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Volvo Cars Starts Production of Fully Electric EX90 SUV in Charleston, South Carolina

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We are in a celebratory mood this week, as our factory outside Charleston, South Carolina has now started building our new electric flagship SUV — and the first customer deliveries are scheduled for the second half of this year.

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Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

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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 fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain.

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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. Earlier post.) Visualization of the BMW Group Plant Woodruff.

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Mercedes-Benz Vans has produced more than 25,000 electric vans

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With the eCitan and, in the future, the EQT, we are completing our product range this year, offering eVans in all segments. As early as 2010, the Vito E-Cell was the first small series of battery-electric vehicles to roll off the production line. —Mathias Geisen, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans.

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Polestar 3 electric performance SUV to be manufactured in the US

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Polestar, the premium electric car brand from Sweden, announced that its first all-electric SUV will be manufactured in the United States. The forthcoming Polestar 3 will be manufactured alongside new Volvo vehicles at the Volvo Cars production center in Ridgeville, South Carolina.

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BMW sold 15,584 full EVs in US in 2022; 4.7% of total sales

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In the fourth quarter 2022, BMW sold 8,689 electric vehicles, surpassing the totals achieved in the previous three quarters combined. For the full year 2022, BMW sold 15,584 fully electric vehicles in the US, accounting for approximately 4.7% A third fully electric model, the BMW i7 Sedan, went on sale in late November.

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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. and produce next generation batteries for fully electric vehicles.

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