Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

LG Chem announced Tuesday that it’s planning a mammoth cathode material plant in Tennessee that will aid U.S. domestic electric vehicle battery production. According to LG, the plant will be the largest of its kind in the U.S.,

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Baua Electric

APRIL 4, 2024

Battery materials and technology company NOVONIX has been selected to receive a $103-million tax credit under section 48C of the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Allocation Program, to support production of critical battery materials at its Riverside facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

factories, a majority of workers at a key Volkswagen plant in Tennessee have signed up to join the union. The UAW says it has secured over 50 percent of workers at Volkswagen’s factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee, according to a report on Tuesday from Bloomberg. production workers as UAW drive looms What are your thoughts?

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 26, 2023

General Motors has delayed the opening of its Ultium Cell production plant in Tennessee due to construction delays. GM Authority noted that the automaker is also planning to bump up starting wages for production operators and quality inspectors at the Spring Hill 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, 4, at its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The factory is the sixth EV production site for VW vehicles. 4 production in Tennessee appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

In an effort to increase sales, localize production and expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the United States, Tritium DCFC Limited announced plans for expansion of its US footprint with a new manufacturing facility in Lebanon, Tennessee.

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EV Specifications

DECEMBER 28, 2023

intending to establish a production hub for the global battery material market. The facility, located in Montgomery County, Clarksville, Tennessee, will locally produce cathode materials optimized for North American electric vehicles (EVs) and collaborate with key partners from development to the supply chain.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 6, 2021

General Motors plans to make an upcoming Acura-branded electric vehicle in 2024 at the same Tennessee plant that will assemble the 2023 Cadillac Lyriq, while a more affordable Honda crossover set to be about the same size could be made by GM in Mexico beginning in 2023.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 24, 2022

General Motors has begun retail production of the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ ( earlier post ) at GM’s Spring Hill, Tennessee, assembly plant. GM announced a commitment to invest $2 billion in Spring Hill Assembly in October 2020. An additional $2.3

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Teslarati

MARCH 19, 2024

General Motors’ (GM) battery plant in Michigan, named Factory Zero, is leaving production hell. General Motors has been experiencing its own version of production hell with Factory Zero. The term ‘production hell’ was first coined when Tesla struggled to ramp up Model 3 production a few years ago.

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Teslarati

JULY 21, 2021

Rivian is partnering with the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) to install electric vehicle charging stations at Tenessee State Parks. The charging stations are likely to be installed at all 56 State Parks in the State of Tennessee, “depending on the availability of electricity and planned future park upgrades.”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Plug Power is expanding its green hydrogen ecosystem to the US west coast with the construction of a new production facility in Fresno County, California. As the largest green hydrogen production facility on the west coast, the plant will produce 30 metric tons of liquid green hydrogen daily, serving customers from San Diego to Vancouver.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Tesla builds its three different electric models in Fremont, California; the new 2018 Nissan Leaf has just gone into production in Smyrna, Tennessee; and the Chevrolet Bolt EV is built at the Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan. Today, battery-electric cars are built in volume at only three locations across the entire United States.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 23, 2021

Cadillac engineers recently completed the “80 percent” validation drive for the 2023 Cadillac LYRIQ—a critical milestone in Cadillac’s first luxury EV’s development, marking a transition to the final stage prior to production. Actual production model will vary. Initial availability first half of 2022. An additional $2.3

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Green Car Reports

AUGUST 20, 2021

4 electric car has rolled off the production line at the automaker's Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory, VW Group of America CEO Scott Keogh announced Thursday in a LinkedIn post. Mass production doesn't start until next year, however. The first Volkswagen ID.4

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 4, 2023

Most of the announced battery plant projects are scheduled to begin production between 2025 and 2030. By 2030, this production capacity will be capable of supporting the manufacture of roughly 10 to 13 million all-electric vehicles per year.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 5, 2022

Ford Motor Company plans to raise production of the F-150 Lightning pickup at the Rouge Electric Vehicle Center in Dearborn to 150,000 trucks per year to meet high demand, Beginning Thursday, the first group of reservation holders will be invited to place their orders for the F-150 Lightning. Earlier post.).

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

The selected projects support DOE’s investment in the development and production of biofuels and innovation and growth in agricultural industries and will help meet the Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) Grand Challenge goal of producing 35 billion gallons of low-GHG emission SAF made from domestic biomass and waste resources annually by 2050.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 13, 2020

As the Volkswagen Chattanooga factory ramps up production of the new Atlas Cross Sport, and lays groundwork for assembling the next generation of Volkswagen electric vehicles planned to begin in 2022, engineers are using augmented reality (AR) goggles to design production lines and help spot potential issues.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 27, 2023

