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NRC clears path for issuing licenses for two AP1000 reactors at Summer site in South Carolina

Green Car Congress

way for the NRC’s Office of New Reactors (NRO) to issue the two Combined Licenses (COLs) for the South. Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G) and Santee Cooper application for the Summer site in South Carolina. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), in a 4-1 vote, found its staff’s. intervention.

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Waffle House is getting NEVI DC fast chargers in Tennessee

Baua Electric

The NEVI Formula program requires EV charging stations to be available every 50 miles and within one travel mile of the Alternative Fuel Corridor. The chargers they’re installing are made in South Carolina, and they exceed federal sourcing and kWh requirements.

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BMW launches Gen2 X5 PHEV in US: X5 xDrive45e

Green Car Congress

The X5 xDrive45e is built at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. As a result, electric-only range doubles from a previous EPA rating of 14 miles to a new EPA estimated 30-mile range. 120 people currently work on the battery assembly line.

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Airless tires look like the future for robotaxis, EVs, and more

Baua Electric

“We are convinced at Michelin that airless is the future technology that is necessary for many reasons,” Cyrille Roget, the company’s director of scientific and technical communications, said to Green Car Reports at a recent event that emphasized sustainability and EVs.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Before I met BMW’s iVision Dee at a press preview event in Germany— prior to a public reveal at CES in Las Vegas last week—I’d never seen a car blush, let alone had one make me blush. Today’s electric BMWs work hard to top 480 kilometers (300 miles) of driving range.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Before I met BMW’s iVision Dee at a press preview event in Germany— prior to a public reveal at CES in Las Vegas last week—I’d never seen a car blush, let alone had one make me blush. Today’s electric BMWs work hard to top 480 kilometers (300 miles) of driving range.

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Polestar 3 all-electric SUV unveiling: 379-mile WLTP range, 517 horsepower, 111 kWh battery

Teslarati

Polestar launched the Polestar 3 on Wednesday at an unveiling event held in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Polestar 3 will be built at the Volvo Cars plant in Charleson, South Carolina, and is intended to be one of the most climate-responsible cars ever built. 111 kWh battery pack, 379-mile WLTP-rated range, heat pump.