Status
Operational battery cell plant in Carlsbad, California, United States
American Lithium Energy battery cell plant in Carlsbad, California, United States. Products: cells; packs. Anchor customer: US DoD / Aviation.
Defense and aviation high-energy density cells; NMC; DoD qualified; small volume but high strategic value.
Semiconductor interface: Aviation and defense SiC power electronics demand.
Plant record
Plant record
| Owner or operator | American Lithium Energy |
| Plant | Carlsbad Plant |
| Location | Carlsbad, California, United States |
| Region | North America |
| Owner home country | United States |
| Products | cells; packs |
| Cell format | prismatic |
| Cell chemistry | NMC |
| Capacity (GWh per year) | 0.5 |
| Capacity basis | legacy figure, not re-verified |
| Status | operational |
| Status checked 2025-2026 | no |
| Opened or target year | 2010 |
| Investment | $0.1 billion |
| Anchor customer | US DoD / Aviation |
| Strategic tier (1 highest) | 3 |
| China supply exposure | low |
| Record updated | 2026-10 |
In context
Where it fits
Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories.
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Sources
Sources and scope
- Scope
- Carlsbad Plant (American Lithium Energy)
- Sources
- ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
- Updated
- 2026-10