Toyota opens its first EV battery plant in the US, but there's more
Feb 5, 2025 · On Wednesday, Toyota announced that its $14 billion EV battery plant in North Carolina is open for business. The new facility will begin shipping batteries for Toyota’s electric vehicles in ...
Toyota's North Carolina factory will soon start making EV batteries
Feb 5, 2025 · The company will hire more than 5,000 workers to make batteries for hybrid and electric cars as part of Toyota's approach to encouraging EV ownership in the United States.
Battery firm abandons plan for a $2.6 billion plant in Georgia
5 days ago · ATLANTA (AP) — A clean energy company is abandoning a plan to build a giant electric battery factory in Atlanta’s suburbs after it shifted to buy a solar panel plant in Texas.. Freyr Battery told officials in Newnan on Thursday that it wouldn’t build a $2.6 billion plant that was supposed to hire more than 700 people, after sending a Jan. 21 letter to the Coweta …
Tracking the EV battery factory construction boom across ... - TechCrunch
6 days ago · The battery maker also said it would quadruple its planned investment in a new factory in Arizona to $5.5 billion, a large portion of which will be dedicated to EV battery production.
Hyundai just opened its massive new EV plant in Georgia - Electrek
Oct 4, 2024 · Hyundai’s $7.6 billion EV plant in Georgia officially opens. After breaking ground on the site in October 2022, Hyundai Motor Group’s Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Bryan County, GA, is now open.
Toyota Powers On New North Carolina Automotive Battery Plant
Feb 5, 2025 · The new battery plant is part of Toyota's "best-in-town" approach―investing and producing locally, contributing to the local community and offering products tailored to local needs through a multi-pathway strategy. To date, Toyota's total U.S. investment stands at $49 billion, which supports more than 280,000 jobs in the industry.
Honda's new EV production revolution begins with $1 billion …
Feb 3, 2025 · The company’s emerging EV hub in Ohio, including a separate $3.5 billion battery plant, will be the flagship for Honda’s global manufacturing operations.That includes its Marysville Auto Plant ...
Toyota’s First EV Battery Factory In America Is Ready - InsideEVs
Feb 5, 2025 · Toyota will begin shipping battery packs from its new North Carolina factory in April. The facility is the company's first in-house battery factory outside Japan. It will build batteries for...
The first EV batteries will come out of Kansas’ massive Panasonic plant …
Jan 17, 2025 · One of the largest economic development projects in Kansas history will start churning out lithium-ion batteries as soon as March, Panasonic announced on Friday. Executives from the Japanese tech...
Ford changes EV strategy but proceeds with smaller Michigan battery factory
Apr 9, 2024 · Amid many recent changes — like pausing a new electric truck and a three-row SUV, plus turning to more hybrid models — Ford is standing firm in its plans to build a new EV battery factory in Michigan.