Toyota is investing another $8 billion at its Liberty, N.C., plant, bringing the auto manufacturer’s total investment at the site, currently under construction, to $13.9 billion. The latest plan would bring the total square footage of the Toyota Battery Manufacturing North Carolina to 7 million, equal to 121 football fields of battery production, according to Toyota.
An Oct. 31 announcement says the additional investment will add eight battery production lines for electric vehicles (BEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) at the plant. That brings the total to 10. As previously announced, the plant will also feature four battery lines for hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs).