[11] Community groups and government officials in several areas of the US expressed interest in hosting what was expected to be a very large Tesla Gigafactory manufacturing facility.

[12] Some expressed interest in facilitating land procurement, getting over the regulatory obstacles, and considering potential tax incentives.

[26][27] In July 2020, the Del Valle Independent School District approved a tax incentives package worth $68 million, should the Tesla Gigafactory be built.

[28] Tesla announced a manufacturing training program in cooperation with Austin Community College District on June 15, 2021.

[32] The first fully completed Tesla Model Y rolled off the line at Giga Texas in the last week of August 2021 under trial production.

[33] In December 2021, Elon Musk estimated that Giga Texas will require a total investment of at least $10B and may employ as many as 20,000 employees within the company.

[35][36] Panasonic announced in July 2022 that the company selected De Soto, Kansas (at the former Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant) to build a battery factory.