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Groundbreaking on new BMW Group high-voltage battery assembly plant in South Carolina

Green Car Congress

The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. Close connection of battery production with vehicle production is part of our strategy. Intelligent LED lighting with motion detectors and an efficient dimming strategy reduce energy consumption and light emissions to a minimum.

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ABB E-mobility first to earn CTEP and NTEP certifications for DC fast chargers

Green Car Congress

These certifications cover the company’s best-selling Terra 124 and Terra 184 chargers designed to support public charging operations for both light-duty vehicles and fleets in the United States. Production began early this year and Terra 184 DC fast chargers produced in South Carolina have already been installed along American highways.

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New seamless charging network across18 states

Electric Auto Association

Six major utility companies join together to add EV Fast Chargers to connect Gulf Coast, Midwest and Atlantic state destinations. =. We're excited to collaborate with our utility partners on this important initiative to connect customers to charging resources and encourage electric vehicle travel." Greening the company's fleet.

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Zapping the Brain and Nerves Could Treat Long COVID

Cars That Think

At the Medical University of South Carolina, psychiatry professor Mark George tried a different neurostimulation approach in a pilot study of 20 patients that he began in late 2020; his study used an at-home device that stimulated the vagus nerve through the ear. What drives us is that there’s a tremendous unmet need," Charvet says. "

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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Sprout at Plug-in 2010

Green Car Congress

In June, Plug In Carolina selected AeroVironment to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle stations in seven South Carolina cities. Schneider Electric will offer Infrastructure Management Solutions that provide advanced communication, connectivity and efficiency for their EV charging stations.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

Green Car Congress

These projects put more than 9,000 alternative fuel and energy-efficient light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles on the road, and establish 542 refueling locations across the country. Team partners will purchase a total of 191 commercially available light- to heavy-duty alternative-fuel and advanced-technology vehicles.

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How to Prevent Blackouts by Packetizing the Power Grid

Cars That Think

Those two data-communication concepts allow millions of users and billions of devices to connect to the Internet without any centralized scheduling or control. Using low-bandwidth connectivity and small controllers running simple algorithms, millions of electrical devices could be used to balance the flow of electricity in the local grid.