# Hyundai's $5B battery plant opens with enough capacity to power 300,000 EVs a year

> Hyundai opened its new $5 billion EV battery plant in Georgia with enough capacity to power about 300,000 electric vehicles a year. The first of which will be used in the three-row IONIQ 9.

- **Source:** [Electrek](https://electrek.co/2026/07/20/hyundais-5b-battery-plant-opens-capacity-300k-evs/?utm_source=gearopen.com&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=feed&utm_content=6a5e9247908cb7739fec963d)
- **Published:** 2026-07-20
- **Category:** Cars
- **Tags:** #lg #tesla #ev
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