AESC Florence gigafactory
AESC (Envision AESC), Florence, South Carolina
AESC Florence gigafactory in Florence, South Carolina is AESC (Envision AESC)’s plant for EV battery cells for BMW. Status: paused (reported) as of June 5, 2025 (paused, reported by news and not yet confirmed by the company or state). AESC (Envision AESC) announced $810 million and 1,170 jobs. Primary source: governor.sc.gov, checked November 1, 2026.
- Status
- Paused (reported)
- Announced investment
- $810 million
- Announced jobs
- 1,170
- Industry
- Batteries
- Sheet
- SC-02
- Revised
- November 1, 2026
Status timeline
- Announcedgovernor.sc.gov
- Groundbreaking (reported)scdailygazette.com
- Paused (reported)scdailygazette.com
Filled dots are confirmed by a company, state, SEC or federal source. Dashed dots come from news reports only. Investment and job figures are as announced, not achieved.
Plant facts
| Company | AESC (Envision AESC) |
|---|---|
| Plant | AESC Florence gigafactory |
| Location | Florence, South Carolina |
| Industry | Batteries |
| Product | EV battery cells for BMW |
| Announced investment | $810 millionInitial 2022 SC release; later raised to $1.6B / 1,600 jobs (news) |
| Announced jobs | 1,170 |
| Last checked | November 1, 2026 |
Sources
- SC Governor: Envision AESC Florence gigafactory (state release, governor.sc.gov, checked November 1, 2026)
- SC Daily Gazette: AESC halts construction (news report, scdailygazette.com, checked November 1, 2026)
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