ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY COMPANY HALTING NEW PLANT IN SC - CLICK LINK FOR STORY - https://scdailygazette.com/2025/06/05/electric-vehicle-battery-company-halts-construction-of-sc-manufacturing-plant/ A battery cell maker, Envision Automotive Energy Supply Co. (AESC), announced that they are pausing work on the new manufacturing plant under construction in the Pee Dee, delaying the pledge of 1,600 new jobs for South Carolinians. The work stoppage comes two years after breaking ground on the facility near Florence. “AESC has informed the state of South Carolina and our local partners that due to policy and market uncertainty, we are pausing construction at our South Carolina facility at this time,” spokesman Brad Grantham said in a statement. “We anticipate being able to resume construction once circumstances stabilize.”