Canis, Bill. "Battery Manufacturing for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles: Policy Issues Archived July 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine" R41709. Electrek. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016. 331 employees at the factory with 89% of them Nevada residents. In October 2015, Tesla moved the Tesla Powerwall and Powerpack production from its Fremont factory to the Gigafactory, using 18650 cells. Gigafactory for 2020 was to have been 35 gigawatt-hours per year of cells as well as 50 gigawatt-hours per year (5.7 MW) of battery packs. By 2019, the gigafactory companies (now with 7,700 employees) had invested a combined $4.9 billion ($3b by Tesla, $1.7b by Panasonic, and $100m by H&T plus some equipment). In May 2017 at a TED Talk, Elon Musk stated his intention to announce three or babu88bd four new Gigafactory sites to manufacture both batteries and complete cars. Hirsch, Jerry (May 30, 2015). "Elon Musk's growing empire is fueled by $4.9 billion in government subsidies". Trudell, Craig (March 27, 2015). "Tesla Pushes Japanese Suppliers as It Seeks Battery Partners". Lambert, Fred (March 9, 2016). "Will human hands ever touch Tesla Gigafactory battery cells?".