Panasonic opens second US battery plant in state of Kansas

Opening ceremony comes after delays including over tariff uncertainty

Panasonic Energy is opening its second U.S. battery plant just as government policy turns less favorable to electric vehicles. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)

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.

The factory will produce lithium-ion batteries used in electric vehicles and is Panasonic Energy North America’s second battery plant following one in Nevada. The facility, located in the small city of De Soto in the state of Kansas, is set to begin production in August after months of delays.

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Panasonic opens second US battery plant in state of Kansas

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