architecture

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      Tim Stevens

      CNET

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    The full episode

    1 of 3
    Tesla gigafactory, Whole Foods design, Ben Medansky
    1. 1:16Tesla gigafactoryYou’re reading this
    2. 10:50Whole Foods design
    3. 23:44Ben Medansky
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