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Battery manufacturing facilities could bring thousands of jobs to Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan [1]
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Date: 2022-12-12
The Department of Energy is loaning $2.5 billion to General Motors and LG Energy Solutions for the three facilities, with Secretary Jennifer Granholm hailing the move as a way to "jumpstart" widespread EV adoption in the U.S.
The Department of Energy (DOE) announced on Monday that it had finalized a $2.5 billion loan to General Motors and LG Energy Solutions to build three battery manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. The agency estimates more than 11,000 jobs will be created through this effort, which is meant to boost the adoption of electric vehicles as the Biden administration strives to hit its goal of EVs making up at least half of all vehicle sales by 2030.
One of the facilities that began production in August is fully unionized. Last week, workers at a Warren, Ohio, plant successfully voted to unionize with United Auto Workers by a vote of 710 to 16. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm considered the election a particular victory in creating more equitable jobs. “DOE is flooring the accelerator to build the electric vehicle supply chain here at home—and that starts with domestic battery manufacturing led by American workers and the unions that support them,” Granholm said in a statement.
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