Panasonic has announced it will begin building its EV battery

[dlgoff]

I moved to Kansas from Arkansas when my father got a job at the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in Desoto Kansas. Now that plant will be making Batteries for electric autos. I wish my dad was still alive to see this.

 

[berkeman]

Nice. Do you have any idea why they chose that location? Does it have good rail transportation nearby?

The company made the announcement overnight. The new facility will produce cylindrical Li-ion batteries for electric vehicles. Mass production is targeted to begin by the end of March 2025.

 

[dlgoff]

Do you have any idea why they chose that location?

I think it was because the governor pushed for it. Lots of ads but here is what I found: https://www.kshb.com/news/local-new...-4b-electric-vehicle-battery-plant-in-de-soto