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VinFast gets the green light to begin construction on its first US-based EV plant in North Carolina

Electrek

Vietnamese EV maker VinFast hit a massive milestone Friday after receiving the green light to begin construction on its first US-based EV manufacturing plant in North Carolina. more… The post VinFast gets the green light to begin construction on its first US-based EV plant in North Carolina appeared first on Electrek.

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AISIN to invest more than $200M in new production lines for two-motor hybrid transmissions in N Carolina

Green Car Congress

AISIN Corporation, the fifth-largest Tier 1 auto supplier in the world, announced today that it will launch two new production lines with a total anticipated investment of more than $200 million at its AISIN North Carolina Corporation (ANC) facility in Durham, North Carolina.

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Continental to boost production of electronic integrated parking brakes at North Carolina facility

Green Car Congress

Continental plans to invest more than $35 million in its Henderson, North Carolina facility to meet the increased demand for Electronic Integrated Parking Brakes (e-IPB). Due to the increasing demand for brake calipers throughout North America, the Henderson plant produced a record-breaking seven million calipers in 2012.

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Volvo Cars brings Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert to the US

Green Car Congress

Volvo Cars is partnering with Waycare Technologies to enable data from Volvo’s Hazard Light Alert and Slippery Road Alert to be shared anonymously with transportation municipalities and the popular Waze navigation app. Waycare has plans to expand to other areas in the future.

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Vinfast in North Carolina, USPS ups EV order, battery recycling and the supply chain: Today’s Car News

Green Car Reports

Battery recycling looks more important than ever in light of the supply-chain issues and EV interest. Vinfast wants to mass-produce EVs in the U.S. in around two years. And the USPS expanded its EV order, but what does that mean? This and more, here at Green Car Reports.

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Letting in the Light

Electric Auto Association

North Carolina chapter spawns an LEV training business. Smith had introduced LEVs at DiscoverE programs in Central North Carolina middle and high schools. Gerhardt had joined with Ed Benjamin of the Light Electric Vehicle Association (LEVA) to offer training programs—and certification— to aspiring ebike mechanics.

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Electric Vehicles Could Save North Carolinians $92 Billion, Avoid 679 Hospital Visits

CleanTechnica EVs

RALEIGH, NC — North Carolina can avoid 679 hospital visits and save $92 billion by transitioning to zero-emission electric vehicles and trucks, according to a new report.