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). Polestar 3 launches with a dual-motor configuration and a power bias towards the rear.

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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

JUNE 10, 2024

Volvo was already planning to move EX30 production to its Belgium plant as demand for the low-cost compact electric SUV climbed. In other news, Volvo’s first EX90 electric SUV rolled off the assembly line in South Carolina last week. That’s more than the EC40 (6,000) while nearly topping the EX40 (17,400).

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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

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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The Truth About Cars

AUGUST 2, 2023

The company has said its sales volume has skewed so heavily toward SUVs and crossovers that it doesn’t make good sense to offer anything else. The company’s plant in South Carolina (which builds the S60) is also presently being converted to focus on battery-powered SUVs intended for Volvo and Polestar.

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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. Meanwhile, Volvo said with new EV launches, it expects its share of fully electric cars to considerably increase compared to 2023.

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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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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 24, 2024

We are in Nashville, Tennessee, where Scout Motors shared details of its first SUV, the Traveler, and its all-electric pickup truck, the Terra. We know the two flagship models will be built at a new Scout production facility in the US, specifically in South Carolina. The first EV model, seen above, is the Traveler SUV.

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