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On November 11, 2020, Volkswagen of America broke ground in Chattanooga, Tennessee, on a new Battery Engineering Lab dedicated to developing and testing electric vehicle batteries. The $22 million facility at VW's Chattanooga Engineering and Planning Center will test and validate electric vehicle cells and battery packs. The company plans to hire 25 engineers to support the lab.