Canoo Announces EV Battery Module Manufacturing Facility in Oklahoma

Canoo, a US advanced mobility company, has announced plans to open an EV Battery Module Manufacturing Facility in Pryor, Oklahoma. The new facility will expand Canoo's manufacturing and employment footprint in the region.

Once ramped, the facility will be capable of approximately 320 MWhs of battery module manufacturing capacity.

This location will produce proprietary battery modules on high-capacity assembly lines with state-of-the-art automated machinery.

The Battery Facility will be in proximity to Canoo's MegaMicro Factory, a 400-acre campus at MidAmerica Industrial Park in Pryor.

Canoo has designed a modular electric platform purpose-built to deliver maximum vehicle interior space that is customisable across all owners in the vehicle lifecycle to support a wide range of vehicle applications for consumers and businesses.

Tony Aquila, Chairman and CEO at Canoo, says: "We are accelerating our hiring plans in Pryor with the establishment of our EV Battery Module Manufacturing Facility, which will produce our proprietary battery modules, energy management system and thermal control technology for our MPP platform.

He adds: "This is the first building block for Canoo's production ramp strategy, with more news coming very soon. The location has been strategically selected due to its proximity to our battery cell partner Panasonic and our future MegaMicro factory. In addition, we will be the first EV company to produce our battery modules with Hydro-Power from the Grand River Dam Authority. We will work closely with and hire within the surrounding communities to create an EV Ecosystem in the region."

Canoo has teams in California, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Michigan.