BALANCE SHEETS COMPONENTS - Other Current Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Engineering, design, and testing accrual	$ 41,023	$ 28,686
Construction in progress	155,764	167,462
Accrued purchases	228,112	157,162
Retail leasehold improvements accrual	19,224	9,099
Other professional services accrual	34,870	34,951
Tooling liability	17,532	21,714
Short-term borrowings	9,595	9,595
Operating lease liabilities, current portion	15,753	11,269
Reserve for loss on firm commitments	71,797	22,640
Accrued warranty liability	10,813	10,464
Other current liabilities	169,625	161,525
Total Other current liabilities	$ 774,108	$ 634,567