South Korean electronics conglomerate LG Electronics has opened its first plant devoted to electrical car (EV) charger manufacturing within the U.S., positioned within the state of Texas.
In keeping with a press launch shared by the corporate on Monday, LG has opened the EV charger plant in Fort Price, Texas, set to finally have an annual capability of over 10,000 items. The information additionally got here alongside a ribbon-cutting occasion that includes LG executives, Fort Price Mayor Mattie Parker, and different native officers.
The manufacturing facility is already constructing Degree 2 AC chargers with as much as 11kW of output and a J1772 connector. Within the second quarter, the corporate will begin manufacturing on LG’s first Degree 3 DC charger, sporting a big out of doors LCD touchscreen show and CCS1 and NACS connectors for quick charging as much as 175kW. LG additionally says 350kW ultra-fast chargers are on the corporate’s roadmap for the 12 months, anticipated to launch in 2024.
“The EV charger enterprise is a progress engine for LG’s future, supporting the corporate’s transformation into a wise options firm,” stated LG President Alec Jang. “LG will leverage the reliability and uncompromising high quality of its chargers, upkeep companies and vertical gross sales capabilities with the objective of turning into a pacesetter within the EV charging enterprise all over the world.”
EV charger meeting will at first take up roughly 60,000 sq. ft. in a facility of the 100,000 sq. ft. facility, leaving the corporate with room to develop operations. The corporate additionally says the plant makes use of 100% inexperienced energy, and the corporate says the power will convey dozens of latest tech jobs to North Texas.
“It is a nice day for Fort Price with this international chief selecting to ascertain its U.S. manufacturing base for EV chargers and creating new jobs right here,” stated Mayor Parker throughout the opening ceremony. “We take pleasure in understanding that LG’s superior EV charging stations that shall be deployed throughout the US shall be constructed proper right here in Fort Price.”
The information comes only a month after LG Chem broke floor on a $1.6 billion cathode plant in Tennessee, set to start manufacturing of cathode supplies utilized in EV batteries in 2026. LG Vitality Resolution additionally elevated its funding in an Arizona EV battery plant to $5.5 billion final 12 months, with the positioning now anticipated to construct 46-series battery cells for EVs as a substitute of 2170 cells.
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