# United States: electric vehicle battery supply chain

**In brief**: Ongoing story bringing together 2 events in 2 countries (États-Unis, Chine), followed from 1 November 2026 to 4 November 2026. 2 articles from 2 sources (plants, jobs and earnings, electric and batteries); last updated on 4 November 2026 at 22:16.

- Status: ongoing
- Scope: National (France)
- Category: Plants, jobs and earnings, Electric and batteries
- Countries: États-Unis, Chine
- First detected: 1 November 2026 at 08:30
- Updated: 4 November 2026 at 22:16
- Web page: https://mecapress.com/stories/360-united-states-electric-vehicle-battery-supply-chain

## Reported figures

- 100 milliards de dollars
- tens of billions of dollars

## Sources by country and language

- France: 1 articles, 1 outlets
- United States: 1 articles, 1 outlets

**Languages**: French (1), English (1)

## Timeline (2 events)

### 1 November 2026 — [US: EV battery plants already operating below capacity](https://mecapress.com/events/1050-us-ev-battery-plants-already-operating-below-capacity.md)

Despite investments of over $100 billion in battery plants in the United States, these facilities are running below capacity, caught between EV overproduction and the rise of energy storage for AI.

1 sources, 1 articles · États-Unis

### 4 November 2026 — [The US aims for a domestic battery supply chain by 2030](https://mecapress.com/events/4468-the-us-aims-for-a-domestic-battery-supply-chain-by-2030.md)

Washington is targeting a national supply chain for electric vehicle batteries by 2030 in response to Chinese dominance. Dozens of billions of dollars in battery projects have already been cancelled.

1 sources, 1 articles · États-Unis, Chine

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