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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 fullyelectric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fullyelectric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.
The BMW Group broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, SouthCarolina. The BMW Group Plant Woodruff will produce sixth-generation batteries to supply fullyelectric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. billion in its SouthCarolina operations. Earlier post.)
The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, SouthCarolina. Polestar vehicles built in SouthCarolina will be for sale in the United States. Production of Polestar 3 is expected to begin globally in 2022.
billion in its US operations, including $1 billion to prepare for the production of electric vehicles at the company’s Plant Spartanburg in SouthCarolina, 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 fullyelectric models in the US.
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. 4 compact SUV in Chattanooga, Tenn.,
The Arrival Car will address the global need to shift ride-hailing and car sharing services—with more than 30 million estimated drivers across the ride-hailing sector—to electric to reduce emissions and improve air quality in cities. million trips have taken place in fullyelectric vehicles.
Last month, Volvo Cars reinforced its electrification strategy, by stating that it aims for fullyelectric 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, SouthCarolina. Earlier post.).
The planned supply volumes will be used exclusively in vehicle production at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in SouthCarolina, 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.
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. Demand for our existing SUV line-up continues to grow, while interest in our forthcoming fullyelectric EX30 and EX90 models is strong.
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.
The EX90 SUV with a battery passport is due to start production soon at Volvo’s plant in Charleston, SouthCarolina, and will be delivered to customers in Europe and North America. “It’s really important for us to be a pioneer and a leader,” Butani said. .
The plan was to sell only fullyelectric 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.
The other thing that’s changed in that time is that Volvo is seriously going all-electric. It’s targeting 2030 for a fullyelectric lineup, with EVs that won’t cost more than gas vehicles by 2025. kwh usable) arriving for 2023.
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