Mazda finally reveals plans to build its 1st dedicated EV

Mazda Accelerates EV Future with $Battery Plant and New Platform Development
Mazda is building a new battery plant in Japan, aiming for a full-scale electrification era with advanced EV platforms and battery technology.
Mazda finally reveals plans to build its first dedicated EV: Here’s what we know so far
The new plant will use Panasonic Energy’s battery cells to produce modules and EV battery packs. Mazda plans to have up to 10 GWh of annual capacity at the facility. The battery packs will power Mazda’s first dedicated EV, which will also be built in Japan using a new electric vehicle platform.
Mazda plans to build an EV battery factory in Japan
Located in Iwakuni City, in Japan's Yamaguchi Prefecture, the plant targets 10 GWh of annual production, Mazda said. Cells will be supplied by Panasonic under an agreement between the two companies announced in June 2023 and approved by Japanese regulators in September 2024.
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Mazda Motor said on Monday that it will build a new module pack plant for automotive cylindrical lithium-ion battery cells in Iwakuni City in southwest Japan.
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Mazda is building a new plant in Japan, where it will produce Panasonic batteries. Its first EV-dedicated platform is being developed in-house and will be ready by 2027. Mazda is also working on next-gen lithium-ion and solid-state battery technology Mazda might be doing just fine without a dedicated EV,
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