SC is $150M over budget on promises it made to bring Scout Motors to the state

By: Jessica Holdman

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: January 28, 2026

Words: 1,074

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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COLUMBIA — South Carolina has racked up $150 million in cost overruns as it works to fulfill pledges it made to lure electric vehicle maker Scout Motors to the state. The state’s economic development agency wants taxpayers to make up the difference.

South Carolina lawmakers, in March 2023, already agreed to spend $1.3 billion to bring Scout to the Palmetto State. If the General Assembly does not agree to pony up the additional cash in …

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