Green Car Congress

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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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 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. Credit - BMW).

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Electrek

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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Pierburg (Rheinmetall Automotive), Swoboda, BASF and General Motors (GM) have developed the first all-plastic fuel vapor pump assembly in series production. It is currently produced at Pierburg’s facility in Fountain Inn, South Carolina and placed on the 2019 Cadillac XT4.

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Green Car Congress

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). Guayule is part of Bridgestone’s plan to achieve carbon neutrality and make tires from 100% sustainable materials by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2022

Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has started of production of its all-electric ID.4 In addition, a rear-wheel-drive version with a 62kWh battery will go into production later in 2022, with a lower MSRP. As part of the preparation to launch the ID.4, As part of the preparation to launch the ID.4, Volkswagen aims to ramp up ID.4

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Green Car Congress

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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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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. The BMW Group intends to become one of the first customers to use this technology in standard production.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2021

a manufacturer of environmentally friendly, disposable foodservice products, which recently announced that it had ordered 10 Tesla Semis for its fleet. The Tesla Semi order is part of Karat’s plans to expand its logistic services business in the United States, as per a press release from the company.

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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, The factory is the sixth EV production site for VW vehicles. 4 will be sourced in the North American region, with most of its parts coming from the U.S. The American-assembled ID.4

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

—Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. Over the coming years battery assembly will become an important part of Volvo Cars’ global manufacturing operations as it continues to electrify its entire line-up. Construction of that assembly line is expected to start this fall.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2023

Production began early this year and Terra 184 DC fast chargers produced in South Carolina have already been installed along American highways. The guide is available as part of ABB E-mobility’s NEVI Toolkit.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2023

The plant will produce sustainable unified cells, with start of production planned for 2027. The decision to expand the PowerCo cell production ramp-up from Europe to Canada is further evidence of the growth strategy of the Group in North America.

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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. Most impressively, Tesla has continued to expand its yearly production capacity as a company.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2017

As Proterra continues to build upon its 60% market share in the North American electric transit market, this new funding will support the company’s East and West coast production capabilities and its commitment to ongoing technology innovation.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Solvay announced the installation completion of its new thermoplastic composites (TPC) manufacturing facility at its Greenville, South Carolina site. At full production capacity, the new line will add more than 30 positions at the 27,000-square-foot facility. —Mike Finelli, president of Solvay’s growth platforms.

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The Truth About Cars

APRIL 29, 2024

I found this wagon in the Pull-a-Part in Charlotte, North Carolina , which I visited on the way to work at the 24 Hours of Lemons race in South Carolina. I also stopped at the Pull-a-Part in Columbia, South Carolina , later that day. This car has a naturally-aspirated 2.3-liter

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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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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

Both initiatives form part of the climate action plan that Volvo Cars revealed this year. In the US, the company’s Charleston, South Carolina-based manufacturing plant has tapped into a well-established rail cargo network taking new cars to depots in cities across North America.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 1, 2016

Proterra has 63 buses on the road today in Texas, California, Massachusetts, Nevada, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, South Carolina and Washington. In aggregate, Proterra has saved transit agencies across North America more than 420,000 gallons in fuel and prevented more than 7.6 million pounds of CO 2 emissions.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

TWh of batteries needed by 2030 will require $201 billion and the midstream production of battery materials will take the remaining $93 billion. Benchmark’s view is that lithium, more than any other part of the supply chain, will be the bottleneck for the growth of the battery industry. Manufacturing the additional 2.7

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Toyota and Redwood Materials established a partnership last year to create a closed-loop solution for recycled battery production. Now, their partnership is taking the next step, as Toyota will source cathode active materials and anode copper foil from Redwood at the automaker’s upcoming North Carolina battery manufacturing plant.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Rimac said the partnership will require them to establish sophisticated battery production lines at its campus near Zagreb, Croatia. A significant part of the campus will be dedicated to BMW. “My Rimac said the collaboration shows the company’s transition from a “niche high-performance supplier to high-volume production capability.”

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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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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

has agreed in principle to supply carbon fiber TORAYCA prepreg for the production of the new 777X aircraft by The Boeing Company. TORAYCA Prepreg is an intermediate TORAYCA product supplied in sheets consisting of resin-impregnated carbon fiber. Japan-based Toray Industries, Inc.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

And some suppliers have struggled to adhere to quality standards while producing parts at the pace Boeing wanted them. audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production documented dozens of lapses in Boeing’s quality-control practices. Boeing increased production from about 42 Max jets a month in early 2017 to about 52 the next year.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 12, 2011

The investments are part of a broader effort by the Obama administration to develop domestic renewable energy and advanced biofuels. Because these crops will be optimized to tolerate conditions such as drought and poor soils, they can be grown on marginal lands unsuitable for food crops, thereby avoiding competition with food production.

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Baua Electric

MARCH 13, 2024

They’re due to be part of “additional production,” as Polestar put it, that’s due to start at a Volvo plant in South Carolina in “the middle of 2024.” Polestar reports that production has already started in Chengdu, China. production of the 3 would be not just for the U.S. built versions of the Polestar 3.

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Teslarati

JUNE 3, 2021

Tesla describes each: Roof Work (No Remodel) : T his is the most common type of R&R, for which either part or all of your solar system must be removed before you can repair or reroof your home. Note: This does not apply for requests to increase your system size or production output. Your roof lines are not changing.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 16, 2015

The first plug-in hybrid production car from the BMW core brand is a Sports Activity Vehicle: the BMW X5 xDrive40e. The drive readiness display positioned in the lower part of the engine rev counter switches from “OFF” to “READY” when the start/stop button is pressed. Production. kWh over the same distance. Hybrids Plug-ins'

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Teslarati

JUNE 24, 2022

With used vehicles selling at prices sometimes as much as or higher than brand new models due to parts shortages and semiconductor constraints, Ford may be looking to take used EVs and make another profit on them after an initial lease is up. battery production.” ” I’d love to hear from you!

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 18, 2012

In a new research brief , Pike Research forecasts that wireless charging equipment for light duty plug-in vehicle sales will grow by a CAGR of 91% from 2013 to 2020, as wireless systems move from a retrofit technology to an integrated part of new EVs, reaching annual sales of 283,000 units in 2020.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 4, 2011

GM says that this is part of its plan to gain exposure for the vehicle and the Chevrolet brand. Almost nine of 10 customers who traded in a vehicle as part of their purchase are new to the Chevrolet brand. The Volt is clearly bringing new customers to our dealership. Now they have a Chevy on their shopping list because of the Volt.

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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

AUGUST 22, 2016

The cooperative agreements are through NSF’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) as part of its Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) Track-2 investment strategy. Improving Water Management, Treatment and Recovery in Oil and Gas Production. Murray State University. David White. Nelson Cardona-Martinez.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2009

Successful completion of these projects will strengthen the product portfolios for Plug Power’s GenDrive and GenSys products. As part of the $6 M in awards, the DOE will also fund a three-year project to verify the durability and commercial readiness of Plug Power’s combined heat and power GenSys product.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 22, 2024

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. Michelin needs all that data, because despite its more than 130 years making pneumatic tires, airless tires bring new challenges.

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