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American Battery Factory

American Battery Factory

Tucson, AZ, USA

-110.9512118, 32.0844329

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 96

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Cell


Project Announcement Date: 12/6/2022

Target for Starting Production: 2025

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 20 GWh

Operating Status: Under Construction


Target Jobs: 1000

Capital Investment: $1200 million

Congressional District: AZ7

Government Subsidies:

We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.

Selected Sources:

“American Battery Factory Selects Tucson, Arizona As Site For Its First Battery Cell Gigafactory In United States”, americanbatteryfactory.com, 05 Dec 2022. 🔗


“Press Release”, americanbatteryfactory.com, 02 Nov 2022. 🔗


“Press Release”, americanbatteryfactory.com, 21 Jun 2022. 🔗


“ABF lands in Arizona for its first LFP Gigafactory in the U.S.”, Joey Klender, TESLARATI, 07 Dec 2022. 🔗



“American Battery Factory Breaks Ground On Largest U.S. Lithium Iron Phosphate Battery Cell Gigafactory In Tucson, Arizona”, American Battery Factory, PR Newswire, 26 Oct 2023. 🔗


“American Battery Factory setting up shop in Arizona”, Chris Voloschuk, Recycling Today, 30 Jan 2024. 🔗


“Tucson Tech: Battery factory advances tech for factory buildout”, David Wichner, Arizona Daily Star, 29 Jun 2024. 🔗


“American Battery Factory Partners With Lead Intelligent Equipment For Next Phase Of Arizona Gigafactory”, americanbatteryfactory.com, 17 Mar 2024. 🔗


“American Battery Factory partners with China’s KAN Battery to pilot LFP cell manufacturing”, April Bonner, Energy-Storage.News, 27 Dec 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

We currently have no related projects tracked for this site.

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