BYD's new factory in Zhengzhou surpasses San Francisco's size

A new video has gone viral on social media, showing BYD's enormous electric vehicle factory in Zhengzhou, China. This factory is reported to be larger than San Francisco and is ten times the size of Tesla's Gigafactory in Nevada. The facility is designed in eight phases and will cover approximately 32,000 acres. It features large production buildings, residential spaces for workers, sports facilities like a football pitch and tennis courts. The aerial view in the video highlights the factory’s vast scale and potential for future expansion. Construction is ongoing, with some areas already completed. A small village has been built nearby to house workers. BYD is a major Chinese multinational based in Shenzhen. The company specializes in electronics, automobiles, and clean energy technologies. It currently employs over 900,000 people and plans to hire an additional 200,000 in the next three months. The video has sparked various reactions online. Some users have humorously asked where they can submit job applications. Others have praised China's investment in industry. One user even commented on the potential for the factory to shift production to military equipment if needed. Overall, many are impressed by the scale and organization of Asian factories.