“Drivers, start your engines!” Racing fans are familiar with the famous call that marks the beginning of the annual Indianapolis 500. Indiana has a long history in the racing and automotive worlds; Indy 500 drivers have been starting their engines since 1911 and, up until the Great Depression, the state was second only to Michigan in auto manufacturing. Fast forward to the present, and Indiana is charting a new history as a dynamic player in the future of mobility and leading the way in the development of electric vehicles and autonomous driving.
David Roberts, EVP of Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC), points to the development of the nonprofit Battery Innovation Center (BIC) in the town of Newberry as the foundational block for Indiana’s rapid ascension in the EV sector. Built in 2013, the facility—more than 30,000 square feet—draws workers from traditional manufacturers such as Valvoline, researchers from nearby top-tier engineering universities such as Purdue University and the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The BIC is also collaborating with startups such as Ateios—which recently moved its headquarters from California to Indiana—to advance battery technology. “The BIC offers a full suite of services from battery-cell build and cell testing to certification,” Roberts says. “[It] has attracted a lot of battery development business into the state. It also lets that team see a lot of technology trends.” That cooperation is paying off: In May, Samsung SDI and Stellantis announced that they will spend over $2.5 billion to build a battery factory in Kokomo that is expected to create 1,400 jobs with the goal of selling five million electronic vehicles by 2030.
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