Electrek

MARCH 3, 2023

In a Tweet earlier this morning, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has confirmed that Volkswagen Group has chosen the Eastern state as home to its new production facility to build Scout brand EVs. more… The post Governor says Volkswagen’s new plant to build Scout EVs is coming to South Carolina appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Volkswagen’s Scout Motor CEO recently teased some details about the revived company’s upcoming electric vehicles (EVs). Scout Motor is expected to help Volkswagen break into the United States electric pickup truck market, but it doesn’t want to stop there. Last March, Scout Motors estimated that its SUV would be $40,000.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 3, 2023

Scout Motors is an independent US company backed by Volkswagen Group whose board of directors includes Dr. Gernot Doellner, the head of group strategy at Volkswagen AG, and Peter Bosch, the member of the Bentley Motors board responsible for manufacturing. Its CEO is Scott Keogh, formerly head of Volkswagen of America.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

VW announced that it would work with Magna Steyr to develop the vehicles, and it’s working on a new factory in South Carolina, which it said would eventually be able to build 200,000 vehicles a year. Image: Scout Motors via YouTube] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Bosch , the world’s largest auto parts supplier, announced Tuesday it will be extending its electric vehicle offerings with a new electric motor expansion at its Charleston, South Carolina, facility. The post Bosch dives deeper into the EV industry with +$260M electric motor expansion appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Scout Motors on Thursday announced it has broken ground on a $2 billion plant in South Carolina that could eventually produce up to 200,000 EVs per year.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The state of South Carolina has purchased 26 new Blue Bird Vision Propane school buses to replace aging diesel buses. Equipped with Ford Motor Company’s 6.8L The first of the alternative-fueled buses are being deployed to service Dorchester and Berkeley counties.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The electric vehicle maker Scout Motors is evoking the retro styling of the old Scout truck to boost EV sales in the US. The post EV Sales Gloom Pierced By Jaunty Retro SUV From Scout Motors appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This week, Bosch announced officially began producing of electric vehicle motors at its Charleston, SC Rexroth facility. The company plans to invest $260 million more to further expand production of EV components at the site, and expects to create at least 350 high-paying manufacturing jobs in the region by 2025.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 3, 2023

Production is expected to begin by the end of 2026 at a new factory that will have a maximum capacity of over 200,000 vehicles a year.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Luxury EV startup Lucid Motors has selected Casa Grande, Arizona, as the location for its factory. Barron is an 18-year veteran of BMW, where he ensured the timely launches of various BMW model lines and managed functional areas in both South Carolina and Germany. It plans to begin production of the first model in 2018.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 12, 2024

Heavy-duty electric bus maker Proterra Transit just rose from the ashes because Phoenix Motor (Nasdaq: PEV) officially acquired it from bankrupt Proterra Inc. Earlier this week, Phoenix Motor received approval from the US bankruptcy court to close the deal and announced its finalization today. Get started here. –ad*

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The series-production model—the BMW XM—will begin production at the end of 2022 at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina; the US is the most important sales market for the new high-performance vehicle. ALl-electric range is estimated to be up to 80 km (WLTP) or up to 30 miles (EPA).

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Volkswagen’s Scout Motors Inc. Scout Motor’s R&D Center in Detroit and its new factory in South Carolina will open simultaneously in 2026. The automaker’s South Carolina facility will produce Scout’s all-electric SUV and pickup truck. plans to invest $11 million in Detroit.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Scout Motors on Thursday announced it has broken ground on a $2 billion plant in South Carolina that could eventually produce up to 200,000 EVs per year.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Scout Motors on Thursday announced it has broken ground on a $2 billion plant in South Carolina that could eventually produce up to 200,000 EVs per year.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

although Volkswagen now plans to build the vehicle itself at an upcoming South Carolina plant. South Carolina becomes battery hotbed with $1.6 The company later teased the upcoming re-brand as Scout Motors with the brand’s own website , which you can see here.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Volkswagen’s Scout to build $40K electric SUV in South Carolina Scout plans to push its SUV design in the United States first, followed by a full-size pickup truck slated to compete with big EVs already on the market like the Cybertruck, Rivian R1T, and the Ford F-150 Lighting. The German automaker aims to claim 10% of the U.S.

