The new Panasonic Kansas factory will start its first phase of production soon. However, this facility will not manufacture the previously promised 4680 battery cells. A newly completed Tesla electric ...

Panasonic is reconsidering an earlier decision to scrap plans for a third battery factory in the US. The new factory might be critical for Tesla's ability to access IRA credits for its most popular ...

On November 2, Panasonic officially began construction of its new lithium-ion battery manufacturing factory in De Soto, Kansas (rendering image above), at the Astra Enterprise Park site. This $4 ...

UPDATE (12/19/23) — A spokesperson for MidAmerica Industrial Park confirmed Panasonic will not be building a battery plant in Pryor at this time. The spokesperson said this doesn't mean they won't ...