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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 fully electric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. billion in its SouthCarolina operations. Earlier post.)
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(AV) to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in seven SouthCarolina cities. AeroVironment has been developing, manufacturing and supporting EV charging products for more than a decade. Duke Energy, Santee Cooper and Lockhart Power.
Siemens will invest and expand the company’s US manufacturing operations to support electric vehicle infrastructure in America. The company will bolster its existing manufacturing footprint of EV infrastructure with the VersiCharge Level 2 AC series product line of commercial and residential EV chargers.
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