LIVERMORE — Tesla Motors has leased over 1 million square feet of warehouse space at the new Oaks Logistics Center, according to a report from the Silicon Valley Business Journal.

The move comes as the Palo Alto-based electric-car company prepares to ramp up production at its Fremont plant.

The Business Journal also reported that Tesla could occupy an additional 300,000 square feet at the center, located at West Jack London Boulevard and Discovery Drive.

Developed by the Trammell Crow Co., the Oaks Logistics Center includes three industrial buildingsof 635,000, 368,000 and 295,000 square feet over 70 acres, this newspaper previously reported. Work started on the project in February 2015.

Tesla has pushed out other uses at its Fremont plant, including parts storage, to focus on manufacturing as production needs have grown, according to the Business Journal. The company has received more than 400,000 preorders for its new $35,000 Model 3.

Site selection expert John Boyd Jr., principal at the Boyd Co., told the Business Journal the site’s central location also could “play a role in Elon Musk’s interests in serving the Bay Area in sectors, including solar and who knows — intergalactic travel.”

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