Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2023

A wave of new planned electric vehicle battery plants will increase North America’s battery manufacturing capacity from 55 Gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/year) in 2021 to 998 GWh/year by 2030, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 18, 2023

US-based advanced materials company Anovion Technologies has selected Decatur County in Southwest Georgia as the location of the company’s first large-scale expansion of manufacturing capacity for production of its premium synthetic graphite anode materials. Anovion plans an initial $800-million investment in the plant. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

The EV Power Electric system plant will expand Hyundai Mobis’ current footprint in Georgia. Hyundai Mobis has operated a manufacturing facility with almost 1,200 employees in West Point since 2009 as the largest Tier 1 supplier to Kia Georgia. billion in investment and announced more than 18,100 jobs in Georgia.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2022

FREYR Battery announced the selection and purchase of a site in Coweta County, Georgia for its planned Giga America battery plant. The Giga America project will be based on the SemiSolid technology of FREYR’s US-based licensing partner, 24M. FREYR evaluated 163 potentials sites in 25 states. billion through 2029.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Hyundai has pushed forward its production start date at an upcoming plant in Georgia, with the automaker now aiming to start manufacturing electric vehicles (EVs) at the site later this year. Georgia is like a second home to us,” said José Muñoz, Hyundai President and Global COO. “On Hyundai allegedly rushing construction on $7.6B

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Solvay and Orbia have entered into a joint venture framework agreement to create a partnership for the production of suspension-grade polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF), creating the largest capacity in North America. Both plants are expected to be fully operational by 2026.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with SK On to secure a supply of EV batteries in North America. Under the MOU, both parties will cooperate to provide SK On batteries to the Group’s plants in the US after 2025 for the EV production.

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Teslarati

APRIL 26, 2024

has decided to invest more in its upcoming Georgia plant to produce hybrids amidst the slowing demand for electric vehicles (EVs). Hyundai’s Georgia Metaplant was supposed to be a dedicated factory for EV production. Earlier this month, the South Korean automaker was considering hybrid production at its upcoming Georgia plant.

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CleanTechnica EVs

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

SK Battery America went through a long struggle to get its battery factory in the state of Georgia approved and under construction. That must have made more than a few people nervous, including automakers that were going to rely on those batteries to produce their electric vehicles.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Hyundai recently broke ground on its training center in Georgia. The Hyundai Mobility Training Center is operated by Georgia Quick Start. Georgia Quick Start will train employees for the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) and affiliate companies, including Mobis, Clovis, and Tansys.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 10, 2022

The City of Covington, Georgia has landed a massive $43 million lithium-ion battery recycling plant, the largest of its kind in North America, just weeks after electric automaker Rivian announced it would build its second U.S.-based Georgia is priming itself to be a major player in the U.S. based factory in the area.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 29, 2024

Hyundai Motor Group announced its plans to break ground on its Georgia Quick Start training center near its upcoming electric vehicle (EV) plant in the state. The South Korean automaker will break ground at the Georgia Quick Start training center on Thursday, February 8, 2024, at approximately 10:00 am. Hyundai plans to invest $5.54

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung, along with Georgia Governor Brian P. Kemp, and company officials, and state and local leaders, officially broke ground on Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) LLC’s new manufacturing plant at the Bryan County Mega site.

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Electrek

MAY 15, 2023

Graphite is in virtually all EV batteries, and Chicago-based Anovion Technologies is opening the largest graphite production facility in North America. more… The post North America’s largest graphite factory is launching in Georgia appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2023

Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) announced an EV battery cell manufacturing joint venture in the US. Hyundai Motor Group and LGES signed a memorandum of understanding to produce EV batteries in the US. Hyundai and LGES will each hold a 50% stake in the JV, which will involve an investment of more than US$4.3

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 27, 2022

Hyundai Motor Group’s Executive Chair Euisun Chung and Georgia’s Governor Brian P. Kemp recently broke ground on Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) LLC’s new EV and battery plant at the Bryan County Mega site. Five months ago, Hyundai and its affiliated suppliers announced a $5.54

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 23, 2023

Cirba Solutions announced today a phase I investment of more than $300 million into a lithium-ion electric vehicle (EV) battery recycling facility in South Carolina. With more than 30 years of experience, Cirba Solutions has paved the way for a sustainable closed-loop battery supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2022

Redwood Materials will build its next Battery Materials Campus just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Redwood takes in end-of-life batteries, break them down to their basic metals (such as nickel, copper, cobalt, and lithium) and then rebuilds those metals into cathode and anode products. billion in the local community.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Hyundai Motor Group’s Metaplant America (HMGMA ) in Georgia will likely boost its electric vehicle (EV) sales in the United States. The Asian car company is also building a $5 billion EV battery cell plant with SK ON in Georgia, which is expected to employ 3,500 workers. Hyundai Motor Group is investing $7.59

