Spectacular aerial footage shows Tesla's $2billion 'Gigafactory' being built in China as workers aim to complete the assembly workshop by May

壮观的航拍画面显示，特斯拉耗资20亿美元的“超级工厂”正在建造中，工人们的目标是在5月前建成装配车间

New aerial footage and images have captured the rapid progress being made in the construction of US electric carmaker Tesla's $2billion 'Gigafactory' in China.

美国电动汽车制造商特斯拉斥资20亿美元在建造“超级工厂”(Gigafactory)，最新航拍图片捕捉到其快速进展。

Construction of the plant has been in full swing since January in Lingang area, a high-end manufacturing park in the southeast harbour of Shanghai.

自今年1月以来，位于上海东南港口高端制造业园区临港产业区的工厂建设已全面展开。

Pile foundation works at the 864,885-square metre lot have been completed and the steel structure construction of the factory has begun, according to officials. Multiple sets of steel roof grids have also been installed.

该地块面积864,885平方米，桩基工程已经完工，工厂的钢结构施工已经开始，已安装了数套钢屋盖网格。

A construction worker told the Global Times on condition of anonymity that the factory will complete construction in July or August with the current speed.

一位不愿透露姓名的建筑工人告诉《环球时报》，以目前的速度该工厂将在7月或8月完工。

Tesla intends to use the 500,000-vehicle-capacity plant to produce base versions of Model 3 and later also the Model Y.

特斯拉计划利用这座50万辆产能的工厂生产Model 3的基础版本，以及之后的Model Y。

The project, with an investment of more than 50 billion yuan (US$7 billion), is the largest foreign-invested manufacturing project in Shanghai's history and Tesla's first plant outside the United States.

该项目投资超过500亿元人民币(70亿美元)，是上海历史上最大的外商投资制造项目，也是特斯拉在美国以外的第一家工厂。

'We think with the resources here we can build the Shanghai Gigafactory in record time and we're looking forward to hopefully having some initial production of the Model 3 towards the end of this year and achieving volume production next year,' Tesla CEO Elon Musk said at the ground-breaking ceremony in January.

特斯坦CEO马斯克在1月份的奠基仪式上表示:“我们认为，凭借这里的资源，我们可以在创纪录的时间内建成上海超级工厂，我们希望在今年年底前实现Model 3的初期生产，并在明年实现量产。”（译自英国每日邮报）

以下是英国每日邮报读者评论：

译文来源：三泰虎 http://www.santaihu.com/47372.html    译者：Jessica.Wu

外文：https://www.dailymail.co.uk

vincent vegas, Boston, United States, 19 hours ago

I do hope the factory was engineered from the west, there will be a lot of people working in there.

我真的希望这个工厂是由西方设计的，毕竟会有很多人在那里工作。

LagerLout, FNQ, Australia, 1 day ago

So Tesla cares not for American workers, nice!

特斯拉并不关心美国工人!

tommie12311, tacoma, United States, 2 days ago

YES China will mass produce Tesla vehicles..... to get Tesla job done

为了完成特斯拉的产量，将大规模生产特斯拉汽车……

Michael, London, United Kingdom, 2 days ago

A few years from now can we expect another factory down the road...manufacturing the new home-grown 'Tisla'

几年后, 旁边会冒出一家工厂，生产本土品牌“Tisla”汽车。

decurion, swindon, 2 days ago

That's that technology lost to china then , they will have all the blueprints of the designs already and busy building their equivalent 10 x cheaper. How shortsighted

技术会落到手里，他们将拥有所有的设计蓝图，并以便宜10倍的价格生产电动汽车。太目光短浅了。

truthisoutthere, Essex, United Kingdom, 2 days ago

Anyone not unconvinced we will all be driving electric cars within 10 years only have to look at this article. The smart investors are all moving to electric. It just remains who will be the first to develop a 1000 mile fuel cell range

只要看看这篇文章，你就会明白，在10年内我们都将开上电动汽车。聪明的投资者都转向了电动汽车。现在就看谁将是第一个开发能续航1000英里的电池了。

Mr Fluffy., Salt Lake, United States, 2 days ago

All the millions Tesla received from U.S. taxpayers and he builds in China.........boycott Tesla!

