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JANUARY 28, 2024

billion battery plant in South Carolina, set to be the JB Straubel-led company’s second. Redwood Materials broke ground on the South Carolina battery materials facility last week, as announced by Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations Morgan Crapps in a LinkedIn post. “And we’re off!

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

ZF Group has received several large-scale orders worth several billion euros from North American vehicle manufacturers for its automatic 8-speed PowerLine transmission—including the largest individual commercial-vehicle-related order in company history. In 2023, production will start in Gray Court, South Carolina.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

Bosch has begun production of electric motors at its Charleston, S.C. Additionally, the company plans to invest more than $260 million to expand further the production of electrification products at the site, which is expected to create at least 350 net new jobs by 2025. manufacturing facility.

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JUNE 8, 2023

AESC held a groundbreaking ceremony on its new battery plant in Florence County, South Carolina. The company increasingly relies on recycled materials, leading to an overall reduction in carbon dioxide emissions from cell production at the new plant. Earlier post.) With construction of the 1.5

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MARCH 5, 2020

—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. Construction of that assembly line is expected to start this fall. At the moment it employs around 6,500 people.

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Teslarati

MARCH 22, 2023

A series of massive investments from Albemarle and Cirba Solutions is set to make South Carolina a hotbed for lithium battery production. This has provoked many automakers to invest in battery production and even lithium extraction as they look to ramp production dramatically in the coming years.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 3, 2009

The company also will establish a dedicated research and development facility to support Navistar’s diesel power system components. Based in Columbia, South Carolina, Pure Power Technologies will operate a research and development center there as well as a manufacturing plant in nearby Blythewood, South Carolina.

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Teslarati

MARCH 24, 2025

As production has stopped on this specific version of the Model Y, Tesla is offering some great deals on the vehicle…that is, if it is still available for delivery in your area. Since the new Model Y has started production and deliveries, 29 U.S. Since the new Model Y has started production and deliveries, 29 U.S.

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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. Production of Polestar 3 is expected to begin globally in 2022.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 18, 2023

Proterra announced that the company produced the first Proterra Powered EV battery at its new Powered 1 battery manufacturing plant located in Greer, South Carolina. Proterra expects to begin deliveries to customers of Proterra Powered battery systems from the new battery factory in the first quarter of 2023.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

Siemens will invest and expand the company’s US manufacturing operations to support electric vehicle infrastructure in America. The company will bolster its existing manufacturing footprint of EV infrastructure with the VersiCharge Level 2 AC series product line of commercial and residential EV chargers.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2021

a manufacturer of environmentally friendly, disposable foodservice products, which recently announced that it had ordered 10 Tesla Semis for its fleet. The Tesla Semi order is part of Karat’s plans to expand its logistic services business in the United States, as per a press release from the company.

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Teslarati

JULY 3, 2024

Electric truck maker Rivian has denied a recent report from Germany claiming that the upcoming Rivian R2 may be produced at Volkswagen’s South Carolina plant in the United States. “There are no plans for production of vehicles with Volkswagen Group,” a Rivian spokesperson noted.

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Teslarati

APRIL 18, 2023

Polestar has announced the production start date for its new South Carolina production facility, which it will be sharing with Volvo Cars. Now, the Swedish automaker is poised to finally address that issue as it begins production in South Carolina.

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JULY 25, 2011

The first phase of this multi-phase project will be funded by SCRA (South Carolina Research Authority). and the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance. In 2009, the company invested $12 million in its landfill gas program to further improve overall efficiency.

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DECEMBER 13, 2020

Siemens Energy, Duke Energy and Clemson University have teamed up to study the use of hydrogen for energy storage and as a low- or no-carbon fuel source to produce energy at Duke Energy’s combined heat and power plant located at Clemson University in South Carolina.

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MARCH 18, 2020

Especially in Europe, where trucks are still ubiquitous in transporting new cars to distribution depots and dealerships in individual markets, the company is in the process of reducing emissions by replacing more and more transports by trucks with rail transport.

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JANUARY 21, 2014

The company is also a member of the H 2 Mobility initiative in Germany. Linde North America, is a member of The Linde Group—one of the world’s largest hydrogen energy producers and one of the earliest entrants into the hydrogen energy arena. Earlier post.).

