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Hyundai Mobis to invest $926M in EV systems plant in Georgia

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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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2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5: First of an aggressive wave of new EVs

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First, and perhaps most useful to drivers, is the company’s focus on charging, both AC and DC. kilowatts at capable Level 2 charging stations, higher than the previous EV standards of 6.6 This allows large battery packs to be charged at 250 to 350 kW. Its onboard AC charger operates at up to 10.9 A carmaker to watch.

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The EV Transition Explained

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The Lightning replaces the Ford F-150 ICE-related software in the electronic control units (ECUs) with new “intelligent” software and systems that control the main motors, manages the battery system, and provides charging information to the driver. One reason for the new rules, observes professor. Chris Paredis. Having committed.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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auto industry jobs could rise by 150,000 by 2030 if battery electric vehicles sales reach 50 percent by 2030 and the vehicle market share of U.S.-assembled It believes that there will be a net loss of 275,000 auto industry jobs by 2040, with most of the drop off coming between 2030 and 2035.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Industry officials expect that this $2.4 billion in cost-share from the award winners, will result directly in the creation tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs in the US battery and auto industries. State of Colorado State of Georgia Fort Collins, CO Boulder, CO Atlanta, GA. Colorado State University. $5.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

Full specifications won’t be revealed until later this month, but previous reports pointed to a 300-mile range and 20-minute fast charging, thanks to a version of the multi-charging system from the Ioniq 5 crossover also built on the E-GMP platform. Batteries and Charging. – March 15, Green Car Reports.

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Inflation Reduction Act – How It Supercharges the Electric Vehicle Industry

EV Match

Hyundai, which announced this May that it would build its first-ever dedicated EV plant in the state of Georgia and, to capitalize on the North American final assembly requirement in the newly-passed IRA, just revealed it was mulling moving the groundbreaking on the facility from the original target of 2023 to before the end of this year. . $3