Manufacturing

EV battery plants create gold rush of competing state incentives

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Ultium Cells, a joint venture of LG Energy Solution and General Motors, announced a $2.6 billion investment to build its third battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States in Lansing. (GENERAL MOTORS)
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October 13, 2022 07:19 PM

State EV Investments and Incentives

Financial disclosures vary by state, and some withhold data at the behest of a company or to stay competitive against other states. This makes the full picture of corporate incentives incomplete, but below are estimates compiled by Bloomberg. Some subsidies and incentives may still be subject to state or local approvals or could be challenged in court.
Company State Investment   Subsidies Jobs
GM Michigan $6.6 Bln
 
 
$1.8 Bln 4,050
Ford Tennessee $5.6 Bln
 
 
$2.4 Bln 5,800
Hyundai Georgia $5.5 Bln
 
 
$1.8 Bln 8,100
Rivian Georgia $5.0 Bln
 
 
$1.5 Bln 7,500
Source: Bloomberg

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer wasn’t happy. Ford Motor Co., a company whose very name is synonymous with Detroit, had just announced it had chosen two southern states, Tennessee and Kentucky, as sites for an $11 billion electric-vehicle project.

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