Tesla Gigafactory Nevada
Tesla, Sparks, Nevada
Giga Nevada, at the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center east of Reno, opened in 2016 as Tesla's first gigafactory, making battery cells with Panasonic plus packs and drive units. In 2023 Tesla announced $3.6 billion more for a 100 GWh 4680 cell plant and a high-volume Tesla Semi factory.
- Company
- Tesla
- Status
- Operating
- Opened
- 2016
- Employees
- 11,000
- news
- Industry
- Batteries
- Revised
- November 12, 2026
What is made here
Electric motors, energy storage products, vehicle powertrains and battery cells, plus the Tesla Semi; Panasonic also makes cells on site.
Facts
| Products | Tesla describes it as one of the world's highest-volume plants for electric motors, energy storage products, vehicle powertrains and batteries (company: tesla.com) |
|---|---|
| Cells | Produces billions of battery cells per year, with a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) cell factory planned (company: tesla.com) |
| Tesla Semi | Home to Tesla's first high-volume Semi factory (company: tesla.com) |
| Location | Less than an hour from Lake Tahoe (company: tesla.com) |
| Opened | July 2016 (news: insideevs.com) |
| Investment | $6.2 billion invested since opening, plus $3.6 billion announced in 2023 for two new factories (news: insideevs.com) |
Figures are as stated by the source named next to each one. Company figures are the company's own claims.
Can you visit?
We haven't found a public tour of this factory. See factory tours in Nevada.
Sources
- Tesla: Giga Nevada (company, checked November 12, 2026)
- InsideEVs: Tesla confirms $3.6B Nevada investment (news, checked November 11, 2026)
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