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StarPlus Energy Gigafactory

Samsung SDI; Stellantis

Kokomo, IN, USA

-86.1175, 40.51527778

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 81A

Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Cell


Project Announcement Date: 5/24/2022

Target for Starting Production: 2024

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No


Target Annual Production: 33 GWh

Operating Status: Under Construction


Target Jobs: 1400

Capital Investment: $3769 million

Congressional District: IN5

Government Subsidies:

Federal:

Advanced Technology Manufacturing Loan: $3750 million

Selected Sources:

“Stellantis and Samsung SDI to Invest Over $2.5 Billion in Joint Venture for Lithium-ion Battery Production Plant in United States”, Shawn Morgan, https://media.stellantisnorthamerica.com, 23 May 2022. 🔗


“Stellantis And Samsung SDI's Battery Factory Construction Now Underway”, InsideEVs, 24 Mar 2023. 🔗


“Stellantis, Samsung SDI Announce Kokomo, Indiana as Site for Second U.S. StarPlus Energy Gigafactory”, Stellantis, 10 Oct 2023. 🔗


“Stellantis and Samsung SDI will start battery production in the US in December 2024”, Francesco Armenio, ClubAlfa Global, 29 Oct 2024. 🔗


“LPO Announces Conditional Commitment to StarPlus Energy to Construct Lithium-Ion Battery Factories in Indiana”, Energy.gov, 01 Dec 2024. 🔗


Tracked Expansions, Acquisitions, or Related Sites:

This site has 1 major expansion(s).

Those expansion(s) are tracked below:


Site 81B: StarPlus Energy Gigafactory 2


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