PLANO ADDS 183 JOBS THANKS TO MANUFACTURING PLANT IN CHARGE OF ELECTRIC VEHICLE CHARGING

chargers and American-made ones. They will expedite EV in the United States.”

SK Signet will manufacture the charging stations and sell them to "charging station operators," such as Irish company Applegreen, according to a company representative. The operators will then insert charging points in traditional grocery stores, as well as in public and private businesses equipped with electric vehicles.

According to SK, the "gas station price" will vary based on each carrier but should cost between $15 and $20 for a full load.

Arlington native René Jimenez told sources he jumped into the assembly line from a fastfood restaurant and was excited to finally get the most out of his electrical engineering degree he earned at his hometown of El Salvador. "It's been a good trip, very exciting to be honest, I see the future here," Jimenez said with a smile. "In a few years, it's going to be everywhere, and that's going to be really good for me, and hey, I'm doing it!

Plano Mayor John Muns spoke on what makes Plano an ideal location for this type of industry.

“We have an educated workforce in Plano and our diversity,” he said to a news outlet NBCDFW, “Also, the business community in Plano is impressive, but at the end of the day, we have a Korean community in Lino, and I think the word is that Plano is a great place to go. "

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Plano City Council wants to be part of the country's future electric vehicle charging infrastructure.

SK Signet, the global Korean manufacturer of electric vehicle charging stations, has chosen Plano as its first facility in the United States.

"We researched more than zero different locations in the United States and found Plano to be the best location for our product and manufacturing facility," said Jung Ho Shin, CEO of SK Signet. "It's a business-friendly environment with great support and availability of a highly skilled workforce here in Plano.”

Executives from South Korea's second-largest conglomerate gave local, state, and international leaders, as well as potential buyers, a tour of the new facility on Park Avenue in East Plano.

According to SK Signet, by 2026 the company will create up to 183 technical, manufacturing and R&D jobs at its Plano facility. According to SK Signet, the facility will produce more than 10,000 350-400kW ultra-fast charging stations, which will make electric vehicle charging more convenient and time-consuming, only taking 15-20 minutes. Shin’s goal is to transform America's transportation infrastructure.

However, the company reached out to Plano, and the city later accepted financial incentives in the form of grants based on the number of jobs created, renovations and cost rebates totaling $975,000, Muns says.

"Their presence here in Plano gives access to other places in Texas that need more charging stations, and frankly, they're moving across the United States. It's the foundation for new battery charging stations.”

Texas registered more than 191,000 electric vehicles in May, up 66,000 from May 2022, according to the DFW Clean Cities Coalition.

Nearly 70,000 electric vehicles will be registered in the DallasFort Worth metro area by May 2023, according to the Alliance Dashboard.

Commercial production began in July.

When operating at full capacity, the Plano plant is expected to produce more than 10,000 fast chargers annually.

He added: “EV chargers are not widely available and not fast enough but with our product with 400kW super-fast