Tesla has reportedly began setting up a brand new restaurant in Santa Monica, the primary of its form within the US. CEO Elon Musk had tweeted a number of instances, with child-like enthusiasm, Tesla’s plans of constructing a futuristic diner and drive-in theater within the Hollywood space, and development for a similar now seems to be underway.

InsideEVs considered the Los Angeles Division Of Constructing and Security Information knowledge and located that allow functions for a driveway and a number of meals institutions had been cleared by the authorities early this yr. The most recent data present that the authorities have granted contractor PCL Development the approval to start out work on the footing, basis, and slabs.

Musk stated in August 2023 that the diner could be prepared by the top of the yr, indicating a comparatively brief development time. He added that the diner’s theme could be “Grease meets The Jetsons with Supercharging.” It’s onerous to foretell if that may be the official retro-modern theme, or if he was simply joking.

Meals automation and robotics e-newsletter Ottomate reported that the plot plan is for a two-story restaurant construction, 32 charging stalls, two cinema screens, and a rooftop bar. The positioning beforehand housed 50-year-old restaurant chain Shakey’s Pizza, hinting on the persevering with gentrification of the West Hollywood neighborhood.

It’s unclear if Tesla will proceed to construct jazzed-up Supercharger stations with themed diners throughout the nation – the success of the Santa Monica location would in all probability decide that – however it might definitely give Tesla homeowners driving within the space extra choices to kill time and luxuriate in themselves whereas their electrical automobiles and vehicles get juiced up.

Tesla is dipping its toes into new waters as deliveries of the Cybertruck are about to start. A drone operator just lately captured the manufacturing affirmation models of the radical-looking electrical truck at Giga Texas, and manufacturing of the customer-intent meeting models is more likely to start quickly.