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AESC $1.6 Billion EV Battery Plant

Sector: Energy Storage • Location: Florence, South Carolina, United States

Source: macholevante.com

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AESC planned to build a $1.6 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Florence County, South Carolina, designed to power BMW's next-generation EVs. The project promised 1,600 jobs and involved significant public funding. However, construction has been paused indefinitely due to policy and market uncertainty in the U.S., with no clear timeline for restart.

Status: Failure
Sector: Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Manufacturing (Industrial), Electric Vehicles (EVs), Automotive
Location: Florence, South Carolina, United States of America
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: macholevante.com

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The project “AESC $1.6 Billion EV Battery Plant” is an infrastructure initiative in the Energy Storage sector, located in Florence, South Carolina, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from macholevante.com.

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Taiyo status	Failure
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	AESC planned to build a $1.6 billion electric vehicle battery plant in Florence County, South Carolina, designed to power BMW's next-generation EVs. The project promised 1,600 jobs and involved significant public funding. However, construction has been paused indefinitely due to policy and market uncertainty in the U.S., with no clear timeline for restart.
Original sector	Energy
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Country	United States of America (USA)
State	South Carolina
City	Florence

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Source	macholevante.com
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Record type	Project
Sector	Energy Storage, Power Generation (CCGT), Manufacturing (Industrial), Electric Vehicles (EVs), Automotive
Article published date	2025-06-08

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