Stellantis introduced early Monday that it plans a second U.S. battery plant to assist help American EV manufacturing.
With a memorandum of understanding signed between Stellantis and Samsung SDI Monday, the businesses search to begin manufacturing on the facility in 2027 and “an preliminary annual manufacturing capability of 34 gigawatt-hours.” However the location stays undisclosed and “presently beneath assessment,” in accordance with a launch.
The second battery plant will fall beneath the identical StarPlus Power three way partnership as its first U.S. facility presently being in-built Kokomo, Indiana and attributable to ramp up in early 2025.
Moreover, Stellantis reported that the Indiana plant will goal for an annual manufacturing of 33 gigawatt-hours, up from 23 when the challenge was introduced.
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Stellantis’ different proposed battery plant, a three way partnership with LG Power Answer, had been stalled till earlier this month over points during which “the Canadian authorities has not delivered on what was agreed to,” in accordance with what a Stellantis spokesperson mentioned in Might.
As of July 5, the businesses reported the challenge was again on, with the plant attributable to begin manufacturing in 2024, ramping as much as an annual output of greater than 45 gigawatt-hours.
That 4.5-million-square-foot manufacturing facility with LG was beforehand attributable to be accomplished by the tip of 2023. The location may even function a expertise middle for cell, module, and battery-pack growth for EVs, hybrids, and plug-in hybrids, however the firm hasn’t but commented on how this delay would possibly have an effect on these plans.
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Stellantis additionally hasn’t but offered an replace on whether or not this impacts the timeline for the launch of upcoming EVs, probably together with the Ram 1500 REV electrical truck, a Dodge electrical muscle automotive, and a Jeep Recon that might act as a completely electrical “brother” to the Wrangler.
Samsung SDI cells have precedent in Stellantis’ U.S. EV lineup. The unique Fiat 500e that first arrived for restricted U.S. sale a decade in the past was outfitted with cells from that firm.