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Property, Plant and Equipment
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023
Property, Plant and Equipment  
Property, Plant and Equipment

Note 3 – Property, Plant and Equipment

Property, plant and equipment are summarized as follows:

    

March 31, 2023

    

December 31, 2022

Commercial production equipment

$

23,631

$

21,595

Laboratory equipment

4,916

3,278

Leasehold improvements

 

38,253

 

27,996

Furniture and computer equipment

 

1,483

 

1,482

Construction in progress

 

33,494

 

40,036

Total cost

 

101,777

 

94,387

Accumulated depreciation

 

(13,886)

 

(11,626)

Net property and equipment

$

87,891

$

82,761

Depreciation expenses are allocated ratably across operating expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations. Depreciation expenses for dedicated laboratory equipment and commercial production equipment are charged to research and development; other depreciation expenses are included in the Company’s overhead and are allocated across operating expenses on the accompanying Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations based on Company personnel costs incurred.

Depreciation expense related to property, plant, and equipment are summarized as follows:

Three Months Ended March 31, 

2023

    

2022

Depreciation expense

$

2,259

$

751

In 2022, the Company expanded its cell production capabilities through the construction of a second dry room and installation of a second cell pilot production line at its Louisville, Colorado facility, which is designed to produce larger format solid-state battery cells for the automotive qualification process.

The Company is expanding its electrolyte production to a second location in Thornton, Colorado. Scaling this production will allow it to produce larger quantities of electrolyte material required to feed cell-production lines and continue research and development efforts. The Company will begin producing electrolyte from this facility in 2023 and have placed portions of the facility into service.

March 31, 2023

December 31, 2022

Construction in progress

Louisville, Colorado - 2nd cell pilot line

$

2,010

$

2,010

Louisville, Colorado - Other capital projects

2,431

2,206

Thornton, Colorado - Increased electrolyte production scale

29,053

35,820