General Motors and Australia-based Element 25 Limited announced an agreement for Element 25 to supply up to 32,500 metric tons of manganese sulfate (MnSO 4 ) annually to support the annual production of more than 1 million GM EVs in North America. GM continues to strengthen its domestic supply base for EV production.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Panasonic Energy parentheses with Novonix for a supply of sustainable graphite for electric vehicle (EV) battery production. Novonix is expected to ship synthetic graphite from Tennessee starting in 2025. The post Panasonic Energy signs agreement for synthetic graphite supply in EV battery production appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 30, 2013

Alcoa broke ground on a $275-million expansion of its Tennessee Operations to meet growing aluminum demand for auto production. Demand for aluminum, already the number two material used to build cars, is expected to nearly double by 2025.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 3, 2022

GM and LG will invest an added $275 million into their Ultium battery production facility in Tennessee. Matching the moves of numerous other automakers, GM has chosen to work with LG to expand its battery production capabilities as fast as possible. ’s largest battery cathode materials manufacturing location in Tennessee.

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Green Car Reports

DECEMBER 5, 2017

That availability came in an announcement that the second-generation electric car officially went into production the same day at Nissan's sprawling assembly plant in Smyrna, Tennessee. The 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car will start to appear at Nissan dealers in January, the company said Monday.

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Teslarati

MAY 18, 2023

According to a new analysis of General Motors’ (GM) EV production, its goal for 2025 may be overly-optimistic. However, with a bold plan to introduce numerous new electric models and ramp production to 1 million units annually by 2025, many saw a silver lining to GM’s predicament.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 17, 2021

The facility will be located in Spring Hill, Tennessee. Early conceptual rendering of Ultium Cells LLC battery cell manufacturing facility in Spring Hill, Tennessee. This partnership with General Motors will transform Tennessee into another key location for electric vehicle and battery production.

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The Driven EV News

JULY 28, 2022

Volkswagen begins US production of its all-electric ID.4 4 compact SUV at the Chattanooga factory in Tennessee, the company’s first EV assembled in US. The post Volkswagen marks milestone US production of all-electric ID.4 4 appeared first on The Driven.

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Electrek

AUGUST 19, 2021

4 electric SUV pre-production units have rolled off the assembly line at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Tennessee, factory. 4 electric SUV pre-production units roll off the line at Chattanooga factory appeared first on Electrek. The first VW ID.4 more… The post First VW ID.4

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 19, 2023

LG Chem recently broke ground on a cathode plant in Tennessee. The cathode plant in Tennessee will mass produce NCMA (Nickel, Cobalt, Manganese, Aluminum) cathode materials. Production is scheduled to start by 2026. The new facility is expected to be the largest cathode plant in the United States. LG Chem plans to invest $1.6

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Green Car Congress

DECEMBER 13, 2022

billion loan to Ultium Cells LLC to help finance the construction of new lithium-ion battery cell manufacturing facilities in Ohio, Tennessee, and Michigan. The US Department of Energy (DOE), through its Loan Programs Office (LPO), announced the closing of a $2.5-billion

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 4, 2023

Lie, who will be based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, brings extensive vehicle engineering experience that will help advance Volkswagen’s commitment to mobility innovation. Notably, this includes the design, development and launch of multiple battery electric vehicles (BEVs), as well as developing and launching advanced driver assistance systems.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 9, 2015

IACMI is dedicated to overcoming these barriers by developing low-cost, high-production, energy-efficient manufacturing and recycling processes for composites applications. Thogus Products Company; Toray Composites (America), Inc.; Thogus Products Company; Toray Composites (America), Inc.; Adherent Technologies, Inc.;

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 2, 2021

General Motors Co announced it would extend the production halt of the Chevy Bolt EV at the Orion Assembly plant in Michigan through January 28, 2022, as per Reuters. billion each and are expected to have a production capacity of about 35 gigawatt-hours. General Motors offered to replace the battery modules in its Chevy Bolt EVs.

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Electrek

JULY 26, 2022

German automaker Volkswagen has announced the start of production of its all-electric ID.4 4 SUV at its manufacturing facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. This start of production solidifies the ID.4 The post Volkswagen starts US production of ID.4 4 as the first Volkswagen EV to built and sold in the United States.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This project will expand Anovion’s existing manufacturing capacity in Sanborn, NY—notably the only qualified US source of battery-grade synthetic graphite commercially shipping product today. This project (“Phase 3 Expansion”) will expand the production capacity of the Vidalia AAM facility from 11,250tpa to at least 45,000tpa AAM.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The cash infusion is expected to increase the plant’s battery production capacity by more than 40% (from 35 gigawatt-hours to 50 GWh), and create more than 400 new jobs. […]. Ultium Cells LLC, the battery-making JV between LG Chem and GM, has announced plans to invest an additional $275 million in its Spring Hill, TN, plant.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 10, 2018

The US Department of Energy (DOE) will award up to $3 million in funding for advanced biofuels, bioenergy, and biobased products available through the Biomass Research and Development Initiative (BRDI). The DOE selections are: The University of Tennessee (UT). Northwestern University (NU).

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