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Lion Electric Joliet Manufacturing Facility
Lion Electric
Joliet, IL, USA
-88.1790847, 41.4537353
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 142
Additional Information:
Sector: EVs
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: EVs
Project Announcement Date: 5/7/2021
Target for Starting Production: 2022
Date Commercial Production Started: 11/9/2022
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 20000 EVs
Current Annual Production: 2500 EVs
Operating Status: Closed
Target Jobs: 1400
Capital Investment: $150 million
Congressional District: IL1
Government Subsidies:
We currently have no government subsidies tracked for this site.
Selected Sources:
“Lion Electric Announces the Production of its First Made in America School Bus in its Joliet Illinois Factory”, Lion Electric, PR Newswire, 02 Nov 2022. 🔗
“Lion Electric Produces Its First Electric School Bus in the US”, Tiana May, Bus-News, 09 Nov 2022. 🔗
“Please wait while your request is being verified...”, thelionelectric.com, No Date. 🔗
“Lion Electric Announces Additional Amendments To Certain Senior Credit Instruments And Additional Workforce Reductions”, The Lion Electric Co., PR Newswire, 01 Dec 2024. 🔗
“Bus, Truck Maker Lion Electric Sells Facility to Raise Funds”, Keiron Greenhalgh, Transport Topics, 06 Dec 2024. 🔗
“Lion Electric set to be acquired by consortium of Quebec investors”, Nicolas Van Praet, Globe and Mail, 16 May 2025. 🔗
Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:
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