Ralston Reports. Archived from the original on August 10, 2015. Retrieved November 6, 2016. Nevada was fourth in line for the plant with its RFI, about $650 million short on the abatements and $900 million short overall. Tesla. January 4, 2017. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2017. The Gigafactory is being built in phases so that Tesla, Panasonic, and other partners can begin manufacturing immediately inside the finished sections and continue to expand thereafter. The $725M sales tax abatement was particularly important, as 5 other states charge no sales tax at all, and 34 states (including Arizona and baji999 - https://baji999live.top - Texas) don't charge sales tax on manufacturing equipment. Giga Shanghai, Giga Berlin and Giga Texas. How did Texas lose its bid for Tesla's 'gigafactory'?