Panasonic opens second US battery plant in state of Kansas

Opening ceremony comes after delays including over tariff uncertainty

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Panasonic's Kansas plant produces lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles. (Photo by Pak Yiu)

PAK YIU

DE SOTO, Kansas -- Panasonic opened a sprawling $4 billion U.S. battery plant on Monday amid a push by President Donald Trump to onshore manufacturing.

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