Green Car Congress

MARCH 3, 2022

BMW will invest more than $200 million to construct a 219,000-square-foot press shop at its South Carolina plant. The Schuler Group , a globally-recognized company that manufactures automated servo press lines for all BMW Group plants, will also manufacture the automated press line for Plant Spartanburg.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 8, 2023

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. The tires contain a multitude of materials derived from recycled and biobased feedstocks.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2009

Two hydrogen fueling stations are officially opening today in South Carolina: one in Sage Mill Industrial Park in Aiken County, the other in Columbia. The opening ceremonies will also dedicate the opening of the South Carolina Hydrogen Freeway between Aiken and Columbia.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Siemens unveiled a new sustainable, EV charging concept structure designed for electrifying fleets and high demand charging applications at scale. The busway power distribution equipment is manufactured at Siemens’ 540-person manufacturing hub in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Electric Vehicles India

DECEMBER 15, 2021

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. Lightsey III said “It’s clear that South Carolina is focused on the future.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Scout Motor’s R&D Center in Detroit and its new factory in South Carolina will open simultaneously in 2026. The automaker’s South Carolina facility will produce Scout’s all-electric SUV and pickup truck. The manufacturing facility received $1.29 billion in state incentives earlier this year.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

Graz, Austria-based manufacturer Magna Steyr will develop the two Volkswagen Scout EV models, according to a report from local media outlet Kleine Zeitung last week. although Volkswagen now plans to build the vehicle itself at an upcoming South Carolina plant. South Carolina becomes battery hotbed with $1.6

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2023

ABB E-mobility is the first manufacturer to earn both National Type Evaluation Program (NTEP) and California Type Evaluation Program (CTEP) certifications for DC fast chargers. 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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion in its US operations, including $1 billion to prepare for the production of electric vehicles at the company’s Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, and $700 million to build a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in nearby Woodruff, SC. The BMW Group will invest $1.7 Earlier post.)The

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Teslarati

JANUARY 18, 2024

The humanoid robots will initially be launched out of the BMW facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, which employs 11,000 people. “We have designed the robot to be safe next to humans.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

Major German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen is investing a hefty $500 million into its transmission plant in South Carolina – all to transform it into a “flexible manufacturer of parts” for both ICE and plug-in hybrids, and for both passenger cars and large commercial vehicles by launching production of its PowerLine transmission in the US.

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Baua Electric

MAY 30, 2023

Veteran Stellantis dressmaker Chris Benjamin has joined Scout Motors to manage design for the EV-focused Volkswagen logo that can specialise in SUVs and pickups. He introduced his automobile design occupation at Mercedes-Benz. Benjamin graduated from Detroit’s School for Inventive Research.

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The Truth About Cars

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The automaker recently announced a new Innovation Center in Michigan, where it will house design, engineering, and research efforts for its upcoming EV lineup. Neither Scout nor Volkswagen have shared many details on the vehicles, other than a few teasers, but we know the pair will lean on Magna Steyr for development and manufacturing.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 20, 2023

The Polestar 4 is coming soon, bringing a striking design and no rear window. but that could change with the upcoming Polestar 3, which could align with Volvo’s manufacturing presence in South Carolina. Though it will eventually become available in several countries, including the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2014

Initially designed for trucking applications, the system can applied to many different applications including transit, utility, or stationary power. Skygo has partnered with AMBAC International to manufacture the system. Skygo system, with LNG. Click to enlarge.

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Baua Electric

JANUARY 18, 2024

“We have designed the robot to be safe next to humans. Working with BMW on automation in a manufacturing facility is a huge validator for us in the space,” Adcock said. Figure’s humanoids will be deployed in BMW’s manufacturing facility in Spartanburg, South Carolina, the largest automotive exporter in the U.S.,

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2018

The announcement comes one week before the company will reveal its new S60 premium sports sedan at the inauguration of its first US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. The offer is exclusively available on the top-of-the-line T8 Twin Engine and is positioned above Volvo’s R Design versions.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

The selected projects are funded under two FOAs: DE-FOA-0001850 : Preliminary Design and Techno-Economic Analysis of MWe-Class Solid Oxide Fuel Cell and DE-FOA-0001853 : Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Core Technology Research. Cost reduction via improvements in materials and manufacturing. Stack manufacturing and quality control.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 21, 2023

Its plan was to manufacture electric vehicles based on Saab’s 9-3 platform by 2017 and had acquired the necessary assets to accomplish this. When asked about the possibility of the Trollhattan site being used to manufacture automobiles, the company stated that it would continue relying on preexisting factories.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

