article thumbnail

Redwood Materials to build next Li-ion battery recycling and remanufacturing center in South Carolina

Green Car Congress

Redwood Materials will build its next Battery Materials Campus just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Redwood plans to break ground on our Carolina Campus in Q1 2023 and have the first recycling process running by the end of 2023. billion in the local community.

article thumbnail

Proterra to build EV battery system factory in South Carolina

Green Car Congress

acre Carolina Commerce Center in Greer, South Carolina near Proterra’s electric bus manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina and adjacent to the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Proterra’s new South Carolina factory will be the company’s third battery production facility nationwide.

article thumbnail

Scout Motors selects South Carolina for first plant; $2B investment, 200k units per year

Green Car Congress

Scout Motors, the recently formed independent company backed by Volkswagen Group ( earlier post , is establishing its first manufacturing plant near Columbia, South Carolina, where it will build electric next-generation trucks and rugged SUVs harkening back to the iconic Scout vehicles produced from 1960 to 1980.

article thumbnail

Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

Green Car Congress

Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. Benchmark’s analysis shows that the expansion of the global lithium industry will need $51 billion of investment. Closing this 2.7

article thumbnail

Gotion to build $2.36B battery component plant in Michigan

Green Car Congress

billion to build a battery component plant in Big Rapids, Michigan. Once completed, the facility in Big Rapids is expected to produce 150,000 tons of cathode material per year, covering an area estimated to span 260 acres with plans to build two 550,000 square foot production plants along with other supporting facilities.

Michigan 150
article thumbnail

Proterra to build third US battery factory for commercial electric vehicles 

Electric Vehicles India

Proterra to build third US battery factory for commercial electric vehicles . Proterra an American leading innovator in commercial vehicle electrification technology has announced its plans to open a new EV battery system manufacturing plant in South Carolina to manufacture battery systems for commercial electric vehicles.

article thumbnail

Polestar 3 electric performance SUV to be manufactured in the US

Green Car Congress

The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Polestar vehicles built in South Carolina will be for sale in the United States. Polestar 3 will be built in America, for our American customers.