Tesla Gigafactory Texas cell and pack operations

Tesla · United States · battery cell plant

Battery cell plant of Tesla in Austin, Texas, United States, opened or targeted 2022. Status: operational.

Gigafactory Texas cell and pack operations: battery cell plant illustration; status operational, capacity Capacity not published, country United States Operational Capacity not published United States
Capacity
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Chemistry
NMC (high nickel)
Opened or target
2022
Hub
Supply Chain

Status

Operational battery cell plant in Austin, Texas, United States

Tesla battery cell plant in Austin, Texas, United States. Products: cells; packs; cathode. Anchor customer: Tesla.

4680 cell lines with a dry-electrode process, packs for Model Y and Cybertruck, and an on-site cathode line; Tesla does not publish 4680 output. Lithium hydroxide comes from Tesla's Robstown refinery.

Semiconductor interface: 4680 drives new anode/cathode material supply; SiC inverter modules; AI5 compute chips for FSD.

Site profile on AustinIO: Gigafactory Texas cell and pack operations.

Plant record

Plant record

Gigafactory Texas cell and pack operations (Tesla)
Owner or operatorTesla
PlantGigafactory Texas cell and pack operations
LocationAustin, Texas, United States
RegionNorth America
Owner home countryUnited States
Productscells; packs; cathode
Cell formatcylindrical 4680
Cell chemistryNMC (high nickel)
Statusoperational
Status checked 2025-2026yes
Opened or target year2022
Anchor customerTesla
Strategic tier (1 highest)1
China supply exposurelow
Record updated2026-10

Official site: tesla.com

In context

Where it fits

Listed in Battery Cell Gigafactories. Owner profile: Tesla.

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Sources

Sources and scope

Scope
Gigafactory Texas cell and pack operations (Tesla)
Sources
ElectronsX gigafactory dataset; company releases and trade press
Updated
2026-10