Papers from BMW and Hydrogen Energy Research Lab show that sufficiently lean hydrogen combustion in properly designed combustion chamber results in close to zero NO x. The addition of a spark plug is a new design element. Clemson is a leading public research institution in South Carolina. Aramco Americas.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

The South Carolina Department of Education will deploy 160 Thomas Built Buses (TBB) electric school buses in school districts across the state over the next year, under a new procurement finalized this month between the Department of Education and Thomas Built Buses dealer Interstate Transportation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2013

For example, a project led by the University of South Carolina will develop an advanced nuclear fuel that operates at lower temperatures and stores less energy—helping further improve reactor safety and efficiency. These projects fall under three categories: Advanced Methods for Manufacturing (total $1.2

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

The ultimate goal of this work is to establish a scientific basis for rational design of durable, high-performance anodes with robust oxidation tolerance. University of South Carolina. DOE: $300,000 Non-DOE: $75,000 Total: $375,000. Michigan State University. DOE: $299,984 Non-DOE: $74,996 Total: $374,980.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

Polestar, the premium electric car brand from Sweden, announced that its first all-electric SUV will be manufactured in the United States. The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. —Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar’s CEO.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Under the memorandum, Toray and Boeing also confirm that the two companies would negotiate an agreement to promote joint development in a wide range of fields including design, materials and parts production to further increase application of carbon fiber composite materials in the aerospace field.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

And with less material and less overall manufacturing time invested, it’s likely to wear a lower lifetime carbon footprint—an aspect that automakers are especially aware of with EVs. Airless technology is completely new in terms of design, in terms of production, in terms of homologation, so we have to learn everything,” Roget summed.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2010

Volkswagen is a leading manufacturer of diesel marine engines with a maximum rating of 258 kW (350 hp) and will set up series production of the new engine generation at its plant in Salzgitter. It offers a broad range of power, with available ratings from 115-715 hp for recreational applications and 76-715 hp for commercial use.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

After the Max 8 crashes, Boeing and its regulators focused most on the cause of those accidents: flawed design and software. Yet some current and former employees say problems with manufacturing quality were also apparent to them at the time and should have been to executives and regulators as well. After the Jan.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

The new facility will be located at the Charleston Naval Complex, a former Navy base in North Charleston, South Carolina, and will be a part of the Clemson University Restoration Institute campus.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 1, 2016

SGL Group brings its long-established expertise as a component developer to the project, and is responsible for the development of the gas diffusion layers (GDL), which will be manufactured based on carbon fibers. —Park et al. Sehkyu Park, Jong-Won Lee, Branko N. 2011.12.148.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina. Under the federal stimulus plan, the Obama administration has set aside $2 billion for electric drive vehicle battery and component manufacturing projects. Earlier post.).

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Green Cars News

JUNE 9, 2010

We may typically think of buses as gas guzzlers but that image may soon change after Proterra Inc, a designer and manufacturer of heavy-duty drive systems and complete transit buses received a huge cash influx.

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Cars That Think

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Allan Alcorn, shown here in 2011, designed Pong as an exercise, to learn about how to design video games. Under the guise of a contract for General Electric, Bushnell asked Alcorn to design a game similar to ping-pong that could be played on a television. If you miss, your opponent scores a point. vonguard/Wikipedia.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Hydrogen fueling stations using Linde technology have surpassed more than 1,000,000 fills for the fuel-cell driven material handling equipment at the BMW Manufacturing Co. LLC plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. This is the most hydrogen fills at a single location anywhere in the world.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2015

The FOAs were awarded with two primary objectives: to design, construct, and field-test a SOFC prototype system; and to support innovations that improve the reliability, robustness, and endurance of SOFC cell and stack technology. The University of South Carolina. FuelCell Energy, Inc. SOFC awards. Lead organization.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 21, 2010

The research program is focused on the key technology challenges for these concepts and supports cross-cutting activities, including Modeling and Simulation, Structural Materials, Energy Conversion, Nuclear Instrumentation and Control, and Innovative Manufacturing Approaches. University of South Carolina - $1,366,626.

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Green Cars News

JULY 5, 2009

So which car manufacturer will be the first to make a serious impact in the electric car market? The outfit aims to manufacture vehicles in the USA and employ as many as 2,600 workers there by 2014. It also plans to manufacture batteries for electric and hybrid vehicles that will be used by other automakers within the USA.

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