Automotive Energy Supply Corp. (AESC), the Japanese behemoth in battery technology, has placed a moratorium on the construction of its projected $1.6 billion manufacturing plant in South Carolina, attributing the decision to a confluence of "geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds." This facility, envisioned as a cornerstone in BMW's electric vehicle battery supply chain, now languishes in suspended animation.

El gobernador de Carolina del Sur, Henry McMaster, ha aludido a la suspensión sine die de las obras aludiendo a la eventual supresión de exenciones fiscales federales para adquirentes de vehículos eléctricos, a la ambivalencia en torno a las subvenciones a fabricantes del sector y a la nebulosa arancelaria suscitada bajo la presidencia de Donald Trump; empero, AESC, aun deteniendo la edificación, se mantiene firme en su compromiso de incorporar a 1,600 empleados e inyectar 1.6 millardos de dólares, habiendo ya desembolsado 1 millardo en la planta sita en Florence.

In the interim, South Carolina maintains its robust investment in electric vehicles, evidenced by Volkswagen-owned Scout Motors' projected $2 billion capital outlay for a novel manufacturing facility, slated to produce electric SUVs by 2027; however, a more pervasive apprehension pertains to the potential ramifications of Trump's tariff rhetoric on the state's established symbiotic relationships with transnational manufacturers such as BMW, Michelin, and Samsung.