This presentation gives 17 Reasons for GigaFactory-2 in Portugal, regarding the possibility of a Gigafactory-2 in Europe as announced by Tesla in November, to build both cars and batteries. Data was collected from several sources which are referred to, and inspiration came from several contributions, including from Rui da Rocha Ferreira among others. The author is not employed by the Portuguese government, or any of promotion agency, but is part of an informal group to support bringing GigaFactory-2 to Portugal. Join us at facebook group to get #gigainportugal: https://www.facebook.com/groups/gigainportugal/

1. 19 Reasons for
building GigaFactory-2 in
Portugal

2. CHARGING-UP IN PORTUGAL
This presenta=on was created regarding the possibility of a Gigafactory-2 in Europe as
announced by Tesla in November, to build both cars and baDeries. Data was collected from
several sources which are referred to, and inspira=on came from several contribu=ons, including
from Rui da Rocha Ferreira among others. The author does not work for the Portuguese
government, or any promo=on agency. He is part of an informal group to support bringing
GigaFactory-2 to Portugal.
Join us at our facebook group to get #gigainportugal
hDps://www.facebook.com/groups/gigainportugal/
André Marquet, November 20, 2016

3. Portugal features several world-class
seaports with extensive experience
and infra-structure to export cars to
Europe and elsewhere.
1. Access to Ready-to-Export SeaPorts
IMAGE: SETÚBAL SEAPORT SERVES AUTOEUROPA

4. No wonder why...
PORTUGAL
2. Mul=modal Access to EMEA/ US.
New York
Hampton Roads
Leixões
Lisboa
Setúbal
Sines
USA

5. PORTUGAL
New York
USA
3. Railway Network
GigaFactory (A)
LocaAon
Site
Pros Cons
A –
Poceirão /
Palmela
• Proximity to
Autoeuropa car
plant. Best
logis=cs
infrastructure
in place.
• Environmental
impact study
par=ally
completed.
• Railway to
Setúbal seaport
and Europe.
• Mostly
interes=ng for
mixed car/
baDery
produc=on
SPAIN/
FRANCE
Trainline
Leixões
Aveiro
Lisboa
Setúbal
Sines

6. Lisboa is all About Style, Hipness and
Quality of Life.
…according to Paul Graham’s wisdom.
4. Complementary Electric Grid .
About 50% electricity
consumpAon in Portugal
comes from renewable
sources. Gigafactory-2 can
resell or stock excessive
capacity to the na=onal grid.
IMAGE: WINDPARK IN PORTUGAL

7. • Renault Cacia – best in class inside RenaultNissan Group 2016;
• Bosch Portugal - EFQM – European Founda=on for Quality Management 2011
5. High Produc=vity Auto-Cluster.
IMAGE: AUTOEUROPA PRODUCTION LINE

8. 6. Industrial Parks Ready for Gigafactory-2.
Lisbon Poceirão plot has over 40M square
feet (3 x bigger than GF-1) and can
house both baDeries and car
factories plus a logis=cs terminal.
Only 20mins from Lisbon, and 15
mins from Setubal port.
2,95Km
1,5Km
Setúbal
GigaFactory
Regional Map.
13,5M sq
feet (GF-1)

9. 7. New Lisbon Airport Opens in 2018
New Lisbon Airport only 10 mins
from proposed loca=on for
Gigafactory-2. Airport dedicated
for low cost and logis=cs.
IMAGE: MONTIJO MILITARY AIR BASE
Source: hDp://expresso.sapo.pt/poli=ca/
2016-09-25-Plano-Portela-Mon=jo-quase-
fechado

10. 8. Main Lisbon Airport
Lisbon main airport is well located within city limits and
growing with new routes opening every year. Beijing and
Guangzhou in 2017.
IMAGE: LISBON AIRPORT

11. 9. Auto Cluster Supply Chain
According to the Car Manufacturers Associa=on of
Portugal (AFIA) in 2015 there are over 200 ac=ve
automo=ve part suppliers in Portugal, from plas=c molds
manufacturers to electronics and cabling, led by
companies such as Con=nental, Delphi, Visteon, Renault
Nissan and Bosch.
IMAGE: WORKERS AT BOSCHE PLANT IN PORTUGAL

