Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

The series-production model—the BMW XM—will begin production at the end of 2022 at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina; the US is the most important sales market for the new high-performance vehicle. ALl-electric range is estimated to be up to 80 km (WLTP) or up to 30 miles (EPA).

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Electrek

MARCH 3, 2023

In a Tweet earlier this morning, South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster has confirmed that Volkswagen Group has chosen the Eastern state as home to its new production facility to build Scout brand EVs. more… The post Governor says Volkswagen’s new plant to build Scout EVs is coming to South Carolina appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

MARCH 5, 2023

The EV division of Volkswagen’s Scout Motors brand officially announced that its first electric vehicle would be a $40,000 SUV. The all-electric Scout SUV will be built in a new $2 billion factory in South Carolina. Scout plans to build trucks and rugged SUVs in its South Carolina factory.

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CleanTechnica EVs

MARCH 3, 2023

Scout Motors is an independent US company backed by Volkswagen Group whose board of directors includes Dr. Gernot Doellner, the head of group strategy at Volkswagen AG, and Peter Bosch, the member of the Bentley Motors board responsible for manufacturing. Its CEO is Scott Keogh, formerly head of Volkswagen of America.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2011

The first phase of this multi-phase project will be funded by SCRA (South Carolina Research Authority). and the South Carolina Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Alliance. A collaboration of partners from various government energy agencies and other public and private sponsors will work together on future phases.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Luxury EV startup Lucid Motors has selected Casa Grande, Arizona, as the location for its factory. Barron is an 18-year veteran of BMW, where he ensured the timely launches of various BMW model lines and managed functional areas in both South Carolina and Germany. It plans to begin production of the first model in 2018.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Volkswagen’s Scout Motors company broke ground on its $2 billion South Carolina assembly plant. Scout Motors’ new assembly is located in Blythewood, South Carolina. Scout Motors estimated its South Carolina plan could generate 4,000 jobs in the area.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 22, 2019

The existing T5 turbocharged 250 hp gasoline unit has been joined by an all-wheel-drive T8 Twin Engine plug-in hybrid powertrain, combining a 303 hp gasoline engine with an 87 hp electric motor for a total output of 390 hp. The 0-62mph sprint takes just 4.6 The T8 Twin Engine's 11.8

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Electrek

JUNE 5, 2024

A major name in marine mobility is dipping its toe into all-electric motors – Mercury. The noted developer of marine technologies has launched its five initial outboards under its new Avator lineup of all-electric motors, and I got the chance to test each of them out in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Green Car Reports

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Scout Motors on Thursday announced it has broken ground on a $2 billion plant in South Carolina that could eventually produce up to 200,000 EVs per year.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 26, 2013

Located in South Carolina, ZF Transmissions Gray Court, LLC will produce about 1.2 Land Rover announced its use of the 9HP transmission at the Geneva Motor Show in March ( earlier post ); Chrysler announced its application of the 9-speed in the 2014 Jeep Cherokee at the New York International Auto Show ( earlier post ).

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Born again truck brand Scout Motors hit a significant milestone this morning, breaking ground in Blythewood, South Carolina, the site of its future US hub for electric truck production. We’re still a ways away from the public debut of Scout’s flagship model.

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Electric Cars Report

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Scout Motors introduces the next era of rugged trucks and sport utility vehicles with the unveiling of two production-intent concept vehicles, the Scout Traveler SUV and the Scout Terra truck. The new Scout vehicles are designed and engineered in Michigan and will be manufactured in South Carolina.

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Green Car Congress

MAY 30, 2013

Tesla Motors announced an accelerated rollout of its Tesla Supercharger network, which delivers quick charging for Tesla Model S drivers over long distances (i.e., Tesla’s vision of the Supercharger network in 2015. Click to enlarge. city-to-city travel), for free.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JULY 15, 2024

In yet another sign that the electrification trend is widening and deepening, the new Scout Motors electric vehicle factory in South Carolina will apply new heat pump technology to help decarbonize its HVAC system. The post Deep Red State Catches Electric Heat Pump Fever, Bigly appeared first on CleanTechnica.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 26, 2011

The drivers will depart from Kia Motors’ manufacturing plant in West Point, Georgia, on 26 August and travel through the 48 adjoining states in a clockwise direction before finishing in South Carolina just 16 days later, on 10 September. A European version—which mates the electric motor to a smaller, 2.0-liter

