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Plug In Carolina Selects AeroVironment to Supply, Install and Support Electric Car Charging Stations Throughout South Carolina

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Plug In Carolina has selected AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) AV) to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in seven South Carolina cities. The multi-port configuration is user friendly and lends itself to cost-effective electrical installation.

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BMW, GM sites in top 5 US generators of onsite green power

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BMW Manufacturing earned a 2003 Green Power Leadership Award for using landfill gas to generate a portion of the power needed to operate its Spartanburg, South Carolina manufacturing facility. For the 2013 calendar year reporting period, BMW Spartanburg’s annual green power usage was 69,383,477 kWh—37% of its power usage.

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51% of BMW Group’s electricity worldwide from renewable sources; targeting 100%

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At its Annual Account Press Conference 2015, the BMW Group announced that, for the first time in the history of the Group, 51% of its electricity worldwide is being supplied from renewable sources. At the Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, a methane gas system provides around 50% of the energy required for production.

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Tesla’s Fremont Factory was the most productive auto factory in the U.S. in 2021

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For comparison, Toyota’s plant in Georgetown, Kentucky built 8,427 cars per week, BMW’s facility in South Carolina managed 8,343 units per week, and Ford’s Dearborn, Michigan hub managed just 5,564 vehicles weekly. All figures were provided by Bloomberg. While Tesla has only one operational U.S.

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SGL Group is development partner for GDLs in high-performance fuel cells in the automotive sector

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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. Project management support is being provided by Pretexo. Gerd Wingefeld, Chief Technology Officer at SGL Group.

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BMW applies N20 4-cylinder TwinPower Turbo with Auto Start/Stop to the X3; ECO PRO mode

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This reduces exhaust back-pressure at low engine rpm, allowing the energy of the exhaust gas pulses to be utilized as efficiently as possible. The High Precision Direct Injection system is centrally positioned between the valves, with solenoid injectors precisely controlling the supply of fuel.

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

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In the past few years 8 automakers made announcements about fuel cell electric vehicle development, many of them in conjunction with partnerships: BMW-Toyota, GM-Honda, Hyundai and Daimler-Ford-Nissan. In addition, they plan to use carbon capture for their reformation of natural gas to hydrogen. Air Liquide.

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