Zahra Tayeb 撰文 特斯拉公司已安排300亿美元的新贷款和信贷额度，因为这家电动汽车制造商正在加大对人工智能和机器人领域的投资。
By Zahra Tayeb Tesla Inc. has lined up $30 billion of new loans and credit lines, as the electric-car maker dials up investments in artificial intelligence and robotics.
公司表示已签署三项信贷协议，包括一笔200亿美元的定期贷款（可稍后提取）、一笔为期五年的80亿美元信贷额度，以及一笔为期一年的20亿美元信贷额度。公司在文件中表示，目前不打算在今年提取任何这些额度。
The company said it has entered three credit agreements, including a $20 billion term loan that it can draw on later, an $8 billion line of credit for five years, and a $2 billion line of credit for one year. The company doesn’t currently plan to draw on any of the facilities this year, it said in a filing.
这些新额度取代了原定于2028年1月到期的50亿美元信贷额度。
The facilities replace a previous $5 billion of line of credit that was set to mature in January 2028.
花旗集团担任新延期提取定期贷款的管理代理人，而富国银行担任信贷额度的管理代理人。
Citigroup is administrative agent for the new delayed-draw term loan, and Wells Fargo & Co. Inc. is administrative agent for the credit lines.
特斯拉正在大幅增加资本支出，以推进首席执行官埃隆·马斯克将这家电动汽车制造商转型为人形机器人和人工智能领域领导者的计划。
Tesla is significantly increasing capital spending to advance Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk’s push to transform the maker of electric vehicles into a leader in humanoid robots and artificial intelligence.
公司计划今年投入超过250亿美元，用于扩大工厂运营及其自动驾驶Cybercab机器人出租车车队，并计划未来投入更多资金。
The company plans to spend more than $25 billion this year to expand its factory operations and its fleet of autonomous Cybercab robotaxis, and plans to spend even more in the future.
马斯克在公司7月的财报电话会上表示：“我们应该尽快进行资本支出——在不造成过度浪费的前提下，尽可能快地花钱。”
“We should be spending on capex as fast as we can — spend as fast as we can without it being too wasteful,” Musk said on the company’s July earnings call.