WASHINGTON—Almost $200 billion has been invested in electric vehicle manufacturing in the United States over the last decade. And, according to a new study by the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF), the majority of that activity is in Congressional districts that are represented by Republicans.

Indeed, the majority (84 percent) of EV facilities are dominated by 10 states (see map above). The majority of investments are located in Georgia ($31.2 billion in EV factory investments), Michigan ($20.4 billion), North Carolina ($19.2 billion), Tennessee ($17.5 billion), Nevada ($15.4 billion), Kentucky ($13.7 billion), South Carolina ($13.6 billion), Ohio ($10.1 billion), Indiana ($9.3 billion) and Illinois ($8.1 billion).

Those states include facilities that mass-produce or recycle batteries, components and vehicles. There have been 229 distinct manufacturing investments at 208 facilities. Production has begun at 57 of those sites and are supporting more than 50,000 jobs. In addition, more than 100 other projects are now under construction.

“Dozens of facilities are now up and running, creating jobs in communities around the country and allowing us to make affordable, clean cars right here in America for all those who want to buy one,” says Ellen Robo, EDF’s manager of transportation and clean air policy. “Americans will have lots more choices for electric vehicles thanks to these new facilities, and thanks to this increased production and federal tax credits it will be easier than ever to get one.”

According to Robo, by 2028, domestic EV manufacturing facilities will be capable of producing approximately 4.7 million new vehicles each year. That’s the equivalent of almost one-third of all new vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2023.

And, U.S. battery manufacturing facilities will be capable of producing 1,083 gigawatt hours of EV batteries. “That’s enough to supply more than 12 million new EV cars, trucks and SUVs each year, which is more than three quarters of all vehicles sold in the U.S. in 2023,” claims Robo.