Envision AESC commits $2B to EV battery plant in Kentucky to supply Mercedes, other automakers

Envision AESC operates this plant in Smyrna, Tenn.

April 13, 2022 03:14 PM

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Envision AESC of Japan is staking a claim on the expanding American electric vehicle market with a $2 billion investment in a massive new battery cell and module plant in Bowling Green, Ky.

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