特斯拉从美国纳税人那里获得了数百万美元，却在生产汽车，抵制特斯拉!

alsocurious, copenhagen, Denmark, 2 days ago

Car manufacturing appear to be one of the last bastions. But - if China produces everything on the planet then what is it taking in return? Money with which to buy up the West?

汽车制造业似乎是最后的堡垒之一。如果什么都生产，能有什么回报呢?用这些钱买下整个西方?

commonsensevoter, Clakston, United States, 2 days ago

As an American it is time to stop all subsidies to all electric vehicles. Let them compete.

美国是时候停止提供电动汽车补贴了。让他们竞争吧

GTUSA, THE OC, United States, 2 days ago

May of what year? EM is not too good at meeting deadlines.

5月？今年5月还是明年5月？马斯克经常都没能在最后期限前完成任务

Jim R, WARRINGTON, United Kingdom, 2 days ago

The American Dream...a factory in China.

美国梦，工厂。

BigFloppyBrext, Canterbury, United Kingdom, 2 days ago

Make China Great Again

让再次伟大

Imda_Princess, Denmark and, Norway, 2 days ago

So more American jobs?

更多的美国就业岗位在哪呢?

AddisonTexas, Dallas, United States, 2 days ago

Cut off all aid to Musk. How dare him put this plant in China. He is a traitor.

中断对马斯克的所有援助。他怎么能把工厂建在，他是个叛徒。

Dr. Truth, Coral Springs, United States, 2 days ago

I thought they can build skyscrapers in China in 72 hours?

人只要72小时就能建成一座摩天大楼？

DWW, Abergele, United Kingdom, 2 days ago

Just like the Iphone. Hope countries slap on a big import tax on them.

希望各国对这里生产的汽车征收高额进口税，就像iPhone一样, 。

Bilinga, Overtherainbow, United States, 2 days ago

Everything in my house is made in China. It makes me sick. It's been this way for decades.

我家所有的东西都是制造的，真让我恶心!这种情况已经持续了几十年。

Truth In Rock, Rock City, United States, 2 days ago

We give Musk our tax dollars and he builds his plant in China. Time to cut him off.

我们把税款交给了马斯克，他却在建厂。是时候和他划清界限了。

Dave, Surrey, United Kingdom, 2 days ago

They will meet all the deadlines.

多短的工期，他们都赶得上。

John W. Burns, Wide Open Spaces, United States, 2 days ago

Right..May in what year, certainly not 2019...late and later

哪一年的5月，肯定不是2019年，越晚越好

helmethead, SW Florida, United States, 2 days ago

Judging by the photos, it will never be ready in "May: which is only 21 days away.

从照片来看，不可能在5月完工，就剩20来天了。

bodcb, Caper, Canada, 2 days ago

Chinese steel................Good luck with that!.............

用的钢，自求多福吧！

Someone, Somewhere in Lone Star, 2 days ago

Well, just crossed Tesla off of my list.

刚刚把特斯拉从我的清单上划掉了。

DocDaneeka, Leeds, United Kingdom, 2 days ago

America is no longer number one.

美国不再是第一。

ChrisBakerofSurrey, Farnham, United Kingdom, 2 days ago

Why China? They never buy our stuff.

为什么在建厂?他们从来不买我们的东西。

Floridian, USA, United States, 2 days ago

He sure made it easy for China to steal his technology. And why is this plant not in the USA? Not that I could afford to buy one, but if I could I wouldn't for that reason.

肯定会让轻松窃取技术。这个工厂为什么不建在美国?冲这点，就算我买得起特斯拉我也不会买。

Nikola_T, Cleveland, United States, 2 days ago

4.9 Billion in U.S. Government subsidies to Tesla, empty auto factories all across the US, and he builds a new factory in China. Typical.

美国政府为特斯拉提供了49亿美元的补贴，全美的汽车工厂都空置，他还在建一家新工厂。