Volkswagen to open first North American EV battery plant in St. Thomas, Ont. | CBC News

Premier Doug Ford, right, meets with Sebastian Wolf, chief operating officer of PowerCo SE, on Feb 23. Batteries at the EV plant planned for St. Thomas, Ont., would be manufactured by PowerCo.

The announcement was released Monday by the office of Vic Fedeli, the province's minister of economic development and trade and is the first public confirmation of the deal that has long rumoured to be in the works. The province recently passed legislation that would allow the City of St Thomas to annex 607 hectares of farmland from the Municipality of Central Elgin with the aim to turn the parcel into industrial lands as part of what the province called an investment "mega-site."

FUNNY THING... This good news has very little to do with the Ontario Government of the - 'anti-carbon-tax'/ 'kill all renewable energy projects'/ 'pave us some more farmland for highways' - Conservative Premier Doug Ford... & yet - there Ford sits, claiming the win! onpoli

Anybody remember dieselgate?

When it comes to the liberal_party it is all in the details- Smoke & Mirror games

The slaves of the Congo eating bugs thanks you.

What did that deal cost?

Thanks Kathleen Wynne and Justin Trudeau!

Jesus that barrel on Dougie looks like it could blow any second.

Who owns the land now, how much did the provincial and federal government's give them?

One thing I love about a Conservative government is that they bring back manufacturing jobs instead of driving them away like the Liberals did for 15 years.

ask Ford if he can see his zipper

More disastrous open pit mining and drying flats. Did you know that the efficiency of the internal combustion engine is not even 50%? Why not scrap the need for new materials / mining and improve what we have already!

Fantastic news! Congratulations St. Thomas.

Energy Energy Latest News, Energy Energy Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Volkswagen picks Ontario for its first North American EV battery plantIt’s one of the biggest milestones to date in this country’s efforts to establish itself as a major player in electric-vehicle manufacturing. Don’t WANT it, it’s CRAPPPPPP It’s coming to Ontario because the automotive industry is paying the same wages since 2008 don’t believe the hype. This is going to cost the taxpayers, isn't it.
Source: globeandmail - 🏆 5. / 92 Read more »

Canada chosen for first Volkswagen EV battery plant in North AmericaVolkswagen has announced it plans to build an electric vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario. The European automaker announced Monday that the Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo will establish its first overseas 'gigafactory' for battery cell manufacturing in St. Thomas, Ont., with the start of production planned for 2027. Taxpayer building it ? And we all know who invented Volkswagen.... Great for Ontario. However feds should be also helping Canadian companies to manufacture batteries so we have raw materials to finished products sourced and made here sold to world and profits jobs all here
Source: CTVNews - 🏆 1. / 99 Read more »