EV battery plant Archives

Electric vehicle industry will persist, experts say, despite Trump funding cuts

by Paige Gross
March 17, 2025

Long planning times and increasing competition internationally mean U.S. carmakers will continue to develop electric cars, despite funding cuts from the Trump administration, experts say.

No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust – construction is on track for the biggest factories, with over 23,000 jobs planned

by James Morton Turner, Joshua Busby and Nathan Jensen
November 4, 2024

U.S. Senate panel looks for ways to aid electric vehicle industry

by Lia Chien
August 1, 2024

Several lawmakers raised concerns in the hearing over whether the electric grid could handle increased demand from electric vehicle charging.

AAA survey shows drop in EV buying interest in Kentucky

by Stu Johnson
June 10, 2024

History says tariffs rarely work, but Biden’s 100% tariffs on Chinese EVs could defy the trend

by Tinglong Dai
May 23, 2024

President Joe Biden’s EV tariffs might defy historical precedent and succeed where other tariffs failed, for a few key reasons.

Ascend Elements invites potential workers to Hopkinsville job fair

by Hoptown Chronicle
April 2, 2024

The job fair will be April 10 at Hopkinsville Community College's Emerging Technologies Center.

House budget slams the brakes on future electric vehicle purchases by some state agencies

by Liam Niemeyer
February 14, 2024

As auto makers invest billions in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing in Kentucky, an EV advocate called the proposal "really puzzling."

Kentucky to receive additional federal funding to expand electric vehicle charging network

by Tom Latek
December 18, 2023

Gov. Andy Beshear encouraged local governments and other eligible entities to start preparing now for a new application period, expected to open in the spring.

Local leaders call for auto workers’ gains to spread to EV plants, Southern Black workers

by Casey Quinlan
November 6, 2023

All three major automakers have established or are building electric vehicle manufacturing plants and battery plants in Southern states, with many of the facilities being placed in rural, Black communities.

Hopkinsville among 16 newly announced EV charging station sites

by Julia Hunter
October 9, 2023

Nearly $11 million in state funds will go toward the construction of 16 public charging stations — including one in Hopkinsville.

Officials laud Toyota Boshoku plant that will employ 157 workers

by Jennifer P. Brown
October 5, 2023

The $225 million facility in South Park near Interstate 24 is expected to be operational in 2025.

Ascend Elements and South Korean partners to build battery recycling facility in Hopkinsville

by Jennifer P. Brown
September 26, 2023

The facility will supply material to the $1 billion Ascend Elements Apex I plant currently under construction at Commerce Park II.