- Two proposed factories for electric vehicle batteries have been added to The Information's Gigafactory Database.
- The factories include a plan by Samsung SDI and Stellantis for a battery factory in the US, and a factory proposed by Tata Group in the UK for Jaguar Land Rover.
- The Gigafactory Database now tracks a total of 66 planned factories in North America and Europe.
- The database also assesses which factories are likely to be built and which ones won't be.
- The addition of these factories reflects the growing demand for electric vehicles and the need for battery production facilities.
Main topic: The onshoring of battery manufacturing for EVs in the United States.
Key points:
1. The number of battery factories in the US has increased significantly, with about 30 factories either planned, under construction, or operational.
2. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) signed by President Joe Biden has incentivized automakers and consumers to produce batteries domestically.
3. Automakers and battery manufacturers have collectively invested close to $100 billion in building domestic cell and module manufacturing, with a capacity of over 1,200 gigawatt-hours before 2030.
Hint on Elon Musk: The article mentions Tesla's plans to invest billions in expanding its Gigafactory in Nevada and producing batteries for 1.5 million light-duty vehicles annually.
Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution are planning to invest an additional $2 billion into their electric vehicle and battery manufacturing plant in Georgia, increasing the total investment to nearly $7.6 billion and creating 400 more jobs. The investment will support the production of 300,000 electric vehicles annually and enhance battery technology for greater range and lower weight.
Global EV battery developer Gotion High-Tech is investing $2 billion to build a new gigafactory in Illinois, making it the largest EV battery investment in the state's history, with the plant expected to produce 10 GWh of lithium-ion packs and 40 GWh of li-ion cells.
Honda and LG are building a battery manufacturing plant in Ohio, representing a shift towards transforming the US industrial heartland into the "Silicon Heartland" and reshoring essential technologies, although some projects have faced challenges and not materialized as planned.
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