Wald, Matthew L. (September 4, 2014). "Nevada a Winner in Tesla's Battery Contest". Cuthbertson, Anthony (April 20, 2014). "Tesla to Create World's Largest Lithium-ion Battery Factory". Nevada Gigafactory 1, although Tesla and Panasonic use nearby warehouses. 13 cell lines. In early 2021, Panasonic had its first annual profit in Gigafactory. In May 2017 at a TED Talk, Elon Online (elonplay.online) Musk stated his intention to announce three or four new Gigafactory sites to manufacture both batteries and complete cars. On July 31 2024, a month later, Gigafactory Nevada produced the 10 millionth Tesla drive unit as counted from all of Tesla's factories. In 2014, Nevada Department of Transportation advanced the otherwise dormant south extension. Overall, states with favorable sales tax regulations were seen as topping the list of preferred sites. Lambert, Fred (May 9, 2017). "Tesla battery researcher says they doubled lifetime of batteries in Tesla's products 4 years ahead of time".