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Planned 2020 Gigafactory Production Exceeds 2013 Global Production

The 2020 production at Tesla's Gigafactory is projected to exceed the total global lithium-ion battery production in 2013, with an estimated cell output of 35 GWh per year and pack output of 50 GWh per year. The Gigafactory is projected to employ 6,500 workers and cover 500-1000 acres with a building space up to 10 million square feet and 1-2 levels to support producing battery packs for 500,000 Tesla vehicles annually by 2020.

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Planned 2020 Gigafactory Production Exceeds 2013 Global Production

The 2020 production at Tesla's Gigafactory is projected to exceed the total global lithium-ion battery production in 2013, with an estimated cell output of 35 GWh per year and pack output of 50 GWh per year. The Gigafactory is projected to employ 6,500 workers and cover 500-1000 acres with a building space up to 10 million square feet and 1-2 levels to support producing battery packs for 500,000 Tesla vehicles annually by 2020.

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Planned 2020 Gigafactory Production Exceeds 2013 Global Production

500,000
40!
Vehicles

Global cell supply
35!
growing, but almost
GWh/Year Production
entirely in Asia
Gigafactory!
30!
Others!
Lishen!
25!
BYD!
BAK!

20!
ATL!
Maxell!
15!
Sony!
Panasonic!
10!


35,000 LGC!
Vehicles
SDI!
5!

0!
2010! 2011! 2012! 2013! 2014! 2015! 2016! 2017! 2018! 2019! 2020!

Battery pack cost/kWh reduced >30% by Gen III volume ramp in 2017

Source: IIT Takeshita 2013



Gigafactory Process Flow




Pack

Enclosure

Raw Steel/
Aluminum

Cathode
Manufacturing
Cathode
Can &
Cap

Electrode

Aluminum Foil

Module
Pack

Raw Materials




Cell
Module







Cell
Module



Assembly

Separator

Separator
Winding

Manufacturing



Cell
Cell
Module


…
…






Anode


Cell



Module
Manufacturing
Anode

Electrolyte
Copper
Electrode

Manufacturing

Foil

Battery Pack
Battery Pack Vehicle Assembly

Recycling
Lifetime Usage
(Fremont, CA)

Tesla Gigafactory


Gigafactory Projected Figures New Local


Renewables

2020 Tesla Vehicle Volume 500,000/yr
Solar and Wind

2020 Gigafactory Cell Output 35 GWh/yr

2020 Gigafactory Pack Output 50 GWh/yr



Up to 10M ft2

Space Requirement
w/ 1-2 levels

Total Land Area (acres) 500-1000

Employees 6,500

Rendering

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