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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Bosch has begun production of electric motors at its Charleston, S.C. manufacturing facility. Additionally, the company plans to invest more than $260 million to expand further the production of electrification products at the site, which is expected to create at least 350 net new jobs by 2025.

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MAY 11, 2015

Volvo Cars has selected South Carolina as the location of its new $500-million factory in the US. The new facility will have initial annual production of around 100,000 cars and be located in Berkeley County, close to Charleston. The new plant will make latest generation Volvo models for sale in the United States and for export.

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Electric Cars Report

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

ABB E-mobility, a leader in EV charging infrastructure, is expanding its global and US manufacturing footprint with new manufacturing operations in Columbia, South Carolina.

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JUNE 20, 2023

Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. Manufacturing the additional 2.7 Global investment in technologies to help the energy transition reached a record $1.3

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

ZF Group has received several large-scale orders worth several billion euros from North American vehicle manufacturers for its automatic 8-speed PowerLine transmission—including the largest individual commercial-vehicle-related order in company history. In 2023, production will start in Gray Court, South Carolina.

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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 new press shop, which will start production in the summer of 2024, will take raw coils of steel, cut them into blanks, and stamp sheet metal parts for future BMW models. BMW Manufacturing Co.,

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Global motion technology company Schaeffler plans to expand its US operations with the addition of a new manufacturing facility focused on producing automotive electric mobility solutions. The Dover site is near Schaeffler’s existing transmission manufacturing facility in Wooster.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 26, 2017

On 23 June 1992, the BMW Group announced its decision to build its US plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. During the ceremony to mark the anniversary, the all-new BMW X3 rolled off the production line in Spartanburg. During the ceremony to mark the anniversary, the all-new BMW X3 rolled off the production line in Spartanburg.

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JULY 25, 2023

In 1994, ZF launched production-synchronized supply of complete front axle systems for the BMW Z3 Roadster at its assembly location in Duncan, South Carolina. In 1994, ZF launched production-synchronized supply of complete front axle systems for the BMW Z3 Roadster at its assembly location in Duncan, South Carolina.

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APRIL 8, 2023

The company has completed production of 200 demonstration tires and is pursuing joint evaluation with automakers for use on the next generation of electrified SUVs and crossovers (CUVs). Aiken also operates an on-site, 8-acre solar array that provides renewable energy to aid in powering the plant’s manufacturing operations.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2022

Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has started of production of its all-electric ID.4 4 is Volkswagen Group’s most popular all-electric model, with 190,000 units delivered to customers globally since its launch in 2021. In addition, a rear-wheel-drive version with a 62kWh battery will go into production later in 2022, with a lower MSRP.

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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. s climate leadership on a global scale. Henry McMaster. .

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2022

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) said in March 2021 that it would invest $5 billion into potential electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing sites in North America. The reports follow CATL’s plans to spend $5 billion in North America to establish a massive cell plant capable of manufacturing 80 gigawatt-hours annually.

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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 BMW Group Plant Spartanburg. Earlier post.)The

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MARCH 31, 2021

Mercedes-Benz will build the next generation eSprinter electric van, which is based on the newly developed Electric Versatility Platform ( earlier post ), at three locations: North Charleston, South Carolina; and Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde in Germany. We will start production of the eSprinter successively from the second half of 2023.

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Baua Electric

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The latest customer is the US Department of Homeland Security, which has ordered 47 Beam EV ARC systems and 16 ARC Mobility trailers to enable efficient transportation of the products. Source: Beam Global The post Department of Homeland Security orders $4.8

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Compared to conventionally manufactured aluminum, this approach can save around 70% of CO 2 emissions. The planned supply volumes will be used exclusively in vehicle production at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, in body components such as the hood, for example.

