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). BMW Manufacturing Co.,

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2023

In addition to the fully electric BMW iX, BMW i4 and BMW i7, the company’s electrified lineup in the US will expand when the plug-in hybrid electric BMW XM Sports Activity Vehicle arrives in showrooms this quarter. For the full year 2022, BMW sold 15,584 fully electric vehicles in the US, accounting for approximately 4.7% of total US sales.

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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

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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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

MARCH 5, 2020

Recharge will be the overarching name for all chargeable Volvos with a fully electric or plug-in hybrid powertrain. —Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. Earlier this year the company announced the planned construction of a battery assembly line at its US plant outside Charleston, South Carolina.

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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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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

Last month, Polestar reached a production milestone of 150,000 Polestar 2 units produced since the vehicle entered production in 2020. Like many automakers, Polestar has announced plans to adopt charging plugs for Tesla’s North American Charging Standard (NACS).

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

All new Volvo models launched from 2019 will be available as either a mild gasoline hybrid, plug-in gasoline hybrid or battery electric vehicle. The new S60 will initially be available with a range of four-cylinder Drive-E gasoline engines as well as with two gasoline plug-in hybrid versions. 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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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 1, 2013

LLC at its plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where earlier this year the company more than doubled its fleet of material handling equipment which are fueled by hydrogen fueling systems provided by Linde. One of the major contributors to the half million fill milestone is BMW Manufacturing Co., The annual energy avoidance of 4.1

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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. The new Charleston plant was officially inaugurated concurrent with the reveal of the S60. The new S60 is the first Volvo car made in the US. Volvo S60 Polestar PHEV.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 26, 2009

Plug Power Inc. The funding will be used to integrate Plug Power’s fuel cell solutions into material handling, residential and stationary power applications. Successful completion of these projects will strengthen the product portfolios for Plug Power’s GenDrive and GenSys products. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 13, 2018

Volvo Cars is launching a new upgraded electrified performance offer called Polestar Engineered, specifically developed for its new 60 Series T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid cars. The plant is the sole production site for the new S60, which is the first Volvo car made in the US. Electric cars are our future.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 26, 2022

A spark plug, or other ignition source, is generally required. The addition of a spark plug is a new design element. Fortunately, the OP engine has room for multiple spark plugs around the cylinder circumference. Fortunately, the OP engine has room for multiple spark plugs around the cylinder circumference.

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Green Car Congress

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.

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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. CO 2 emissions come in at 78 – 77 grams per kilometer (figures according to EU test cycle for plug-in hybrid vehicles, may vary depending on the tire format specified). kWh over the same distance. Click to enlarge.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 11, 2020

BMW has launched the second-generation plug-in hybrid X5 Sports Activity Vehicle, the X5 xDrive45e, in the US. The X5 xDrive45e is built at Plant Spartanburg, South Carolina, BMW Group’s largest global production plant. Earlier post.) 120 people currently work on the battery assembly line. of towing).

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Baua Electric

MARCH 28, 2024

audit of Boeing’s 737 Max production documented dozens of lapses in Boeing’s quality-control practices. In February last year, a new Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max plane was on one of its first flights when an automated stabilizing system appeared to malfunction, forcing the pilots to make an emergency landing soon after they took off.

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Baua Electric

MAY 14, 2024

The US government has announced wider tariffs on several categories of Chinese goods, including various green products like solar panels and batteries, medical goods, and in particular an increase of tariffs on Chinese EVs from 25% to 100%. tariff that all foreign-made cars were subject to, totaling 27.5%.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

In line with Polestar’s commitment to transparency, a complete life-cycle assessment (LCA) will be completed on Polestar 3 when production begins. Polestar 3 is also equipped for bidirectional charging, enabling future potential for vehicle-to-grid and plug-and-charge capabilities. inch center display. Charging capacity (DC).

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Clean Fleet Report

DECEMBER 1, 2021

Mating High-Performance Luxury SUV and a Plug. BMW “M” performance with a plug. The 2023 BMW XM will be the most powerful production vehicle to come from its high-performance M division, where the M stands for Motorsports. The all-new 2023 BMW XM was sort-of revealed to the media in Los Angeles on November 16.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 8, 2016

Examined in detail are three regions, the South Coast, San Joaquin Valley, and Silicon Valley. These factors together over the past five to seven years have created nearly 20,000 new high quality jobs in the state. CALSTART President and CEO John Boesel.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

400 million in grants to purchase thousands of plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles for test demonstrations in several dozen locations; to deploy them and evaluate their performance; to install electric charging infrastructure; and to provide education and workforce training to support the transition to advanced electric transportation systems.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 16, 2009

The US Department of Energy (DOE) is awarding $41.9 million in American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding to 13 projects to accelerate the commercialization and deployment of fuel cells and to create jobs in fuel cell manufacturing, installation, maintenance, and support services. Total project funding of nearly $114.3 PolyFuel, Inc. million.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

coli as an electrofuels chassis for isooctane production. coli; Product: Isooctane. Reducing equivalent: Hydrogen; Organism: Cupriavidus necator; Product: Biodiesel. Reducing equivalent: Electrons; Organism: N/A; Product: Octanol. Earlier post.). Earlier post.) The grants will go to projects in 17 states. Description.

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Revenge of the Electric Car

OCTOBER 25, 2008

Chris Paine’s docudrama “ Who Killed the Electric Car &# has raised awareness that plug-in electric vehicles are possible, and the demand for plug-in electric vehicles has never been higher. Amazing AC Propulsion eBoxes at AltCarExpo Saturday, September 27th, 2008. AC Propulsion's 0-60mph in 3.6 second range.

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Cars That Think

JANUARY 29, 2022

Spiking demand for electric heat collided with supply problems created by frozen natural-gas equipment and below-average wind-power production. That need for balance is true of electric power grids, too. We got a heartrending reminder of this fact in February 2021, when Texas experienced an. unprecedented and deadly winter freeze. Here’s how.

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