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Tariff Response: Polestar 3 Production Begins in South Carolina

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Both are owned by Geely, a Chinese corporation, but to get around tariffs on the upcoming Polestar 3, the automaker has moved production of the electric SUV to Volvo’s factory in South Carolina. The Carolina-built Polestar 3 will be sold in the U.S. Hyundai and Kia have begun building EVs at their U.S.

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Benchmark: global battery industry needs to invest $514B to meet demand in 2030; $920B by 2035

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Most of this (56%) will be put towards building 1.2 With this, the country has built up substantial expertise in building the required production facilities at a relatively low cost. Its equivalently sized facility in South Carolina is projected to cost $1.3 TWh, as assessed in Benchmark’s Lithium ion Battery Database.

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The Volvo EX30 Is Delayed to Fix Software Issues

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Volvo will start building the EX30 at its factory in China, but a Belgian facility will take up production in 2025. after Volvo gets the EX90 rolling at its South Carolina factory, which will open at least partial EV tax credit eligibility for both models. Production will begin in the U.S.

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2025 Volvo EX90 price hiked $3,300, still missing features

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The 2025 Volvo EX90 now costs $81,290 The updated pricing includes a $3,300 price increase due to material costs The 2025 Volvo EX90 is in production in South Carolina The 2025 Volvo EX90 has gotten $3,300 more expensive ahead of the planned start of U.S. deliveries later this year, reported Automotive News.

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US DOE Awards $300 Million in Clean Cities Grants to Support Alternative Fuels, Vehicles, and Infrastructure Development

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The project will include vehicles and fueling infrastructure for electric, hybrid-electric, compressed natural gas, propane, E85, and biodiesel fuels and technologies to be deployed throughout North Carolina and South Carolina. To support the vehicles, 35 propane refueling stations will be constructed.

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US solar module production capacity reaches 50+ GW

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This milestone marks progress for the solar industry and reinforces the essential role energy policies play in building up the domestic manufacturing industry that American workers and their families rely on. SEIAs strategy has focused on building out domestic module production first to create demand for upstream components.

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Polestar delivers brand’s first EVs not made in China

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Every Polestar model to date has been manufactured in China , but the 2025 Polestar 3 is assembled at a South Carolina plant shared with Volvo. Polestar 3 deliveries The Polestar 3 is a platform-mate of the Volvo EX90, which is built at the same South Carolina plant. Building cars in the U.S.