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EV Specifications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Envision AESC announces a new multi-year partnership with BMW Group to supply the latest battery cells for the global brand's next-generation electric vehicles. Work is currently underway by the company to.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2022

New data from Bloomberg states that Tesla’s Fremont Factory in Northern California was the most-productive automotive plant in the U.S., Last year, Tesla’s Fremont Factory averaged a weekly production pace of 8,550 vehicles. Then in 1984, Toyota’s New United Motor Manufacturing, Inc partnered with GM to run the plant.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2022

Volkswagen of America announced earlier today it has started production of its flagship electric vehicle in the United States, the ID.4, We’re just starting to write a new chapter for Volkswagen in America, and it is very much an American story,” Thomas Schäfer, Chairman of the global Volkswagen brand, said. market and globally.”.

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JANUARY 8, 2016

Volvo reported strong sales from all three core global regions. of total global volume. It is also an endorsement of the company’s new product strategy, with global sales boosted in the later stages of 2015 by the new XC90 SUV. Sales in Europe rose 10.6% for the year to 269,249 units, representing 53.5%

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AUGUST 23, 2011

Albemarle Corporation, a global developer, manufacturer and marketer of highly engineered specialty chemicals, has entered into a manufacturing agreement to supply base oils to Novvi SA, a joint venture between Amyris, Inc. and Cosan S.A.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

Last month, Volvo Cars reinforced its electrification strategy, by stating that it aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its global sales by 2025. Production of the new S60 will start this fall at Volvo Cars’ brand new manufacturing facility outside Charleston, South Carolina. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 28, 2014

BMW plans to invest US$ 1 billion in the company’s South Carolina plant, boosting annual production capacity by 50% up to 450,000 vehicles by the end of 2016. The expansion will give Spartanburg the largest production capacity of any plant in the BMW Group global production network.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

The global economy is in a tumultuous period, especially in Europe, where energy issues continue to run rampant. One concern that Polestar may be looking to address with new funds is its lack of American manufacturing. Polestar announced today it received financing from two major shareholders, totaling $1.6

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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. The Polestar 5, which will also compete against the Porsche Taycan, is scheduled to go into production in 2024 at a plant in Chongqing, China. The plant is owned by Geely and operated by Polestar.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2009

concluded an agreement to acquire certain assets and the membership interests of Continental Diesel Systems US, LLC, to manufacture key fuel injection components for Navistar MaxxForce diesel engines. Navistar and Continental will be working on a product transition plan between now and January to assure the needs of both companies are met.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2015

As part of its continuous optimization of production processes at its plants, the BMW Group is leveraging the opportunities arising from digitalization (i.e., For the automotive manufacturer, digitalization opens up new perspectives with regard to the advancement of innovative and people-oriented production systems.

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MAY 26, 2022

Created with the mission to build cleaner, more efficient engines, Achates Power has an experienced staff of engineers and scientists working with leading engine manufacturers to bring the opposed piston engine to market. Clemson is a leading public research institution in South Carolina. Aramco Americas.

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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 plant is the sole production site for the new S60, which is the first Volvo car made in the US.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 22, 2018

Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s new—and first—US manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina. In 2017 Volvo Cars was the first global car maker to announce its strategy that from 2019 all new models will be electrified.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

One of those reasons, he explained, is that globally about 20% of tires are taken out of service prematurely due to sidewall damage or a puncture. 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.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 2, 2018

Cost reduction via improvements in materials and manufacturing. R&D areas of interest included, but were not limited to: Cell manufacturing and quality control. R&D areas of interest included, but were not limited to: Cell manufacturing and quality control. Stack manufacturing and quality control. FuelCell Energy Inc.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Volvo Cars announced that the next generation of the XC90 large premium SUV will be built in its new manufacturing plant in Charleston, South Carolina from 2021. This takes Volvo Cars’ total investment in its US manufacturing operations to more than US$1.1 A third Chinese plant is currently under construction.

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 20, 2013

In 2012, nearly 80% of total investment in the global fuel cell industry was made in US companies. The number of fuel cell units manufactured in Asia continued to grow steadily, rising from about 13,500 units in 2011 to roughly 22,000 units in 2012. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report. 2012 Fuel Cell Technologies Market Report.

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JULY 28, 2010

In June, Plug In Carolina selected AeroVironment to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle stations in seven South Carolina cities. Coulomb’s industry partners products include: Leviton: Level I and II residential and public charging stations for the US and Canada EV market. Click to enlarge.

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