The Brief
- Tesla has started hiring for its new $200 million Megafactory in Brookshire, Texas, near Houston.
- The facility will produce Megapack batteries for grid energy storage, mirroring a successful plant in California.
- The project is expected to create at least 1,500 jobs by 2028, with production targeted to begin in late 2026.
BROOKSHIRE, Texas – Tesla Inc. has begun hiring for its new $200 million Megafactory under development near the Houston area. The Megafactory in Brookshire, Texas, located in Waller County, marks a major milestone in Tesla’s expansion into Texas-based clean energy manufacturing.
$200 Million Texas investment
What we know:
The Austin-based company listed more than 40 open positions for the new location this month, including manufacturing engineers, welders and managers, according to Tesla’s website.
The Brookshire facility, about 35 miles west of Houston, is modeled after Tesla’s Megafactory in Lathrop, California, where the company produces its large-scale “Megapack” batteries used for grid energy storage.…