Gigafactory
Gigafactory or GigaFactory is a generic term referring to "...facilities that produce batteries for electric vehicles on a large scale".[1] The term was initially used by the electric car manufacturer Tesla, Inc. to refer to their battery manufacturing facilities.[1][2][3] The concept's success has led to the genericization of the term.[4][5][6]
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Tesla Gigafactories
Gigafactory may refer to the following Tesla factories:[3]
- Gigafactory 1 (officially named Giga Nevada) in Storey County, Nevada, U.S.
- Gigafactory 2 (officially named Giga New York), in Buffalo, New York, U.S.
- Gigafactory 3 (officially named Giga Shanghai), in Pudong, Shanghai, China
- Gigafactory 4 (officially named Giga Berlin), in Grünheide, state of Brandenburg (near Berlin), Germany
- Gigafactory 5 (officially named Giga Texas), in Austin, Texas, U.S.
- Gigafactory 6 (planned), in Santa Catarina, Nuevo León, México.[7][8]
See also
- Britishvolt
- Tesla Factory, in Fremont, California, U.S.
- Tesla facilities in Tilburg, Netherlands
References
- Frangoul, Anmar (6 July 2022). "VW and Goldman-backed battery maker Northvolt gets $1.1 billion funding injection". CNBC. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
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