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Albemarle to invest $1.3B in lithium hydroxide facility in South Carolina

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Albemarle Corporation plans to locate its previously announced lithium hydroxide Mega-Flex facility in Chester County, South Carolina. billion to help meet the surging demand for domestic and international electric vehicles and lithium-ion batteries. Earlier post.)

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Proterra to build EV battery system factory in South Carolina

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acre Carolina Commerce Center in Greer, South Carolina near Proterra’s electric bus manufacturing facility in Greenville, South Carolina and adjacent to the Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Proterra’s new South Carolina factory will be the company’s third battery production facility nationwide.

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Bosch to invest more than $200M to produce fuel cell stacks for Class 8 trucks in South Carolina

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Bosch, a longtime leader in powertrain and propulsion technologies, announced that it will also produce fuel cell stacks in its Anderson, South Carolina, facility as part of a more than $200-million investment expected to create at least 350 new jobs by the start of production in 2026. Bosch is unique in its ability in all these areas.

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VW's Scout confirms $40,000 electric SUV, plans $2B South Carolina plant

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Volkswagen's new Scout Motors EV division on Friday confirmed that its first model will be a $40,000 electric SUV to be built at a new $2 billion factory near Columbia, South Carolina.

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

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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. eVito, EQV and eSprinter run from the same production line as their internal combustion engine counterparts.

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Bosch begins electric motor production in Charleston; more than $260M in new investment

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Bosch has continued to invest in its presence in South Carolina. To move ahead the vision of sustainable mobility, Bosch announced its fuel cell stack production lately in August in Anderson, South Carolina, as part of a more than $200-million investment also expected to create at least 350 new jobs by the start of production in 2026.

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BMW Manufacturing launches study to convert landfill gas to hydrogen to power material handling equipment fleet

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The first phase of this multi-phase project will be funded by SCRA (South Carolina Research Authority). The project team will include BMW, Advanced Technology International (a subsidiary of SCRA), the Gas Technology Institute, Ameresco, Inc., and the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance.