🇺🇸 Gigafactory Nevada
GF1 · Sparks, Nevada
Battery Cells, Powerpacks, Semi
Updated 2026-05-19 · Satellite imagery 11/3/2025 · 6/7 milestones verified
Built footprint
65%
Before
NowFirst and most-recent frames from the Sentinel-2 timelapse.
Area
5.3M sqft
Capacity
100 GWh
Investment
$6.2B
Employees
11,000+
Gigafactory Nevada
39.5380° N, 119.4400° W
Satellite timelapse
33 frames · Sentinel-2 + ESRILatest: 2026-05-15 · Source: Sentinel-2 L2A (Copernicus)
Related productsTesla 4680 Cell→
Milestones
6/72026-Q4
4680 cell mass production
Upcoming
2025-Q3
4680 pilot line operational
Done
2024-12
Semi production ramp
Done
2017-01
2170 cell production
Done
2016-07
Grand opening
Done
2014-06
Groundbreaking
Done
Progress by year
2020–202620%'20
30%'21
35%'22
40%'23
45%'24
55%'25
65%'26
Latest: 65%expanding
Latest news
Aug 23CleanTechnicaTesla Semi Moves Into Europe & Gets Largest Order To DateAug 22CleanTechnicaChina Tightens Restrictions On Electric Door Handles, Forcing Tesla To Recall 3 Million VehiclesAug 22CleanTechnicaStarlink Is Now The Largest ISP In Zimbabwe By Subscriber Count!Aug 21InsideEVsInside The $2 Billion Battery Factory Making Cells For Tesla And ToyotaAug 21TeslaratiTesla Semi is officially headed to EuropeAug 21InsideEVsNevada Opens The Door To Thousands Of Paid Robotaxis, And Tesla Has The EdgeAug 21TeslaratiTesla Robotaxi gets a massive upgrade in NevadaAug 20InsideEVsThe Tesla Semi Is Heading To EuropeAug 18ElectrekEinride to deploy 500 Tesla Semis in biggest electric truck order yetAug 17ElectrekNevada caps Tesla’s Vegas ‘Robotaxi’ fleet at 10 — it asked for 5,000
Latest signal
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·1d
Tesla Semi BAMF
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Sawyer Merritt on X: "Here is the full Q&A session with @Tesla from the Nevada Transportation Authority's 4-hour long general session meeting that I watched today. Highlights: • Tesla is open to opening more robotaxi mission control centers
r/teslamotorsu/rcnfive·2d
Tesla Just Landed a Major Win for Long-Delayed Semi
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Filings show Amazon’s stake in electric trucking company that just struck a deal for 500 Tesla Semis
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Falcon 9, Starship, and the future of Vandenberg.
r/SpaceXLoungeu/twinbee·21h
Musk: "Once Starship is flying reliably several times per week, it makes sense to shift super scarce SpaceX engineering and production resources to Starship to get launch rate to several times per day, which means winding down Falcon"
r/teslamotorsu/OptimusBot·1d
Tesla teases Cybercab event — Sept 3, 2026 in Austin
r/SpaceXLoungeu/KnifeKnut·1d
Corrosion Data is another reason to bring Starship 40 back
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