Nissan North America Electric Vehicle Battery Plant
Nissan North America
KORE Power, Inc.
Yates Construction provided preconstruction services for the KOREPlex Lithium-Ion Battery Manufacturing Facility in Buckeye, Arizona. Some of the advanced manufacturing attributes of the designed KOREPlex facility include fully automated cell assembly lines, automated material movement and handling, and an automated packaging line. The facility is also designed to be fully climate-controlled and include a solar-ready covered employee parking lot. The facility is designed to produce nearly 60 million battery cells annually and to produce enough power for 3.2 million homes each year. The facility is also designed to operate with net-zero carbon emissions through strategic partnerships and solar-plus and storage co-generation.