No, America’s battery plant boom isn’t going bust

Workers install battery packs in a BMW X5 in South Carolina. A new battery plant under construction nearby will supply BMW factories. (Credit: BMW)
Workers install battery packs in a BMW X5 in South Carolina. A new battery plant under construction nearby will supply BMW factories. (Credit: BMW)

Construction is on track for the biggest factories, with over 23,000 jobs planned

The United States is in the midst of the biggest boom in clean energy manufacturing investments in history, spurred by laws like the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and the Inflation Reduction Act.

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