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Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

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Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans has produced more than 25,000 electric vans

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Mercedes-Benz Vans has to date produced more than 25,000 all-electric vans. The top seller for electric vans is the eVito, followed by the eSprinter and EQV. We have a clear goal, we want to be the leading manufacturer in the field of electric vans in the long term. —Mathias Geisen, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans.

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Polestar 3 electric performance SUV to be manufactured in the US

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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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BMW sold 15,584 full EVs in US in 2022; 4.7% of total sales

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In the fourth quarter 2022, BMW sold 8,689 electric vehicles, surpassing the totals achieved in the previous three quarters combined. For the full year 2022, BMW sold 15,584 fully electric vehicles in the US, accounting for approximately 4.7% A third fully electric model, the BMW i7 Sedan, went on sale in late November.

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Volkswagen starts US assembly of ID.4 in Chattanooga

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Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has started of production of its all-electric ID.4 the company’s first electric vehicle assembled in the United States. 4 is Volkswagen Group’s most popular all-electric model, with 190,000 units delivered to customers globally since its launch in 2021. Volkswagen aims to ramp up ID.4

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BMW Group to invest $1.7B in S Carolina to build EVs and batteries; partnering with Envision AESC

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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. By 2030 BMW Group will build at least six fully electric models in the US.

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Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel engines from the new S60 sedan

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All new Volvo models launched from 2019 will be available as either a mild gasoline hybrid, plug-in gasoline hybrid or battery electric vehicle. Volvo Cars was the first traditional car maker to commit to all-out electrification in July 2017. The new S60 represents the next step in that commitment. Earlier post.).

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