Panasonic Energy Gigafactory Nevada (cells for Tesla)

Panasonic Energy · United States · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of Panasonic Energy in Sparks, Nevada, United States, opened or targeted 2017. Status: operational.

Gigafactory Nevada (cells for Tesla): battery cell plant illustration; status operational, capacity 38 GWh, country United States Operational 38 GWh United States
Capacity
38 GWh
Chemistry
NCA
Opened or target
2017
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational battery cell plant in Sparks, Nevada, United States

Panasonic Energy battery cell plant in Sparks, Nevada, United States. Products: cells. Anchor customer: Tesla.

Panasonic runs the 2170 cell lines inside Tesla's Nevada building; Tesla builds the packs (see the Tesla Nevada row).

Semiconductor interface: NCA cathode material supply; SiC traction module demand.

Plant record

Plant record

Gigafactory Nevada (cells for Tesla) (Panasonic Energy)
Owner or operatorPanasonic Energy
PlantGigafactory Nevada (cells for Tesla)
LocationSparks, Nevada, United States
RegionNorth America
Owner home countryJapan
Productscells
Cell formatcylindrical 2170
Cell chemistryNCA
Capacity (GWh per year)38
Capacity basislegacy figure, not re-verified
Statusoperational
Status checked 2025-2026yes
Opened or target year2017
Investment$4.0 billion
Anchor customerTesla
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposurelow
Record updated2026-10

Official site: na.panasonic.com/us/energy-solutions

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories. Owner profile: Panasonic Energy.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Gigafactory Nevada (cells for Tesla) (Panasonic Energy)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10