Tesla expects Giga Berlin and Giga Texas to start production in 2021.
Unresolvable The public record could not settle it.
Promise: Commitments to the person's or organisation's own future action, with something to deliver: was it delivered?
The second judge would not resolve this claim; the verdict shown is the first judge's.
Said for an organisation they lead or work for; it counts on both records.
What would count as true or false
The claim has two parts, judged at 31 Dec 2021: (1) Giga Berlin and (2) Giga Texas each start vehicle production in 2021. Starting production means building saleable or customer vehicles, not just pilot or test builds. True: both started production in 2021. Mostly true: both started in 2021 but one only at a minimal level, close to pilot production. Mixed: only one started production in 2021. Mostly false: neither started in 2021, but at least one had begun pilot or test builds. False: dated evidence shows neither plant started any production in 2021.
Set before the research began.
Evidence (4)
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E1 Tesla Giga Texas: Model Y And 4680 Structural Packs Are Coming InsideEVs · 27 January 2022
“Builds of Model Ys started in late 2021 at Gigafactory Texas. After final certification of Austin-made Model Y, we plan to start deliveries to customers.”
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E2 Tesla Gigafactory Texas Archives Electrek
“Tesla confirmed that Model Y production started at Gigafactory Texas late in 2021, and now the company is working on “final certification” for the new version of the electric SUV being built at the new factory.”
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E3 Tesla's Giga Berlin Finally Opens, Musk To Hand Over First Model Ys InsideEVs · 22 March 2022
“Today is one of the most important days in the history of Tesla Inc as the company's Gigafactory Berlin is officially opening two years after breaking ground.”
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E4 Tesla's Giga Berlin Finally Opens, Musk To Hand Over First Model Ys InsideEVs · 22 March 2022
“The plant's official opening, which Elon Musk had hoped would happen eight months ago but was delayed by environmental (mainly water supply) and bureaucracy issues”
Reasoning
The evidence shows that Model Y production started at Giga Texas in late 2021 [E1][E2], and that Giga Berlin's official opening was delayed to 2022-03-22 [E3][E4]. None of the evidence says whether Giga Berlin produced vehicles in 2021, so the evidence cannot show whether one plant or both started production that year.
Cite this claim
Elon Musk, “Tesla expects Giga Berlin and Giga Texas to start production in 2021.” (said 27 January 2021). Verdict: unresolvable. Reliability API, claim c_1bf239792a99, method 0.1.0+c876030c, dataset release v1.1.2. https://epistacklabs.com/claims/c_1bf239792a99
This claim is in dataset release v1.1.2, with the same verdict.
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