Panasonic's $4B EV Battery Plant In De Soto, Kansas, Hopes For Launch In Early 2025

Panasonic Energy provided an update on their $4 billion electric vehicle battery plant, still under construction, in De Soto, Kansas. When operating at full capacity, the manufacturing facility will produce 66 lithium-ion batteries per second.
The largest economic development project in Kansas’ history is on track to open in spring 2025, with the launch of Panasonic Energy’s new electric vehicle battery facility in De Soto.
On Thursday, Panasonic plant officials provided an inside look of their construction progress to members of the media, giving the group behind the scenes access to the facility as construction continues.
The $4 billion electric vehicle battery plant - which the company touts as a key driver of economic growth and development in the area - began construction in November 2022. When completed, the plant will produce lithium-ion batteries for electric cars.
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[@stickynorth]

This is an amazing facility! I'd kill to have a factory like this in my hometown which has been suffering from job losses since an immigration-application facility was shuttered and relocated 6 years ago..

[@tdhoang]

What kind of batteries will it be making, Li-Ion, LFP? My guess is the older Lithium Ion technology.

[@RonaldReed-ul9du]

Thanks Joe and Kamala

[@BillyHenry-fk1qg]

Yeah but what are you going to pay people that work there and how much money do you charge for the batteries you produce can you say scam and bought off the local government you can put money on that

[@davefroman4700]

The vast majority of people that work in such facilities are highly paid engineers. The production itself is all automated. And secondly capitalism operates with economies of scale. The more you scale up production of a given technology, the cheaper it gets to make. The cost of batteries has been steadily declining for the past decade, as more and more production has come online and the supply chains have matured. As well as due to the technological advancement that inevitably comes from scaling any new industry as well.

[@gunnarblomquist5108]

I can’t put my finger on it, but I can feel like I’m paying for this already 😅

[@Flyingsidekickr]

Is that by Kill Creek?

[@CathartesAura]

It's about 1 km west of Kill creek and directly adjacent to the old Sunflower ammunition plant.

[@davidavard8461]

The Kill Creek Observation Tower provides a nice, if distant, view of the factory.

[@Flyingsidekickr]

I might have saw that on a satellite map

[@GreenTea3699]

At 2:52.. no thank you