Vietnamese automobile manufacturer Kim Long Motor said on Tuesday it will partner with China’s BYD to develop a $130 million facility to produce batteries for commercial electric vehicles in central Vietnam.

U.S. immigration agents have arrested about 475 workers, mostly South Korean nationals, at a Hyundai Motor electric vehicle battery plant under construction in Ellabell, Georgia. Officials said those detained had either crossed the border illegally or overstayed visas, marking the largest single-site enforcement action in the Department of Homeland Security’s history.

The United Auto Workers (UAW) said Wednesday it won a union vote at Ford’s Kentucky joint-venture battery plant, though 41 challenge ballots could still affect the outcome. The union reported 526 votes in favor and 515 against, calling the remaining ballots “illegitimate” and a tactic by the employer to undermine the vote.

Tesla's Megapack battery plant in Shanghai's Lingang Special Area officially began production on Tuesday, marking a significant milestone for the US electric vehicle maker.

Monterey County authorities issued evacuation orders Thursday night after a fire broke out at a battery storage facility along the Central Coast that the company claims is the largest in the world.

Car giant Stellantis and Chinese manufacturer CATL said Tuesday they would build a $4.3-billion factory to make electric vehicle batteries in Spain, the latest bid to boost Europe's troubled EV drive.

Volkswagen's PowerCo battery subsidiary has decided to build only one of the two planned production lines at its Salzgitter plant in Germany, according to the works council.

Indonesia launched its first electric vehicle battery plant on Wednesday, President Joko Widodo said, as Southeast Asian countries move to gain a foothold in the emerging industry, News.Az reports citing AFP.