DEPLOYDatabase

Deployment

Panasonic EV Battery Cells at Storey County, Nevada, USA

Lithium-ion battery cells manufactured by Panasonic Energy for electric vehicles, primarily at Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada. Panasonic is one of the world's largest EV battery cell producers, with the 2nd-highest battery-related patent filings globally (2000-2018).

Panasonic EV Battery Cells by Panasonic Holdings · Operated by Panasonic Holdings · Unverified


Machine-readable surfaces

Panasonic operates battery cell production lines at Tesla's Gigafactory Nevada (Giga Nevada) in Storey County, Nevada. The factory employs ~12,000 people (2022) and is the world's largest battery factory. Panasonic invested ~.6 billion.

Key facts

Factory size
5,400,000 sq ft (500,000 m²)
Employees
12,000 (2022)

Safety record

No incidents on record for Panasonic EV Battery Cells at Storey County, Nevada, USA.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Trust tier
Unverifiedhow tiers work →
Last updated
2026-08-01
Status
operational
First seen
2016-01-01
ID
115fb7dc-254f-4cdb-b7bd-71006951191e

Timeline

  1. Jan 2016
    First recorded
    Panasonic EV Battery Cells first documented operating at Storey County, Nevada, USA.
  2. Aug 2026
    Current status: operational
    Latest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.

On the deployment map

Panasonic EV Battery Cells operates in Storey County, Nevada, USA. Explore the full verified map:

Sources (1)

  1. Gigafactory Nevada - Wikipedia · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigafactory_Nevada · 2016-01-01
Methodology: Unreviewed · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-01

Verification posture

Unreviewed

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-01

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: production

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

1
knowledge-base
Knowledge base

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Panasonic EV Battery Cells at Storey County, Nevada, USA.

Common questions

What is the Panasonic EV Battery Cells deployment at Storey County, Nevada, USA?
Panasonic EV Battery Cells, built by Panasonic Holdings, is recorded as a deployment at Storey County, Nevada, USA on the DEPLOY registry. Panasonic Holdings operates the deployment directly.
Who operates Panasonic EV Battery Cells at Storey County, Nevada, USA?
Panasonic Holdings, the manufacturer of Panasonic EV Battery Cells, operates this deployment directly. This is a maker-deploys-its-own-product arrangement rather than a customer pilot.
When did the Panasonic EV Battery Cells deployment at Storey County, Nevada, USA go live?
The deployment is recorded as starting January 1, 2016 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.
Have there been incidents at the Panasonic EV Battery Cells deployment at Storey County, Nevada, USA?
No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.

Deploy Watch

Track this deployment.

We notify you when status changes against primary-source evidence, contract events surface, or a related incident is filed.