TOKYO -- Japan-based electric vehicle battery maker Envision AESC Group said Thursday it will spend $2 billion to build a second plant in the U.S. supplying next-generation batteries to automakers.
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Envision AESC already operates an EV battery plant in the state of Tennessee. (Photo courtesy of the company)
TOKYO -- Japan-based electric vehicle battery maker Envision AESC Group said Thursday it will spend $2 billion to build a second plant in the U.S. supplying next-generation batteries to automakers.