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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.,

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APRIL 8, 2023

The company has completed production of 200 demonstration tires and is pursuing joint evaluation with automakers for use on the next generation of electrified SUVs and crossovers (CUVs). The company is targeting commercial production of guayule-derived natural rubber by the end of the decade.

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MARCH 13, 2013

million square foot production facility in Spartanburg, SC. Since that time, the company has more than doubled its hydrogen-fuel cell fleet to approximately 230 units to service the entire plant’s production and logistics functions. BMW Manufacturing has expanded its hydrogen fuel-cell material handling equipment across its 4.0

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Teijin Limited will establish a new carbon-fiber production facility in Greenwood, South Carolina, and will also form Teijin Carbon Fibers, Inc. TCF is expected to be incorporated this December and begin operating the new carbon-fiber production facility by the end of FY 2020. TCF), a wholly owned subsidiary.

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JUNE 13, 2017

As Proterra continues to build upon its 60% market share in the North American electric transit market, this new funding will support the company’s East and West coast production capabilities and its commitment to ongoing technology innovation.

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EV Specifications

AUGUST 17, 2024

Polestar announced that the production of its luxury SUV, Polestar 3, has started in South Carolina, USA. The factory in South Carolina produces cars for customers in the US and Europe, complementing existing production in Chengdu, China.

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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. Production of the NGDVs is expected to begin summer 2023. Earlier post.) The NGDV is the USPS’ first large-scale fleet procurement in three decades.

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NOVEMBER 18, 2014

has agreed in principle to supply carbon fiber TORAYCA prepreg for the production of the new 777X aircraft by The Boeing Company. TORAYCA Prepreg is an intermediate TORAYCA product supplied in sheets consisting of resin-impregnated carbon fiber. Japan-based Toray Industries, Inc.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The solution, which resembles a modern-day fueling station, was developed in late 2021, and then installed in only three days at Siemens’ R&D hub eMobility and North American Headquarters for Electric Products. The busway power distribution equipment is manufactured at Siemens’ 540-person manufacturing hub in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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MAY 13, 2021

BASF is expanding its Seneca, South Carolina Platinum Group Metals (PGM) refining facility. The company will invest double-digit millions in capital improvements to increase refining capacity to recycle precious metals from spent catalysts such as automotive catalytic converters.

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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 Earlier post.)The

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EV Specifications

MARCH 6, 2024

The Polestar 3 production in Chengdu, China, started at the end of February. Additional production is slated to start in South Carolina, USA, in the middle of 2024. The first early production test series in the American factory has been completed successfully.

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The company plans to invest $260 million more to further expand production of EV components at the site, and expects to create at least 350 high-paying manufacturing jobs in the region by 2025. This week, Bosch announced officially began producing of electric vehicle motors at its Charleston, SC Rexroth facility.

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AUGUST 5, 2009

Companies and universities in Michigan are receiving more than $1 billion of the grants. Production of nickel-cobalt-metal battery cells and packs, as well as production of battery separators (by partner Entek) for hybrid and electric vehicles. Production of lithium-ion cells and packs for hybrid and electric vehicles.

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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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Green Car Reports

JULY 25, 2019

BMW is doubling is battery production capacity in preparation for producing two new plug-in hybrids at its South Carolina factory. The company plans to begin producing the 2020 BMW X5 xDrive 45e plug-in hybrid SUV there on August 1, followed by the new plug-in hybrid X3 xDrive 30e in December.

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JULY 14, 2016

The hybrid sweetgum trees have enormous potential for the production of bioenergy and paper, said Scott Merkle, a professor in UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. The tests showed these new hybrids outperform either of the parent species by 20% in both growth rate and wood density.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

A recently-shot 360-degree footage of Tesla’s Gigafactory Texas facility hints at what could very well be an upcoming revolution in electric vehicle production. More importantly, however, the footage shows just how integrated the company’s EV production in Gigafactory Texas would be.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Hyundai began leasing its first series production fuel cell electric vehicle at select dealerships in Southern California. This work is in addition to the RD&D and commercialization plans of the individual companies involved. The UK launched a similar initiative called UK H 2 Mobility ( earlier post ). Earlier post.).

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