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Aesir Rapid City Gigafactory

Aesir Technologies

Rapid City, SD, USA

-103.225164722022, 44.0816811062197

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 686

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Cell


Project Announcement Date: 9/23/2021

Target for Starting Production: N.D.

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 2 GWh

Operating Status: Cancelled


Target Jobs: 400

Capital Investment: $250 million

Congressional District: SD0

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $1 million

Selected Sources:

“Æsir Technologies Selects Rapid City for New Gigafactory Location - South Dakota”, South Dakota, 23 Sep 2021. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

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