Prosser,
Toyota is already committed to building a battery plant in North Carolina. Maybe a licensing deal with Toyota??? Toyota built over 2.3 million cars in 2021..... a lessor amount of them were EV, of course, but still the licensing fees would add up fast! In a few years, the majority will be EV.
See below...
For calendar year 2021, TMNA reported U.S. sales of 2,332,262 vehicles, an increase of 10.4 percent on a volume basis and an increase of 11.5 percent on a DSR basis. Toyota division posted December U.S. sales of 150,072 vehicles, down 29.0 percent on a volume basis and down 26.4 percent on a DSR basis.Jan 4, 2022
Toyota Motor North America Reports US December, Year-End ...
https://www.cnbc.com/2021/12/06/toyota-to-build-1point29-billion-ev-battery-plant-in-north-carolina.html