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

the parent company of the Tokyo-based specialty chemicals group Toyo Ink Group, has established a new manufacturing subsidiary, LioChem e-Materials LLC, for the production of Lioaccum conductive carbon nanotube (CNT) dispersions used in lithium-ion battery (LiB) cathodes. in Georgia. Toyo Ink SC Holdings Co.,

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Baua Electric

DECEMBER 29, 2023

The company’s Materials segment makes high-performance, high-margin Specialty Polymers and Composites, mainly for automotive (including solutions for lithium-ion and next-generation batteries) and aerospace markets. The new operations will provide material for over 5 million EV batteries per year at full capacity. “We

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Teslarati

APRIL 22, 2024

Last week, South Korean battery manufacturer SK On won the Bronze prize for its cobalt-free battery in the Smart Transportation category at the 2024 Edison Awards. The Bronze prize for SK On’s cobalt-free battery marks the second consecutive year the company was recognized at the Edison Awards. In January 2024, Volkswagen ID.4

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Green Car Congress

MAY 9, 2021

Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) is growing its battery-electric fleet with the purchase of 10 K11M 60-foot articulated buses and six K7M 30-foot buses. AVTA, which serves northern Los Angeles County and portions of southern Kern County, was the first transit agency in North America to make the decision to go 100% battery-electric.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2021

—Patrick Duan, BYD North America Senior Vice President. The electric bus is equipped with an up to 435kWh LFP battery and can be fully charged within 3 hours. All of BYD’s zero-emission buses exceed FTA Buy America requirements, incorporating more than 70% US content.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Rivian Automotive ( NASDAQ: RIVN ), fresh off of the first deliveries of its R1T all-electric pickup, is set to have its second United States plant land in Georgia. A new report claims that Rivian, based in Normal, Illinois, will bring a second electric vehicle manufacturing plant to the United States by building it in Georgia.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Volkswagen of America marked the start of construction of its Battery Engineering Lab at its Chattanooga Engineering and Planning Center. The approximately $22-million facility will test and validate electric vehicle cells and battery packs for the North American region. This testing will include batteries for the Volkswagen ID.4

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Baua Electric

APRIL 8, 2024

It also said SK Battery did not ensure its staffing agency Moveret Inc that supplied workers at the site made “their employees aware of the hazards associated with lithium battery fires. In January, the department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) said SK Battery exposed employees at a U.S.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JANUARY 16, 2022

The largest battery recycling facility in America is coming to Georgia in August.

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EV Specifications

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Kia EVs will be assembled at Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America which officially broke ground near Savannah, Georgia. Kia is a dynamic part of the world's.

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Teslarati

MAY 31, 2023

LG Energy Solutions (LGES) and Hyundai teamed up to build a battery cell manufacturing plant in the United States. Hyundai Motor Group and LGES signed a memorandum of understanding on May 26 in Seoul, Korea, for a battery cell manufacturing facility in Bryan County, Savannah, Georgia. based battery plant.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 15, 2023

In October 2022, Honda announced that it would invest $700 million to retool several of its existing auto and powertrain plants to establish the new EV Hub in Ohio, to prepare for the production of battery electric vehicles in 2026. These EV batteries will power the EVs to be produced at MAP and ELP. Joint Venture EV Battery Plant.

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Teslarati

APRIL 25, 2023

Hyundai and SK On recently released more information on its battery cell production facility in the United States. The South Korean companies invested $5 billion in Bartow Country, Georgia, to build the EV battery plant. Each company is taking a 50% stake in the Georgia battery facility.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2021

Ford and SK Innovation signed an MoU to create a joint venture—to be called BlueOvalSK—to produce approximately 60 GWh annually in traction battery cells and array modules, starting mid-decade, with potential to expand. Next-gen cells and arrays will be used to power several future Ford battery electric vehicles.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

BYD announced that its participation in a California-wide purchasing contract will also allow US transit agencies to leverage California’s purchase power to buy US-built zero-emission BYD battery-electric motor coaches, made by union employees in Lancaster, California. —Patrick Duan, Vice President of BYD North America.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2022

Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has started of production of its all-electric ID.4 4 will be available in either rear-wheel- or all-wheel-drive 82kWh battery form. In addition, a rear-wheel-drive version with a 62kWh battery will go into production later in 2022, with a lower MSRP. 4 compact SUV in Chattanooga, Tenn.,

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Baua Electric

MAY 26, 2023

“We will create a strong foundation to lead the global EV transition through establishing a new EV battery cell plant with LG Energy Solution, a leading global battery producer and long-time partner,” Jaehoon Chang, CEO of Hyundai Motor Co. in Georgia. EV battery plant in Ga. stated within the remark.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 10, 2023

It will be adjacent to the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America, which is currently under construction.

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