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Honda announces next steps in preparation for EV production in US

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Honda announced key next steps in the establishment of its EV Hub in Ohio. In October 2022, Honda announced that it would invest $700 million to retool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants to establish the new EV Hub in Ohio, to prepare for the production of battery electric vehicles in 2026. Indiana Auto Plant (IAP).

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Honda to build new CVT plant in Mexico; initial capacity 350k units

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Honda de Mexico, S.A. HDM) plans to construct a new transmission plant in Celaya, near the city of Guanajuato, on the same site as the new automobile plant currently under construction that will begin production of the Honda Fit in Spring 2014. In 2012, Honda sold 54,000 units in Mexico (up 150.6%

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Hyundai & SK On aims for 35 GWh battery facility for 300k EV production in the US

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The South Korean companies invested $5 billion in Bartow Country, Georgia, to build the EV battery plant. Each company is taking a 50% stake in the Georgia battery facility. The battery facility in Bartow County, Georgia, is expected to create 3,500 new job s, plus an additional 22,700 jobs related to electric vehicles.

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Tesla partners with EV charging reliability platform for Destination network

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Additionally, the United States has funneled billions to expanding the electric vehicle charging infrastructure, looking to build at least 500,000 additional EV chargers in the U.S. Honda and LG Energy Solution announced a $4.4 billion investment to build electric vehicles and batteries near Savannah, Georgia.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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Kohl, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Atlanta, “The media don’t treat EVs and ICEs with equal footing, because gasoline is not sensational anymore.” “The media don’t treat EVs and ICEs with equal footing, because gasoline is not sensational anymore.” Yet, says, Paul A.

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Ionna EV charging network rivals Tesla, first US stations in 2024

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Ionna, as it’s called, is an EV charging network jointly backed by seven automakers , including an undisclosed amount from BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz, and Stellantis. In that market, the network and its reliability helped build Europe into a stronger EV market than the U.S.

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Blazer EV price cut, Dodge electric muscle, Rivian R2 and R3: The Week in Reverse

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Rivian used the moment to pause (and delay) plans for its massive Georgia plant to get the R2 to production by early 2025. The Honda Prologue and Acura ZDX, both based on GM’s Ultium battery and propulsion platform and assembled by GM, will both qualify for the full $7,500 EV tax credit , the brands confirmed this week.

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