08/20/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/20/2024 11:57
(Washington, D.C. - August 20, 2024) As the U.S. celebrated the second anniversary of the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the U.S. markets for electric vehicle and battery manufacturing spurred by the law reached new heights.
A new report by Environmental Defense Fund and WSP USA shows that electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing investments over the last nine years has now reached $199 billion - and 63% of that came after passage of the IRA.
Manufacturers have announced 201,900U.S. EV-related jobs linked to that investment. EV and battery manufacturing could also generate up to 931,000 additional jobs in the broader economy.
"Thanks largely to supportive federal policies like the Inflation Reduction Act, America is still seeing strong, steady growth in electric vehicle and battery manufacturing," said Ellen Robo, manager of transportation and clean air policy at Environmental Defense Fund. "Americans are benefitting from hundreds of thousands of new U.S. jobs building the zero-emitting cars of the future - cars that will give buyers more choices at the dealership, save families money on fuel and maintenance, give us all cleaner and healthier air, and help protect us from climate change."
The report, U.S. Electric Vehicle Manufacturing Investments and Jobs: Characterizing the Impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act after 2 Years, summarizes the significant private investments in manufacturing EVs, EV components, EV batteries, EV battery components, and EV battery recycling over the last nine years. This is the third update to an original report issued in March of 2023.
The report finds that "U.S. investments, jobs, and production capacity will likely continue to grow in response to strong federal investments and incentives. Global EV and battery manufacturers have announced aggressive and sustained investment needs worldwide to support the EV transition over the next decade."
Other key takeaways include:
Georgia and Michigan are still the leading states in the U.S. for both EV investments and new jobs, followed by North Carolina (for investments) and Tennessee (for jobs).
Ten states now have more than $10 billion in investments and/or more than 10,000 new EV-related jobs: in addition to the four just mentioned they are Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Nevada, Ohio and South Carolina.
Another 8 states have gotten between $1 billion and $5 billion in EV investments, and related jobs: Alabama, Arizona, California, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York and Texas.
The report also highlights examples of five widespread trends in the U.S. EV markets:
You can read the full report here.
EDF and WSP's earlier analyses are here: March 2023, August 2023, and March 2024.