http://seekingalpha.com/news/3233424-battery-production-starts-gigafactory

Tesla Motors (NASDAQ:TSLA) says the first battery cells are being produced at the Gigafactory site in Nevada.

The initial battery cells are for the energy storage business, with the Model 3 production ramp still to come.

The company expects to have 6.5K employees at the Gigafactory by 2018, up from a current level of 2.9K.