The 300-acre manufacturing plant, which is opening almost three years to the date of the initial announcement, is located in De Soto’s Astra Enterprise Park. The facility will operate and produce ...

Panasonic has opened its first assembly line that will produce about 70 batteries per second at its new massive facility in ...

The facility, which is the largest private business investment in Kansas history, will bring up to 4,000 jobs and an ...

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The facility, which is the largest private business investment in Kansas history, will bring up to 4,000 jobs and an ...

The largest Electric Vehicle battery plant in the United States officially opens its doors in De Soto, Kansas.

Officials in De Soto, Kansas, are celebrating the official opening of the massive Panasonic battery plant. The facility, built on the former Sunflower Army Ammunition site, is expected to provide a ...

GM is preparing to begin converting production lines at its battery plant in Tennessee later this year for low-cost ...

A lithium battery factory in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, caught fire early Monday, injuring 15 people—including three firefighters.

Panasonic has opened a state-of-the-art EV battery factory in De Soto, KS. Photo courtesy Panasonic Energy Co.

While Tesla sales continue to slide, its main battery supplier is going all guns blazing with local battery production in the U.S.

A joint venture between General Motors and LG Energy Solution plans to upgrade a manufacturing facility to produce low-cost electric vehicle battery cells.