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Teslarati

MARCH 14, 2024

The Swedish automaker announced that the entry-level configuration of the Polestar 3 Long-Range Dual Motor Performance SUV will be available for $73,400 and includes the company’s Pilot Pack as a standard feature. The Long Range Dual Motor with Pilot Pack and Plus Pack is now starting at an MSRP of $78,900.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2023

With the decisions for cell production in Canada and a Scout site in South Carolina we’re fast-forwarding the execution of our North American strategy. The decision to expand the PowerCo cell production ramp-up from Europe to Canada is further evidence of the growth strategy of the Group in North America.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2019

The existing T5 turbocharged 250 hp gasoline unit has been joined by an all-wheel-drive T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid powertrain, combining a 303 hp gasoline engine with an 87 hp electric motor for a total output of 390 hp. The 0-62mph sprint takes just 4.6 The T8 Twin Engine's 11.8

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Pierburg (Rheinmetall Automotive), Swoboda, BASF and General Motors (GM) have developed the first all-plastic fuel vapor pump assembly in series production. It is currently produced at Pierburg’s facility in Fountain Inn, South Carolina and placed on the 2019 Cadillac XT4.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2022

CATL is now moving closer to locking in a plant in the United States, according to an exclusive report from Reuters , which said the Chinese battery maker is now vetting sites in South Carolina and Kentucky. CATL is now in talks to serve BMW AG and Ford Motor Company.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 20, 2011

General Motors today announced that it is ramping up sales of its plug-in hybrid electric car, the Chevy Volt, in two new states: North Carolina and South Carolina. Like other new electric cars, the Volt is only available in a few states.

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Baua Electric

AUGUST 11, 2023

Baker Motor Co., The gang’s web site lists alternative shops in North Carolina and South Carolina promoting Mercedes, Porsche, Infiniti, Maserati, Alfa Romeo, Jaguar, Land Rover, Buick, GMC and Cadillac cars. Negative agents have been concerned within the offer, a Penske spokesman stated. and based in 1988.

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Baua Electric

MAY 30, 2023

Veteran Stellantis dressmaker Chris Benjamin has joined Scout Motors to manage design for the EV-focused Volkswagen logo that can specialise in SUVs and pickups. He’ll report back to Scout Motors CEO Scott Keogh. He introduced his automobile design occupation at Mercedes-Benz.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2009

After recently announcing its entry into the US market ( earlier post ), South Korea-based EV manufacturer CT&T ), announced a joint venture with Tokyo-based PUES Corporation and E-1 Technology. The joint venture will bring a suite of EV technologies to the US, including advanced EV in-wheel direct drive motors and rapid charges.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 17, 2023

Polestar officially introduced the Polestar 3 in China today and announced what it calls a new pricing system, with the long-range dual-motor model starting at RMB 698,000 and the long-range dual-motor with performance pack model at RMB 798,000. | Polestar.US The plant is expected to make its first deliveries in mid-2024.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

BMW currently gets its batteries from five sites globally, and it plans to build next-gen EV batteries in South Carolina, Mexico, Hungary, and China. BMW’s Neue Klasse will include its sixth-gen eDrive motors and round battery cells to enhance efficiency and range. The new models are expected to begin rolling out in 2025.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 30, 2024

Both are powered by dual electric motors. Polestar 3 electric SUV (Source: Polestar) The base Long Range Dual Motor starts at $83,900 with up to 300 miles range. Polestar 3 prototype testing (Source: Polestar) Polestar plans to build the electric SUV at Volvo’s plant in South Carolina.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

The drivers will depart from Kia Motors’ manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, on 26 August and travel through the 48 adjoining states in a clockwise direction before finishing in South Carolina just 16 days later, on 10 September. A European version—which mates the electric motor to a smaller, 2.0-liter

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

General Motors' venture capital arm GM Ventures has invested for the second time in Proterra Inc, an electric bus maker. The Greenville, South Carolina company makes the EcoRide, a battery-electric bus that achieves the equivalent of 24 mpg in a diesel-engined bus.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Tesla Motors announced an accelerated rollout of its Tesla Supercharger network, which delivers quick charging for Tesla Model S drivers over long distances (i.e., Tesla’s vision of the Supercharger network in 2015. Click to enlarge. city-to-city travel), for free.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 28, 2015

According to the latest Top 30 list for organizations generating and consuming the most green power on-site within the EPA Green Power Partnership, BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg, SC and General Motors’ Fort Wayne Assembly Plant rank fourth and fifth, respectively, with both using biogas.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

At launch, the entire 2025 Polestar 3 lineup will have dual-motor all-wheel drive, with an output of 489 hp and 620 lb-ft of torque, and a 111-kwh battery pack. They’re due to be part of “additional production,” as Polestar put it, that’s due to start at a Volvo plant in South Carolina in “the middle of 2024.”

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2022

For comparison, Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, Kentucky built 8,427 cars per week, BMW’s facility in South Carolina managed 8,343 units per week, and Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan hub managed just 5,564 vehicles weekly. Then in 1984, Toyota’s New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc partnered with GM to run the plant.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

Automobilwoche , and Western-counterpart Automotive News , reported that the site will first attempt to tackle the all-electric motors going into the Polestar 5 (a rival for the Tesla Model S) and the Polestar 6 roadster. The 15,000-square-meter building, located in Trollhattan, is said to be focusing on the brand’s powertrain development.

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