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Envision AESC South Carolina Plant

Envision AESC

Florence, SC, USA

-79.7318501, 34.2033442

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 98A

Project Timeline

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Additional Information:

Sector: Batteries

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: Battery Cell


Project Announcement Date: 12/6/2022

Target for Starting Production: 2026

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 30 GWh

Operating Status: Paused


Target Jobs: 1170

Capital Investment: $810 million

Congressional District: SC7

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $205 million

Selected Sources:

“Envision Aesc And Bmw Group Announce New Partnership In Battery Cell Production And Supply”, Envision AESC, PR Newswire, 19 Oct 2022. 🔗


“Envision AESC to establish Florence County electric vehicle battery gigafactory”, sc.gov, 05 Dec 2022. 🔗


“SC battery cell plant eyes expansion, nets extra $50M in taxpayer support”, Jessica Holdman, News From The States, 06 Dec 2023. 🔗


“EV battery maker AESC pauses Florence SC plant construction”, Maayan Schechter, S CAROLINA, 06 Jun 2025. 🔗


“Electric vehicle battery company halts construction of SC manufacturing plant”, Jessica Holdman, SC Daily Gazette, 05 Jun 2025. 🔗


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