Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

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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Green Car Congress

JUNE 17, 2021

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. —Thomas Ingenlath, Polestar’s CEO.

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Green Car Congress

JANUARY 6, 2023

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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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Polestar on Wednesday confirmed that it intends to fully reveal its first SUV, called the Polestar 3, at an event on October 12. The Sweden-based EV brand also confirmed a few more details about the fully electric SUV, due to be made in South Carolina in early 2023 and expected to be sized closely with the Porsche Cayenne.

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Green Car Congress

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. By 2030 BMW Group will build at least six fully electric models in the US.

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EV Specifications

JUNE 5, 2024

Volvo's factory outside Charleston, South Carolina has now started building the brand's new electric flagship SUV – the Volvo EX90. The model delivers a fully electric range of up to 300 miles and is designed to be the.

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Green Car Congress

APRIL 6, 2022

Mercedes-Benz Vans is thus offering an all-electric model variant in all segments and has electrified its entire portfolio. Production of the next generation eSprinter will begin in Charleston (South Carolina) in the second half of 2023 and will then start in Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2022

4, Volkswagen’s electric SUV flagship, will be mainly sourced in the North American region, particularly the United States. The vehicle includes materials and components assembled in 11 US states, from steel in Alabama and Ohio, to interior parts in Indiana and South Carolina, and electronics components in Kentucky and North Carolina.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

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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Green Car Congress

MAY 5, 2021

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 fully electric vehicles.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

The momentum has continued, with the EX30 quickly becoming “one of the best-selling fully electric cars in Europe” through May, according to Björn Annwall, chief commercial officer and deputy CEO at Volvo Cars. In other news, Volvo’s first EX90 electric SUV rolled off the assembly line in South Carolina last week.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 16, 2018

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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Baua Electric

JUNE 4, 2024

The EX90 SUV with a battery passport is due to start production soon at Volvo’s plant in Charleston, South Carolina, 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.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 10, 2024

Volvo sold 14,500 EX30s in the first quarter , quickly becoming “one of the best-selling fully electric cars in Europe,” according to Björn Annwall, Volvo Cars’ CCO and deputy CEO. Although Volvo was scheduled to begin building the EX90 in South Carolina before the end of 2023, the first model rolled off the assembly line last week.

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Baua Electric

JULY 19, 2024

With the first deliveries of Volvo’s three-row electric SUV right around the corner, the company is warning that its new EX90 may lack key features like Apple CarPlay—at least for now. After the first all-electric EX90 rolled off the assembly line at Volvo’s South Carolina plant last month, the automaker is finally gearing up for deliveries.

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Baua Electric

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

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.” Volvo EX90 production kicks off in South Carolina (Source: Volvo Cars) Volvo Cars CEO Jim Rowan explained, “We are resolute in our belief that our future is electric.”

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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 2, 2023

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 fully electric EX30 and EX90 models is strong.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Polestar officially revealed the Polestar 3 electric performance SUV. The fully electric 5-seat SUV produces up to 380 kW and 910 N·m, and is prcied from €89,900 (currently US$87,000).

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The Truth About Cars

JUNE 7, 2023

“We know that price and cost of ownership is still one of the biggest challenges when people consider switching to an electric car,” said CEO Jim Rowan. Localized assembly may eventually manifest at Volvo's South Carolina plant. In the case of the EX30, you get a centrally mounted touchpad (12.3

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We know the two flagship models will be built at a new Scout production facility in the US, specifically in South Carolina. Both Scout EVs will feature a four-wheel-drive system with an electric drive unit on each axle. The automaker also shared that it expects its fully electric models to be able to climb 100% grades.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 19, 2024

The other thing that’s changed in that time is that Volvo is seriously going all-electric. It’s targeting 2030 for a fully electric lineup, with EVs that won’t cost more than gas vehicles by 2025. kwh usable) arriving for 2023.

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 17, 2017

The new electric buses will be operated on Port Authority's 88 Penn route serving Pittsburgh's East End. South Carolina Department of Transportation. The City of Seneca and Oconee County will purchase 35' Proterra Catalyst zero-emission extended-range battery electric buses to the nation's first all-electric transit bus system.

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