Gigafactory 1
 Location of Gigafactory 1
Location of Gigafactory 1
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| Built | January 2015 -2020 |
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| Operated | January 2016 |
| Location | Storey County, Nevada, U.S. |
| Coordinates | 39°32′17″N 119°26′24″W / 39.538°N 119.440°WCoordinates: 39°32′17″N 119°26′24″W / 39.538°N 119.440°W |
| Industry | Energy storage |
| Products | Lithium-ion batteries |
| Owner(s) | Tesla Inc. |
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 Inside the Tesla Gigafactory (gallery), March 18, 2016 |
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Factory size comparison
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Aerial view, January 4, 2017 |
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The 2170 cell
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 Timelapse of construction
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Tesla Gigafactory, March 18, 2016 |
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Gigafactory launch event presentation with Elon Musk and JB Straubel on YouTube
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Fly-over, September 2016 on YouTube
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Production line for 2170 cells
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The Tesla Gigafactory 1 is a lithium-ion battery factory under construction, primarily for Tesla Inc., at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRIC) in Storey County (near the Community of Clark, Nevada, US).
The factory started limited production of Powerwalls and Powerpacks in the first quarter of 2016 using battery cells produced elsewhere, and began mass production of cells in January 2017. Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval estimated that Nevada would enjoy $100 billion in economic benefit over two decades from the construction and operation of this factory. The grand opening event was held on July 29, 2016.
A second factory—Gigafactory 2—is slated to be built in Europe (location to be announced in 2017), as of news reports in November 2016[update].
Initial public mention of the gigafactory concept was made in November 2013, although Tesla's internal plans predated that; Tesla had investigated almost 100 sites.
In July 2014, it was announced that Panasonic had reached a basic agreement with Tesla to invest in a factory, estimated to cost $5 billion. The TRIC owners gave the first 1,000 acres to Tesla for free. The Reno site and plans were announced with Nevada officials on September 3, 2014. Panasonic will lead the battery cell production portion of the manufacturing, and Tesla CEO Elon Musk indicated in 2015 that the total Panasonic investment would be US$1.5–2 billion, and that Tesla would not expand beyond original plans. In early 2016 Panasonic president Kazuhiro Tsuga confirmed a planned total investment of about $1.6 billion by the company to equip the factory to full capacity. However, after the number of Model 3 reservations became known in April, Panasonic moved production plans forward and announced a bond sale for $3.86 billion, most of it to be invested in Gigafactory.
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