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

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

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

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

In Kansas’ agreement with Panasonic, the company must spend a certain amount and stay in the state for 15 years to earn the ...

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

A moment years in the making comes to fruition on Monday morning, with a ribbon cutting and grand opening of the Panasonic ...

De Soto has already seen some of the results of taxpayers' investment in Panasonic in and around the community.

The company has produced some 19 billion cells since entering the EV sector, providing batteries for some 3.7 million ...

Dignitaries from across the world were in De Soto, Kansas, Monday for the grand opening of Panasonic's $4 billion EV battery ...

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 ...

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