Giga Nevada, also known as Gigafactory 1, is an electric vehicle and lithium-ion battery manufacturing facility owned and operated by Tesla Inc. It mass-produces battery packs and energy storage products such as the Tesla Powerwall. The factory supplies electric batteries for all Tesla vehicles except those from Giga Shanghai.
TeslaGiga Nevada in 2014 3.5 billion dollars built it. But now the company plans to invest another $3.6 billion to build two new megafactories at its facilities.
one of the factories Mass production of Semi Electric Truck The second part will be used to supply more than 1.5 billion light-duty vehicles per year. 4680 battery cell will be used to make
The Nevada complex is currently approx. 7000 people employs. But Tesla has to run two new factories. 3000 more people plans to operate.
The Tesla Semi-Electric Truck concept prototype was unveiled in 2017 and actual production began in 2018. Five years after its announcement, the company First Semi fleet delivery to Pepsi in 2022 made. The company cited the lack of battery production capacities as the reason for the pause in Semi supply.
18 wheeler truck It has a range of up to 500 miles and is 0 to 100 km/h. accelerates in just 20 seconds. Truck, per mile from 2kWh It consumes less energy and can be charged up to 70% in just 30 minutes. It also includes an advanced autopilot system, semi-autonomous capabilities and active safety controls.
While the new factory will mass-produce the Semi, the second unit of 4680 batteries will take care of its production, which will allow the company to halve the cost of batteries and 2030 It will help it reach its goal of selling 20 million EVs by 2020.
According to experts, the 4680 battery faces scaling issues as the dry coating technique used to manufacture the larger battery is new and unproven. However, Tesla plans to manufacture batteries on a large scale at its new factory.