BALANCE SHEETS COMPONENTS - Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Engineering, design, and testing accrual	$ 21,946	$ 33,950
Construction in progress	110,405	92,590
Accrued purchases	145,654	12,225
Retail leasehold improvements accrual	14,127	15,796
Other professional services accrual	32,064	13,944
Tooling liability	12,225	23,966
Short-term insurance financing note	2,470	15,281
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	11,721	11,056
Other current liabilities	114,207	99,404
Total other current liabilities	$ 464,819	$ 318,212