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Volkswagen’s $40k Scout SUV mule debut slated for Q3 2024

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“The design of the product is, I would say, 85, 90, 95 percent of the way there. Proportions readily dialed in, exterior design dialed in,” Scout CEO Keogh told Automotive News. Instead, they will use a newly designed platform for the U.S. Scout’s $40,000 SUV will be built in a new factory in South Carolina.

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Polestar 3 is already on sale with a massive $7,500 purchase incentive

Baua Electric

You can see the brand’s signature Scandinavian touch with a minimalist design and powerful stance. Polestar 3 prototype testing (Source: Polestar) Polestar plans to build the electric SUV at Volvo’s plant in South Carolina. Polestar’s website suggests deliveries will begin in the second quarter.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Kai Langer, head of BMW iDesign, suggests eliminating today’s screens can allow BMW to reserve dashboard space for genuine luxury and rich materials, rather than unsightly, man-cave-size screens that are the antithesis of high design. An $810-million battery factory will spring up in South Carolina, in partnership with Japan’s Envision AESC.

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BMW’s iVision Dee Brings Sci-Fi to the Driveway

Cars That Think

Kai Langer, head of BMW iDesign, suggests eliminating today’s screens can allow BMW to reserve dashboard space for genuine luxury and rich materials, rather than unsightly, man-cave-size screens that are the antithesis of high design. An $810-million battery factory will spring up in South Carolina, in partnership with Japan’s Envision AESC.

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Gotion to build $2.36B battery component plant in Michigan

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In addition to MSF support, both Green Charter Township and Big Rapids Charter Township anticipate approval of a PA 198 real property tax abatement. A $50-million Strategic Site Readiness Program performance-based grant through the SOAR Fund will be administered by The Right Place to assist with infrastructure improvements.

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SAE World Congress panel highlights progress on H2 infrastructure and fuel cell vehicle commercialization

Green Car Congress

Linde currently is operating hydrogen stations also for fuel cell forklifts, notably for the BMW South Carolina plant, where they are dispensing hydrogen—around the clock—at the rate of 700kg/day. The UK and Scandinavian countries are starting deployment this year, assisted by substantial tax benefits in Scandinavia.

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

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The project will include vehicles and fueling infrastructure for electric, hybrid-electric, compressed natural gas, propane, E85, and biodiesel fuels and technologies to be deployed throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. Total DOE award: $14,999,927. Total DOE award: $12,633,080.