Japanese carmaker Honda and South Korean battery maker LG Energy Solution will invest $4.4bn to build a new battery plant in the US, amid increasing pressure from Washington to cut China out of supply chains for electric vehicles.
It will be the first manufacturing facility for EV batteries in the US for Honda, which has committed to ending fossil-fuelled vehicles by 2040.
The slew of recent investment deals in the US by Asian carmakers and battery manufacturers comes as the US tightens environmental regulations, with California last week enacting rules that halt sales of new petrol-powered vehicles by 2035.
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