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Polestar announces ‘Made in America’ EV production start date

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Polestar has announced the production start date for its new South Carolina production facility, which it will be sharing with Volvo Cars. Now, the Swedish automaker is poised to finally address that issue as it begins production in South Carolina.

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CATL’s $5B North American battery production plans land in U.S., several sites being vetted

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CATL is now moving closer to locking in a plant in the United States, according to an exclusive report from Reuters , which said the Chinese battery maker is now vetting sites in South Carolina and Kentucky. ” BMW operates an assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and already has a partnership with CATL in Europe.

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure from Tesla and BYD

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Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. In 2015, the company admitted to cheating on emissions standards through the use of its “clean diesel” products , and it later paid out over $9.5

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CATL to supply BMW with cylindrical cells for EVs starting in 2025

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BMW and CATL have been in a supply partnership for a decade, but the Chinese firm is looking to expand its production and manufacturing footprint into the North American market. It will spend $5 billion to establish the plant in the United States, with the most likely locations for the new facility being in South Carolina and Kentucky.

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Polestar 3 prices get reduced before it’s even available with demand in question

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Polestar 3 production is set to start in South Carolina in the middle of this year, and should be delivered to customers during Q2 as the vehicle is already being built in Chengdu, China. It is also reporting that some of its vehicles, including the Polestar 4, has been “well received” in the Chinese market.

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New hybrid sweetgum trees could boost paper, bioenergy production

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Researchers at the University of Georgia (UGA) have crossed American sweetgums with their Chinese cousins, creating hybrid sweetgum trees that have a better growth rate and denser wood than natives, and can produce fiber year-round.

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Polestar 3 launches in China with $29k price cut

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Now, likely to improve its competitiveness, Polestar has issued one of the most significant price cuts the Chinese market has seen this year. However, at the Chinese unveiling this week, the Swedish automaker slashed that price by an average of 200,000 yuan ($29,035).

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