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BMW and Nissan partner to deploy dual fast chargers across the US

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BMW and Nissan are partnering to offer public DC Fast charging at 120 locations across 19 states in an effort to support Nissan LEAF and BMW i3 customers and to promote increased adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) nationwide. Additionally, these chargers are compatible with the Nissan EZ-Charge cards.

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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

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BMW and Nissan have again joined forces—this time with EVgo, the nation’s largest public DC Fast charging network—to increase public access to DC Fast charging stations across the US. This latest expansion builds on the 120 dual-port DC Fast chargers that BMW and Nissan announced together in December 2015. Earlier post.)

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AESC breaks ground on 30 GWh EV battery factory in South Carolina

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The new 30 GWh battery plant builds on AESC’s existing battery manufacturing network that includes a plant in operation in Tennessee and another plant under construction in Kentucky. The AESC Florence site supports the Company’s multi-year partnership with BMW Group, announced in October 2022.

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QOTD: Will the Union's Volkswagen Victory Pave Way for More?

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Workers at the Volkswagen plant in Chattanooga, Tennessee, voted to unionize on Friday. The foreign automakers include BMW, Honda, Hyundai, Mazda, Mercedes, Nissan, Subaru, Toyota, Volkswagen, and Volvo, while the three American companies are all EV startups: Lucid, Rivian, and Tesla. But the UAW won't stop there.

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NHTSA Calls On Airbag Manufacturer ARC to Recall 67 Million Airbags for Safety Defect

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Takata gets most of the negative attention when it comes to airbag recalls, but a Tennessee manufacturer is facing calls to pull back 67 million airbag inflators for risk of rupture and explosion. ARC manufactures airbag inflators found in several automakers’ vehicles, including BMW, Hyundai, GM, and Stellantis.

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EPA recognizes Volkswagen Chattanooga with a Green Power Leadership Award for on-site generation

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The array is the largest system of its kind in the North American automotive industry and in the state of Tennessee. We are honored that the EPA has recognized us with a Green Power Leadership award for the renewable energy generated by the Volkswagen Chattanooga Solar Park at our LEED Platinum certified factory in Tennessee.

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Nikola Motor names Bosch and PowerCell AB as key suppliers for fuel-cell Class-8 truck; field testing in Fall 2018

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The PowerCell S3 was developed in an EU-funded project, Auto-stack Core , in collaboration with sub-suppliers, institutes and the end users VW and BMW. The first 5,000 trucks will be built at Fitzgerald Gliders in Tennessee while Nikola builds its own manufacturing facility.

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