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Groundbreaking on new BMW Group high-voltage battery assembly plant in South Carolina

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The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. The BMW Group Plant Woodruff will produce sixth-generation batteries to supply fully electric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. billion in its South Carolina operations. Earlier post.)

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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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BMW Group to source lower CO2 aluminum from Rio Tinto in Canada from 2024

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The planned supply volumes will be used exclusively in vehicle production at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, in body components such as the hood, for example. In the supply chain of a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle around a quarter of the CO 2 emissions are attributable to aluminum.

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Volvo Cars to eliminate diesel engines from the new S60 sedan

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Last month, Volvo Cars reinforced its electrification strategy, by stating that it aims for fully electric cars to make up 50% of its global sales by 2025. Production of the new S60 will start this fall at Volvo Cars’ brand new manufacturing facility outside Charleston, South Carolina. Earlier post.).

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Volvo suddenly shifts EX30, EX90 production to Belgium to avoid China-made EV tariffs

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Volvo CEO Jim Rowan during the EX30 launch (Source: Volvo Cars) New tariffs on EVs made in China expected The EU launched an investigation into Chinese EV subsidies as “global markets are now flooded with cheaper electric cars,” European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said in October.

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Volvo backtracks on its 100% EV pledge: Here’s what the new plan looks like

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The plan was to sell only fully electric cars while phasing out “any car in its global portfolio with an internal combustion engine, including hybrids.” The new plans call for 90 to 100% of global sales to be electrified, including EVs and plug-in hybrids (PHEVs). It looks like those plans are now changing.

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Volvo Ending Sedan/Wagon Sales in UK, Could North America Be Next?

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The Swedish-Chinese brand had already pulled the S90 from the market earlier this summer. Like many brands, it has promised to prioritize all-electric vehicles under the assumption that they’ll make more money and be subject to less scrutiny from overzealous government regulators. It’s a similar story for our market.