Why is the US building electric car battery factories?
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Why is the US building electric car battery factories?

Oct 17, 2023
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We’re in Kentucky, where an area which had long ago been abandoned as an industrial site is once again coming to life. US manufacturer Ascend Elements has chosen the site to build a factory for electric car batteries made from recycled ones - an industry previously almost entirely based in China. We explore the government incentives that have drawn the company to build here with US Climate Envoy John Kerry. And we hear from the local mining community which is hoping the new green manufacturing facility may provide much needed jobs. Presenter: Faisal Islam Producer: Priya Patel (Image: A worker at the factory building site in Kentucky. Credit: BBC)

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BBC World Service
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