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Report: Next-gen Chevy Bolt EV might be made at Kansas plant

Green Car Reports

The next-generation Chevrolet Bolt EV could be built at a Kansas assembly plant starting in 2025, Automotive News reports. General Motors is considering whether to build a "lower-cost version" of the Bolt EV at its Fairfax Assembly plant, the report said, citing an anonymous source familiar with the matter.

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Ford to assemble electric E-Transit van in Kansas City; building out $3.2B North American EV manufacturing capability

Green Car Congress

Ford Motor Company announced that its Kansas City Assembly Plant will build the all-new E-Transit van, part of a more than $3.2 The electric van investment in Kansas City is in addition to the $300 million Ford invested for the launch this year of the all-new F-150 at that plant. This will retain 225 jobs at the plant.

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Panasonic breaks ground on new 30 GWh gigafactory in Kansas; focus on 2170 cylindrical cells

Green Car Congress

The Kansas gigafactory will be the company’s second EV battery facility in the US, following the Panasonic Energy of North America (PENA) facility in Sparks, Nevada. Panasonic Energy plans to begin mass production in Kansas by March 2025. Two contractors from the local Kansas City area, Emery Sapp & Sons Inc.,

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Panasonic to build $4 billion EV battery plant in Kansas

Electric Cars Report

Global leader in lithium-ion batteries Panasonic Energy and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly jointly announced that the state of Kansas has approved an Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion (APEX) state incentive application submitted by Panasonic Energy Co.,

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Panasonic is building a battery factory in Kansas to supply Tesla with new 4680 cell

Electrek

Panasonic is reportedly going to build a new battery cell factory in Kansas to supply Tesla with its new 4680 cell. The post Panasonic is building a battery factory in Kansas to supply Tesla with new 4680 cell appeared first on Electrek. Update : the governor has now made the project official.

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Panasonic To Build $4 Billion Tesla Battery Factory In Kansas

CleanTechnica EVs

Panasonic is likely to invest up to $4 billion into a new factory for Tesla batteries in Kansas. It’s all about the batteries. While there are other supply chain challenges lately, the number one barrier to faster electric vehicle sales growth year after year is lack of batteries. That goes for Tesla as well as […].

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Tesla battery partner Panasonic to start building Kansas factory next month

Teslarati

Tesla battery partner Panasonic has stated that it intends to start the buildout of its Kansas, US plant this November. With its Kansas plant, Panasonic is making a serious play for the United States’ fast-growing electric vehicle segment. Kansas officials have shared their excitement for Panasonic’s new battery plant.

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