Green Car Congress
JUNE 1, 2011
Michigan-based low-speed electric vehicle manufacturer GGT ( GreenGoTek ) Electric has been awarded one of South Carolina’s first statewide contracts to bring low-speed electric vehicles (LSVs) to the state’s automotive fleet. SPeed is 25 mph (40 km/h). The E-Dyne van. Click to enlarge.
Teslarati
MAY 27, 2022
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) said it would begin supplying German automaker BMW with cylindrical battery cells for its next generation of electric vehicles beginning in 2025. BMW operates an assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and already has a partnership with CATL in Europe. seconds.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 11, 2020
The X5 xDrive45e is built at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. liter 4-cylinder TwinPower turbocharged motor) BMW’s latest eDrive technology and a larger, more advanced high-voltage electric battery. 0 to 60 mph acceleration time is 5.3 seconds, 1.2 seconds faster than before.
Baua Electric
JANUARY 30, 2024
Polestar’s first electric SUV, the Polestar 3 , is expected to begin rolling out in the US in the next few months. Ahead of its debut, Polestar is already offering a massive $7,500 purchase incentive on the new electric SUV. Polestar calls the new EV an “SUV for the electric age.” Both are powered by dual electric motors.
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 site was last used by National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) after Saab folded in 2011.
Green Car Congress
AUGUST 26, 2011
Hyper-miler Wayne Gerdes and his colleague Chris Bernius, driving a factory-standard 2011 Kia Optima Hybrid ( earlier post ), aim to set a new record for lowest fuel consumption in a gasoline hybrid car while driving an 8,000-mile route through all 48 adjoining states of the US.
Green Car Congress
JUNE 22, 2018
Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s new—and first—US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2017 Volvo Cars was the first global car maker to announce its strategy that from 2019 all new models will be electrified.
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