GM, Samsung SDI Choose Indiana for $3B EV Battery Plant

The Department of Energy plans to increase North America’s battery manufacturing capacity from 55 Gigawatt-hours per year in 2021 to nearly 1,000 GWh/year by 2030. St. Joseph County will soon be contributing to this goal as it was chosen to be the site of a $3 billion EV battery cell plant with more than a 30GWh capacity. A joint venture between General Motors and South Korea-based Samsung SDI plan to start construction on the new facility within the next year, and the facility is expected to create 1,700 manufacturing jobs by 2026. The plant would make St. Joseph County home to Indiana’s most significant electric vehicle investment.

‘”This project represents the largest single investment and job commitment in St. Joseph County in the last 75 years and will impact our region for decades,” Carl Baxmeyer, President of the St. Joseph County Board of Commissioners, said. “We look forward to a long partnership with GM and Samsung SDI as they move forward on their first battery plant as partners.”‘

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