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Microvast Separator Plant
Microvast
Hopkinsville, KY, USA
-87.4242682, 36.7916743
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 193
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Cell Components
Project Announcement Date: 3/30/2023
Target for Starting Production: 2025
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes
Target Annual Production: 253000 # EVs supported by annual production
Operating Status: Cancelled
Target Jobs: 562
Capital Investment: $504 million
Congressional District: KY1
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $21* million
Selected Sources:
“Battery Materials Processing and Battery Manufacturing”, U.S. Department of Energy, 18 Oct 2022. 🔗
“Microvast gets $200 million federal grant to build second battery plant in Clarksville”, Jake Foster, ClarksvilleNow.com - News, Weather & Events in Clarksville, TN, 21 Oct 2022. 🔗
“Microvast won’t build 2nd battery plant in Clarksville, but will continue expanding current location”, Jake Foster, ClarksvilleNow.com - News, Weather & Events in Clarksville, TN, 21 Feb 2023. 🔗
“Microvast’s $200 Million US Grant Under Review”, Yahoo, 16 Feb 2023. 🔗
“Microvast Announces Location of First Polyaramid Separator Plant in Kentucky”, Microvast Holdings, Inc., 29 Mar 2023. 🔗
“Microvast Responds to DOE Decision to Withdraw Separator Grant”, Business Wire, 24 May 2023. 🔗
“Dept. of Energy pulls grant funding from Microvast, could have regional impacts”, Hannah Hageman, whopam.com, 24 May 2023. 🔗
“Kentucky concerns pause battery factory incentives”, arkansasonline.com, 06 Jun 2023. 🔗
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