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Envision AESC Kentucky Plant
Envision AESC
Bowling Green, KY, USA
-86.32277778, 37.04277778
The Big Green Machine Site ID: 90
Additional Information:
Sector: Batteries
Activity: Manufacturing
Product: Battery Cell
Project Announcement Date: 4/13/2022
Target for Starting Production: 2025
Date Commercial Production Started:
Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: No
Target Annual Production: 30 GWh
Operating Status: Paused
Target Jobs: 2000
Capital Investment: $2000 million
Congressional District: KY2
Government Subsidies:
Local/State: $121.8 million
Selected Sources:
“Gov. Beshear: Envision AESC’s Investment in 30GWh Kentucky Gigafactory Creates 2,000 New Jobs and Solidifies the Commonwealth as New Electric Vehicle Battery Capital”, Team Kentucky | Cabinet for Economic Development, 12 Apr 2022. 🔗
“How a Chinese Battery Maker’s $2 Billion U.S. EV Factory Bet Faltered”, Haye Kesteloo, EVXL.co, 17 Jun 2025. 🔗
“How a Chinese-Owned Battery Maker’s Bet on U.S. EVs Went Wrong”, Christopher Otts, WSJ, 21 Jun 2025. 🔗
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