12. 10. Mo=vated Workforce
• Supply of over 20.000 engineering and
science graduates/ year.
• Over 100.000 students in professional trades
training schools.
SOURCE: PORDATA

13. 11. English Speaking Workforce
IMAGE: PARQUE DAS NAÇÕES SQUARE IN LISBON
Very
Low
Low
Mode-
rate
High
Very
High
Portugal Czech Spain France
EF EPI SCORE OF ENGLISH SKILLS OF
POPULATION
SOURCE: hDp://www.ef.nl/epi/
Nether-
lands
59,09 59,68
56,66 54,33
72,16

14. 12. Compe==ve Workers & Engineers
Up to 3x more cost-effec=ve.
10K
20K
30K
40K
50K
23K 21K
37K
51K
Portugal Czech Spain France Nether
-lands
Cost /Year/ Worker w/ High
School-12 (USD)
SOURCE: OECD 2012
60K
70K
72K
10K
20K
30K
40K
50K
39K
45K
51K
73K
Portugal Czech Spain France Nether
-lands
Cost /Year/ Worker w/ College
Degree (USD)
60K
70K
106K
80K
90K
100K

15. 13. Business Friendly Environment
Portuguese Government has an industry4.0
cabinet and is keen in transforming Portugal in
a tech heaven for startups and high-tech
companies with far sighted policies torwards
selfdriving cars, drones and robo=cs, now also
hos=ng WebSummit.
IMAGE: PORTUGUESE PM WITH WEBSUMMIT CEO
Portugal 25th
Czech 27th
Netherlands 28th
France 29th
Spain 32nd
EASE OF DOING BUSINESS RANK (2016)
Source: The World Bank

16. 14. EV Charging Industrial Partners
Portuguese company EFACEC is one of the
leading fast charger manufacturers in the
World, compe=ng directly with ABB and
Siemens, with several installed sta=ons in
EMEA and the US.
IMAGE: EFACEC FAST CHARGING SPOT IN PORTUGAL

17. 15. Lots of Sunshine for Solar Pannels
> 1700KWh/m2 (GHR).
GigaFactory
PORTUGAL
1700KWh
SPAIN
1700KWh
FRANCE
1200KWh
NL
1000KWh
CZECH
1100KWh

18. 16. Biggest Lithium Mines in EU
According to United States Geological
Survey research published in 2015,
Portugal has the 5th biggest lithium
reserves in World. Europe’s biggest
producer – the Gigafactory-2 can be
supplied within a few hours via
railway.
IMAGE: LITHIUM MINE IN PORTUGAL
Prod. 2014 Prod. 2015 Reserves
USA ND ND 38 000,00
Argen=na 3 200,00 3 800,00 2 000 000,00
Australia 13 300,00 13 400,00 1 500 000,00
Brazil 160,00 160,00 48 000,00
Chile 11 500,00 11 500,00 7 500 000,00
China 2 300,00 2 200,00 3 200 000,00
Portugal 300,00 300,00 60 000,00
Zimbabwe 900,00 900,00 23 000,00

19. 17. Local Contractors
Local contractors like Mota-Engil, Teixeira
Duarte and others have extensive know-how
and can offer compe==ve solu=ons for the
construc=on of the Gigafactory on budget.
IMAGE: VASCO DA GAMA BRIDGE, 2ND BIGGEST IN EUROPE

20. 18. Tax Benefits for Industry
The Portuguese Government and the
European Union are major supporters
through a host of financial programs
and tax breaks that encourage
industrial and R&D investments.
IMAGE: AUTOEUROPA AUTO-PLANT

21. 19. Passionate Tesla Community
528 years ago Portuguese navigator Bartlomeu Dias
explored Cape of Storms and it was renamed into Cape of
Good Hope by King John II. Let’s start hoping again!
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IMAGE: PADRÃO DOS DESCOBRIMENTOS IN LISBON.