INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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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. 🔗
Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:
This site has 3 major expansion(s).
Those expansion(s) are tracked below:
Site 25A: Tesla Gigafactory 1 (Expansion)
Site 25B: Tesla Gigafactory 1 (Semi Truck Manufacturing)
Site 25D: Tesla Gigafactory 1 (MegaPack Cell Expansion)