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Proterra to build EV battery system factory in South Carolina

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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.

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

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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. The state is No.

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Polestar 3 goes into production in China, production to start in South Carolina later this year – Charged EVs

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Importantly for US buyers, production is also slated to begin in South Carolina in mid-2024. The company has successfully completed a production test series at its Carolina plant. Polestar has benefited from international roots—Swedish design from Volvo Cars, and manufacturing expertise and financial backing from China’s Geely.

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Redwood Materials searches for interns this summer

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Redwood Materials is searching for interns to hire for the summer of 2024. The recycling company seems pumped to welcome engineering interns in Nevada this summer. Two of the internships are a hybrid/remote setup in Reno, namely, the interns for software engineering and systems modeling. Redwood Materials broke ground on its $3.5

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Bridgestone develops tire using 75% recycled and renewable materials; recycled plastic bottles, recycled steel and natural rubber from guayule

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During a 16 February briefing with media and industry analysts in Tokyo, Bridgestone Global CEO Shuichi Ishibashi said that the company is pursuing a tire design utilizing 90% recycled and renewable materials for passenger cars.

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DOT awarding up to $435M for 34 University Transportation Centers

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Consortium members: Benedict College, Florida International University, Morgan State University (MD), Purdue University, South Carolina State University, University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, University of California at Santa Cruz, and University of Texas at Dallas. $4

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Volkswagen's Scout to Open Research and Development Hub in Michigan

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The automaker recently announced a new Innovation Center in Michigan, where it will house design, engineering, and research efforts for its upcoming EV lineup. The location will also work with Scout’s production facility in South Carolina, which is currently under construction.