Panasonic May Establish A New $4 Billion EV Battery Factory In Oklahoma | Carscoops carscoops
Panasonic may build a new $4 billion electric vehicle battery factory in the United States.
The company is a key supplier to Tesla and in mid-July, separately confirmed that it would establish a $4 billion EV battery factory in Kansas to produce and supply Tesla with its 4680 cells. It is understood that the new site in Oklahoma would have a similar capacity to the Kansas factory.that an agreement with the state of Oklahoma has yet to be reached. A spokeswoman for Oklahoma governor Kevin Stitt also declined to comment on the report.
Both Kansas and Oklahoma established large incentive packages to lure Panasonic to the states. Earlier this year, the Oklahoma state Senate approved a bill that would grant up to $698 million in rebates and incentives to a large manufacturing facility operated by an unnamed company.Senate Appropriations Committee chairman Roger Thompson said the package would attract investment totaling a minimum of $3.6 billion and create at least 4,000 new jobs within five years.
A host of the battery manufacturers are investing heavily in the United States. LG and General Motors will invest $2.6 billion on a battery plant in Michigan while LG Energy Solution will also invest $1.4 billion in new a new battery factory in Arizona. into the state of Georgia to establish dedicated electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities.
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