The company anticipates to fill 2,000 positions by next year to build the lithium ion batteries that power electric vehicles.

With the addition of the new Kansas site, Panasonic's combined annual production capacity, alongside its existing Nevada factory, will reach 73GWh once fully operational.

Panasonic celebrates the opening of its new US factory for electric car cylindrical cells in De Soto near Kansas City. This ...

Panasonic is investing billions of dollars in a state-of-the-art electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto, Kansas. But the ...

Two new US plants could cut costs and boost domestic supply, both of which will benefit shoppers. But don't run to the dealer yet—the results could take years.

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Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd., announced the opening of its new cylindrical lithium-ion battery factory for electric vehicles in De Soto, Kansas - one of the largest automotive battery plants in the ...

Panasonic Energy has officially opened its new cylindrical lithium-ion battery factory for electric vehicles. Located in De ...

Panasonic is delaying full production in its De Soto battery plant because of dropping electric car sales and U.S. policies that do not support electric cars, international media reports.

Global manufacturers of electric vehicle (EV) batteries will need to source their energy from cleaner electricity grids to ...

Mazda is changing the way business is made - and this could lead to a bigger movement in the automaker industry. Now, they ...