Panasonic to delay production at Kansas battery plant as electric car sales decline, policies shift - Butler County Times-Gazette

Panasonic to delay production at Kansas battery plant as electric car sales decline, policies shift - Butler County Times-Gazette

By Morgan ChilsonKansas Reflector TOPEKA — 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. The $4 billion economic development project, billed as the largest in Kansas history, is threatened because of decreased electric car sales at Tesla and skepticism from President Donald Trump about encouraging electric…

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Panasonic Plant Grand Opening Panasonic’s $4 billion Kansas battery plant finally begins operations this week. The company is hosting a grand opening ceremony today in De Soto with state and local leaders. The project is jam-packed with superlatives: Largest electric vehicle battery plant in the world Largest building in Kansas Largest economic development project in Kansas history At full capacity, the plant can churn out 66 lithium-ion batter…