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Mercedes supplier Envision AESC commits $2B to U.S. EV battery plant

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Envision AESC operates this plant in Smyrna, Tenn.
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Lindsay Chappell
April 13, 2022 03:14 PM

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, USA -- 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, Kentucky.

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