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Proterra to build EV battery system factory in South Carolina

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acre Carolina Commerce Center in Greer, South Carolina near Proterra’s electric bus manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina and adjacent to the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Proterra’s new South Carolina factory will be the company’s third battery production facility nationwide.

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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. The state is No.

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Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

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Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. Benchmark’s analysis shows that the expansion of the global lithium industry will need $51 billion of investment. Cathodes and anodes.

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Bosch begins electric motor production in Charleston; more than $260M in new investment

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Production at the site features highly-automated processes, and the site utilizes artificial intelligence and Industry 4.0 Bosch has continued to invest in its presence in South Carolina. It produces high-pressure fuel injectors and pumps for internal combustion engines. methods to gain more efficiency.

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Bridgestone develops tire using 75% recycled and renewable materials; recycled plastic bottles, recycled steel and natural rubber from guayule

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During a 16 February briefing with media and industry analysts in Tokyo, Bridgestone Global CEO Shuichi Ishibashi said that the company is pursuing a tire design utilizing 90% recycled and renewable materials for passenger cars.

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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The auto industry is faced with the question of whether and how we will be a global leader in the future,” Baerbock said at the event. For our nation, where the auto industry accounts for a large share of value creation, this is not just an economic issue, but also a question of security.”

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Volkswagen's Scout to Open Research and Development Hub in Michigan

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The location will also work with Scout’s production facility in South Carolina, which is currently under construction. That, and the fact that the Detroit area remains the spiritual epicenter of the American automotive industry and houses a high concentration of engineers and industry professionals ready to work.