hey are projected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by approximately 91 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent. The following projects have been selected for funding: ACCEPT Automotive Cells Company European Production Take-off, located in France (Automotive Cells Company ACC) AGATHE – Advanced Gigafactory Aiming at Tempering greenhouse gas Emissions, located in France (Verkor) CF3_at_Scale – Scaling of innovative manufacturing processes fo...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/07

Tesla completes autonomous customer delivery from Gigafactory Texas On June 27, Tesla CEO Elon Musk confirmed that one of its newly produced vehicles has, for the first time, delivered itself to a customer autonomously, one day ahead of the company’s original schedule. In May, Musk announced that the first-ever fully autonomous delivery of a Tesla would take place on June 28. The plan was to have the car roll off the production lines at Gigafac...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/01

Tesla nears completion of LFP battery manufacturing facility in Nevada On June 28, Tesla announced on social media that it is nearing completion of the company’s first Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) cell manufacturing factory in North America.  The LFP battery factory is part of the broader expansion of Gigafactory Nevada near Sparks, Nevada with some production line equipment acquired from China's CATL.  The initial capacity of the Nevada LFP ...

News  Updated at: 2025/07/01

ficiency and scalability, laying the groundwork for higher-volume B1 sample production.  Compared to the prior-generation Raptor process, Cobra offers a ~25x improvement in heat treatment speed and occupies a fraction of the physical space per film start, key advantages in the design of a scalable gigafactory production line. (QuantumScape release on June 24, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/26

Tesla Gigafactory Texas reported to close for one week at end of June On June 17, Tesla shares slid after it was reported that the company will be pausing production of its Cybertruck and Model Y vehicles at its Gigafactory Texas for a week starting June 30. Tesla told employees the stoppage is intended to allow the company to perform maintenance and improvements on the production lines. Tesla indicated these improvements will support a ramp-up i...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/25

of the public and take drive around via the ride-sharing service, though earlier trials included someone in the drivers’ seat. The rides, with about ten Model Ys, will operate in a small geofenced area in the south Austin area, which is roughly thirty minutes from end to end, and not too far from Gigafactory Texas. The first rides kicked off at around 2 p.m. local time in Austin. Passengers are confined to the back row of the Model Y, while a T...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/24

sure is set for June 16, 2025, officially ending production of the long-running engine which began in 1985 and has since built over 23 million engines for various car models. Starting in 2026, the Termoli plant will shift to making eDCT electrified gearboxes, helping to preserve jobs at the site. A Gigafactory for battery production was also once planned for this location. Based on multiple sources...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/13

xi will be June 22. Musk qualified that statement by saying that “We are being super paranoid about safety, so the date could shift.” In the same post, Musk said that the first Tesla that drives itself from factory end of line all the way to a customer house will be June 28. That plant would be Gigafactory Texas, where that Model Y is built. (Musk post on June 10, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/12

Amara Raja, India updates about upcoming R&D and battery gigafactory On May 30, Amara Raja Energy & Mobility Limited, in an investor update, announced that its R&D facility currently under development in Hyderabad remains on track. It is expected to be operational by the end of this calendar year, alongside the customer qualification plant.  These new facilities will significantly enhance its internal product development capabilities, complement...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

AESC starts battery production at Douai gigafactory, France On June 3, AESC, a global leader in high-performance battery solutions, announced the start of production (SOP) at its gigafactory in Douai, France. The facility has an annual production capacity of 10 GWh and currently supplies advanced batteries to Renault, with the potential to power up to 200,000 electric vehicles per year. The plant has already created 650 green jobs and plans to e...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/04

e in June, Musk also announced that the first self-delivery of a Tesla car directly to a customer will also take place in June. The feat will fulfill Musk’s projections that Tesla vehicles would soon be capable of driving to customers without a driver within the car, with the surrounding areas of Gigafactory Texas or the Fremont Plant likely to be the first areas serviced. (multiple sources on May 29, 2025)...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/31

Ola Electric, India ramps up production at Ola Gigafactory On May 29, Ola Electric Mobility announced that it is ramping up production at the Ola Gigafactory with improving yields of its Bharat Cell, which is undergoing extensive testing across performance, lifecycle, and safety parameters, with phased commercialization in a couple of months. This phased rollout will help optimize supply chain dynamics, maintain quality consistency across early p...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/29

ACC begins equipment testing at second Billy-Berclau Gigafactory unit, France On May 21, ACC announced that the construction of the second unit at the Billy-Berclau Gigafactory (BBD2) in France is moving quickly. The first two mixing rooms are still being set up, while in the coating area, a walkway has been added to support large pipes for the NMP evaporation system, located next to the cathode furnace lines. A key milestone was reached in late ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/23

eveloper and manufacturer of chemistry-agnostic prismatic Lithium-ion (Li-ion) cells. The partnership will combine Himadri’s advanced anode and cathode materials with IBC’s prismatic cell technology. Himadri gains access to IBC’s manufacturing network in South Korea and its upcoming Bengaluru Gigafactory, while expanding its global customer reach. In return, IBC secures a steady supply of premium battery materials and benefits from Himadri...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/23

Tesla building Cortex 2.0 supercomputer facility at Gigafactory Texas Reports on May 13 say that work has been underway on the North side of the Gigafactory Texas complex for a few months now for Cortex 2.0, a companion to the site’s existing Cortex supercluster. Initially, the site was listed as the Central Campus Support facility, but recently, local city filings have updated the name to Cortex 2.0.  The speed of the buildout for the Cortex ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/17

yoff. The unions hope that production will increase after the launch of the new Fiat 500. A new gearbox line, expected to reach full capacity by the end of 2026, will create around 300 jobs, far fewer than those lost from the FIRE department closure. Originally, the plant was to be converted into a Gigafactory for EV batteries starting in 2026, but that plan has been stalled for nearly a year, with no clear future. There is no confirmed new produ...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/15

Exide, India updates about status of upcoming gigfactory On May 6, Exide Industries Limited, in an investor update, announced that it will start trial production in its gigafactory within this year. At present, around 150 engineers are commissioning equipment and machines on the site. After trial production, OEMs will do a homologation process (testing and validation) for 4-5 months. Commercial serial production will start after that. There are f...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/15

Tesla Model Y, Cybertruck production workers told to take a week off in May Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas will seemingly idle production the week of May 26 according to workers who have received notices to take off extra time during Memorial Day week, or else spend that time cleaning and training. While Tesla has been known to take breaks before, employees say this one is longer than usual. They also note that the company has cut overtime availabil...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/15

UK Government announces GBP 1 billion investment for new AESC gigafactory On May 9, the UK Government announced a GBP 1 billion investment to support the construction of a new AESC gigafactory in Sunderland, creating 1,000 new jobs and accelerating the country’s transition to electric vehicles. The gigafactory will produce batteries for electric vehicles, with the capacity to power up to 100,000 EVs annually. It follows the economic deal with t...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/12

200 more workers are set to leave Stellantis’ Termoli plant, Italy, through voluntary redundancies, in addition to recent job cuts shared with local unions.The union warns that job losses are rising due to a lack of new investments, slow arrival of new models, and no real progress on the Termoli gigafactory project. At the moment, an increase in the redundancy fund is being determined, no discontinuity with respect to the past with the lack of...

News  Updated at: 2025/05/09