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Tesla Gigafactory 1

Tesla, Panasonic

Sparks, NV, USA

-119.4397222, 39.53583333

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 25C

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Cell


Project Announcement Date: 2/26/2014

Target for Starting Production: 2017

Date Commercial Production Started: 1-2017

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 38 GWh

Current Annual Production: 38 GWh

Operating Status: Operating


Target Jobs: 7000

Current Jobs: 7000

Capital Investment: $3500 million

Congressional District: NV2

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $1300 million

Selected Sources:

“Gigafactory Process Flow”, Tesla, No Date. 🔗


“Here’s what Tesla Gigafactory Nevada is supposed to look like”, Peter Johnson, Electrek, 03 Nov 2020. 🔗


“• The Nevada Governor’s Office of Economic Develop plans to commission an additional Tesla Gigafactory Economic Impact Report prior to 2024 for continued analysis of Tesla’s Economic Impact.”, state.nv.us, 04 Dec 2018. 🔗


“Nevada Governor signs $1.3 billion tax break package for electric car maker Tesla”, Sandra Chereb, Reuters, 12 Sep 2014. 🔗



“Panasonic celebrates milestone achievement of producing 10 billion lithium-ion cells”, panasonic.com, 24 Jul 2024. 🔗


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