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Scout Motors selects South Carolina for first plant; $2B investment, 200k units per year

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Scout Motors, the recently formed independent company backed by Volkswagen Group ( earlier post , is establishing its first manufacturing plant near Columbia, South Carolina, where it will build electric next-generation trucks and rugged SUVs harkening back to the iconic Scout vehicles produced from 1960 to 1980.

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Automobile skill struggle escalates in South Carolina

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Paintings pressure appeal and retention were priorities for BMW for the reason that German luxurious automaker planted roots in South Carolina 3 many years in the past. Terminating yr, the automaker opened a $20 million coaching facility to show staff find out how to manufacture electrical drivetrains and high-voltage battery packs.

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Siemens to expand EV charging manufacturing in US to support rapid market growth

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Siemens will invest and expand the company’s US manufacturing operations to support electric vehicle infrastructure in America. The company will bolster its existing manufacturing footprint of EV infrastructure with the VersiCharge Level 2 AC series product line of commercial and residential EV chargers.

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BMW Spartanburg plant now largest manufacturing facility in the BMW Group production network

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On 23 June 1992, the BMW Group announced its decision to build its US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. From 2018 to 2021 we will invest further 600 million US dollars in manufacturing infrastructure for future generations of the BMW X models. million vehicles since going online on 8 September 1994.

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Hydrogen Opposed Piston Engine Working Group formed

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—James Turner, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Clean Combustion Research Center, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST). Bourns College of Engineering – Center for Environmental Research and Technology, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, CA.

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BMW i Ventures makes strategic investment in electric bus company Proterra; part of $55M round

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Electric bus manufacturer Proterra has closed a $55-million Series 6 round, on the heels of an oversubscribed $140-million Series 5 in January. The company recently launched of the industry’s first autonomous bus development program with the University of Nevada, Reno.

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DOE to award ~$13.5M to 16 R&D projects for solid-oxide fuel cell technologies

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Cost reduction via improvements in materials and manufacturing. R&D areas of interest included, but were not limited to: Cell manufacturing and quality control. R&D areas of interest included, but were not limited to: Cell manufacturing and quality control. Stack manufacturing and quality control. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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