Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

AESC held a groundbreaking ceremony on its new battery plant in Florence County, South Carolina. The new 30 GWh battery plant builds on AESC’s existing battery manufacturing network that includes a plant in operation in Tennessee and another plant under construction in Kentucky. Earlier post.)

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2020

Volvo revealed in October, amid the preview of the upcoming XC40 Recharge electric crossover, that an electric version of its next-generation XC90 SUV will be built at Volvo’s plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, near Charleston.

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Teslarati

APRIL 3, 2025

The battery recycling company unveiled plans for a 15,000-square-foot facility in the Bay Area’s Design District, a hub for advancing cathode production and future product lines. However, Redwood Materials will continue to ramp up teams in its Nevada and South Carolina campuses. the company noted.

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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 annual capacity of the battery cell factory will be up to 30 GWh.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 28, 2023

The BMW Group took a major step on Tuesday towards building electric vehicles in the United States as it broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Redwood Materials has selected South Carolina as the site of its next battery recycling facility as it scales up production in the US.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

Oshkosh Defense has selected Spartanburg, South Carolina to be the home of its efforts to build the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) for the US Postal Service. Earlier post.) The NGDV is the USPS’ first large-scale fleet procurement in three decades.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 6, 2022

billion to build a battery component plant in Big Rapids, Michigan. Once completed, the facility in Big Rapids is expected to produce 150,000 tons of cathode material per year, covering an area estimated to span 260 acres with plans to build two 550,000 square foot production plants along with other supporting facilities.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 26, 2022

It covers approximately 200,000 square feet in an existing building on the Bosch Charleston campus. An additional approximately 75,000 square feet will be added onto the existing building to make room for future production. Bosch has continued to invest in its presence in South Carolina. methods to gain more efficiency.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2023

The Volkswagen Group and its battery company PowerCo have selected St. With the decisions for cell production in Canada and a Scout site in South Carolina we’re fast-forwarding the execution of our North American strategy. Thomas in Ontario, Canada to establish Volkswagen’s first overseas gigafactory for cell manufacturing.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina. Polestar vehicles built in South Carolina will be for sale in the United States. Polestar 3 will be built in America, for our American customers.

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Green Car Reports

JUNE 23, 2021

Oshkosh Defense on Tuesday announced that it plans to build its next-generation postal vehicles—some of which will be battery-electric—for the U.S. government in Spartanburg, South Carolina starting in summer 2023.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

President Obama announced 48 new advanced battery and electric drive projects that will receive $2.4 The announcement marks the single largest investment in advanced battery technology for hybrid and electric-drive vehicles ever made. billion in funding under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. DOE Award ($mil.). Technology.

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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.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

The expansion of the Supercharger network builds upon the initial deployment of the network in California and Nevada on the west coast and the Washington, DC to Boston region on the east coast. Batteries Electric (Battery) Infrastructure' The new technology will be fully rolled out to customers this summer. —Elon Musk.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. Demand for lithium ion batteries is forecast to grow to 3.7 However, batteries are the fastest-growing demand market for nickel.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

The Wendell location also works with local educational institutions including North Carolina State University and Wake Tech Community College for training and workforce development.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The new VersiCharge XL concept was created to electrify new or existing parking lots and building structures quickly and efficiently by using a modular, scalable design made in partnership with Nexii Building Solutions (Nexii) using their proprietary, sustainable building material with low carbon footprint.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 27, 2024

Redwood Materials, the Tesla battery materials recycling partner founded by JB Straubel, has shared a new construction update on its cathode active material (CAM) facility—set to be the first of its kind in the U.S. This building will produce 20 GWh of CAM annually. million EVs annually. million EVs annually.

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InsideEVs

MAY 9, 2022

CATL is reportedly considering plants that would serve BMW and Ford, with potential sites including South Carolina and Kentucky.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 30, 2010

ARPA-E’s first solicitation awarded $151 million to 37 projects aimed at transformational innovations in energy storage, biofuels, carbon capture, renewable power, building efficiency, vehicles, and other areas. Medical University of South Carolina. of South Carolina). Earlier post.) Clemson Univ., Description.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 14, 2009

The National Alliance for Advanced Transportation Batteries (NAATBatt) ( earlier post ) has selected a site in Hardin County, Kentucky to build a more than $600-million automotive lithium-ion battery plant. Kentucky was selected over Texas, Illinois, Kansas, Missouri, New York, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.

