The company anticipates to fill 2,000 positions by next year to build the lithium ion batteries that power electric vehicles.

The first phase of Panasonic Energy’s nearly 5-million-square-foot electric vehicle battery factory is officially open in De ...

Problems with Tesla, tariffs, and tax breaks have electric vehicle investors worried, even as Panasonic unveiled a massive ...

Construction on the 300 acres in the western Johnson County city began in 2022. Officials have said the $4 billion project is ...

Panasonic is investing billions of dollars in a state-of-the-art electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto, Kansas. But the ...

Panasonic is betting big on the future of EV manufacturing in the U.S., despite declining EV incentives and potential tariff setbacks.

Former ammunition plant site transforms into economic engine for Kansas as Panasonic facility promises 4,000 jobs and $2.5 ...

The federal policy change raises questions about the electric vehicle market after historic investments and state incentives ...

The Panasonic electric vehicle battery plant in De Soto currently has one production line running, with three more expected ...

De Soto didn’t land Panasonic on its own, of course — the company’s decision to locate the plant in the K-10 corridor came from negotiations the company had with the state that concluded ...

People in De Soto, Kansas, are feeling hopeful about the future of their town after Panasonic announced on July 13 that it will build a $4 billion plant in the town to make electric vehicle ...

The first phase of Panasonic Energy’s nearly 5-million-square-foot electric vehicle battery factory is officially open in De ...