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Electrek

MARCH 13, 2023

Thomas, Ontario, as the home for its first North American EV battery cell plant Monday, after revealing its rugged electric SUV and pickup line Scout will build EVs in South Carolina. more… The post Volkswagen plots first North American EV battery cell plant location appeared first on Electrek.

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Baua Electric

MAY 23, 2023

Paintings pressure appeal and retention were priorities for BMW for the reason that German luxurious automaker planted roots in South Carolina 3 many years in the past. Terminating yr, the automaker opened a $20 million coaching facility to show staff find out how to manufacture electrical drivetrains and high-voltage battery packs.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

It is especially important to note that several of the companies—Nissan, Ford, Volkswagen and BMW—have previously focused primarily on battery-electric vehicles and other alternative fuels. million in grants to build new and upgrade existing hydrogen fueling stations around the state. Earlier post.).

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

although Volkswagen now plans to build the vehicle itself at an upcoming South Carolina plant. South Carolina becomes battery hotbed with $1.6 Magna primarily builds off-road vehicles at the Graz factory, including the Mercedes-Benz G-Class.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 5, 2024

Volvo Cars chose June 5 – World Environment Day – to commence production of its new electric flagship SUV, the EX90, at its plant outside Charleston, South Carolina. The EX90 is proudly manufactured in the USA and reflects our long-term commitment to our people in South Carolina and the broader US market.”

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2022

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) said in March 2021 that it would invest $5 billion into potential electric vehicle battery cell manufacturing sites in North America. CATL Chairman Zeng Yuqun said earlier this week that the company was looking to localize production for the companies it supplies batteries for overseas.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

ABB E-mobility, a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, today announced new manufacturing operations in Columbia, South Carolina. The operation builds on ABB E-mobility’s existing US manufacturing operations which produce transit bus chargers that range from 150kW to 450kW.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Redwood Materials recently announced its partnership with BMW of North America to recycle lithium-ion batteries. As per the deal, Redwood Materials will recycle lithium-ion batteries from BMW electric vehicles (EVs), including cars under the BMW, MINI, Rolls Royce, and BMW Motorrad brands.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

The US Departments of Transportation and Energy announced nearly $5 billion that will be made available under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program to build out a national electric vehicle charging network. North Carolina. South Carolina. South Dakota. 16,137,196. North Dakota.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 6, 2009

a South Korea-based manufacturer of low speed electric vehicles (LSVs) plans to build a range of electric vehicles in the US, beginning with its e-Zone and c-Zone low speed electric vehicles. Company officials are considering potential sites in South Carolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama and California.

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Charged EVs

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Various off-grid solutions are available, but the best approach may be a flexible one—using some combination of onsite generation, battery storage and grid power, according to what’s available and what’s needed for the application. The challenges involved in getting EV chargers hooked up to the grid are well-known to Charged readers.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

includes Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, will provide first. recommendations for uniform fire and building codes for alternative. Oklahoma, will recommend building codes to accommodate alternative. fueling stations; create a guide for building compressed natural gas and. . $1,000,000. Center for.

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Teslarati

MAY 24, 2024

Together, we’re building America’s battery supply chain,” said Redwood Materials. Redwood Materials has been making big strides in localizing battery production in North America. Together, we’re building America's battery supply chain. billion battery plant in South Carolina.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

If you’re passionate about building a sustainable energy future and hungry to innovate and learn, come join us in Nevada this summer!” Redwood Materials also has a job open in South Carolina for a senior accountant. billion battery plant in South Carolina last month. wrote Redwood Materials in its post.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Volkswagen faces mounting pressure to keep up with Tesla and Chinese automakers in the transition to battery-electric vehicles (BEVs), and its success in doing so could have major implications. The German automaker also has plans to build a $2 billion BEV factory in South Carolina, which is expected to begin production in 2026.

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