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CleanTechnica EVs

OCTOBER 26, 2022

This week, Bosch announced officially began producing of electric vehicle motors at its Charleston, SC Rexroth facility. The company plans to invest $260 million more to further expand production of EV components at the site, and expects to create at least 350 high-paying manufacturing jobs in the region by 2025.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 24, 2009

After recently announcing its entry into the US market ( earlier post ), South Korea-based EV manufacturer CT&T ), announced a joint venture with Tokyo-based PUES Corporation and E-1 Technology. The joint venture will bring a suite of EV technologies to the US, including advanced EV in-wheel direct drive motors and rapid charges.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Volkswagen’s Scout Motors is looking to enter the electric vehicle market using a sales strategy that has proven very effective for industry leaders like Tesla. Scout is looking to produce up to 200,000 Travelers and Terras per year beginning in 2027 from its South Carolina plant , which is still being built. With a 5.5

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Pierburg (Rheinmetall Automotive), Swoboda, BASF and General Motors (GM) have developed the first all-plastic fuel vapor pump assembly in series production. It is currently produced at Pierburg’s facility in Fountain Inn, South Carolina and placed on the 2019 Cadillac XT4.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2024

One of Rivian’s former suppliers is currently suing the electric vehicle (EV) maker, claiming that it failed to pay a reimbursement clause for cancellations on a contract for electric motors. As part of the partnership, Bosch invested millions of dollars into tooling a factory in Germany, where it first produced the e-motors for Rivian.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 5, 2009

billion in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce batteries and their components and to expand battery recycling capacity; $500 million in grants to US-based manufacturers to produce electric drive components for vehicles, including electric motors, power electronics, and other drive train components; and. General Motors Corporation.

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InsideEVs

MARCH 3, 2023

Production is expected to begin by the end of 2026 at a new factory that will have a maximum capacity of over 200,000 vehicles a year.

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Volkswagen’s Scout Motors brand brought the past to the future with its new Traveler SUV and Terra pickup truck. Scout Motors paid homage to the past through the Traveler and Terra’s designs and names. The company plans to manufacture its new vehicles in South Carolina, where it established a $2 billion assembly plant.

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Electrek

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Bosch , the world’s largest auto parts supplier, announced Tuesday it will be extending its electric vehicle offerings with a new electric motor expansion at its Charleston, South Carolina, facility. The post Bosch dives deeper into the EV industry with +$260M electric motor expansion appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

MAY 24, 2024

Redwood Materials is partnering with General Motors to recycle the legacy automaker’s production scraps from its Ohio and Tennessee plants. link] — Redwood Materials (@RedwoodMat) May 23, 2024 General Motors has an Ultium battery factory in Ohio and Tennessee. billion battery plant in South Carolina.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Volkswagen’s Scout Motor CEO recently teased some details about the revived company’s upcoming electric vehicles (EVs). Scout Motor is expected to help Volkswagen break into the United States electric pickup truck market, but it doesn’t want to stop there. Last March, Scout Motors estimated that its SUV would be $40,000.

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Green Car Reports

NOVEMBER 21, 2012

General Motors' venture capital arm GM Ventures has invested for the second time in Proterra Inc, an electric bus maker. The Greenville, South Carolina company makes the EcoRide, a battery-electric bus that achieves the equivalent of 24 mpg in a diesel-engined bus.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 17, 2009

Daimler is also still considering sites in North Carolina, South Carolina and California, according to the memo, dated March 17. The MEDC memo notes that Michigan is at a competitive disadvantage compared to other states in terms of wages and benefits.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Several automakers announced partnerships to advance fuel cell electric vehicles, including Daimler, Ford, and Nissan ( earlier post ); Honda and General Motors ( earlier post ); Toyota and BMW ( earlier post ); and Volkswagen and Ballard Power Systems ( earlier post ). Earlier post.). Many automakers anticipate commercialization by 2017.

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All Cars Electric

JULY 20, 2011

General Motors today announced that it is ramping up sales of its plug-in hybrid electric car, the Chevy Volt, in two new states: North Carolina and South Carolina. Like other new electric cars, the Volt is only available in a few states.

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Teslarati

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Other automakers such as Lucid Motors, Rivian and, more recently, Volkswagen’s new venture Scout Motors have faced opposition from dealers and dealership lobbying groups such as the aforementioned Wisconsin Automobile and Truck Dealers Association, ultimately upholding the bans in several states.

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The Truth About Cars

JANUARY 2, 2024

VW announced that it would work with Magna Steyr to develop the vehicles, and it’s working on a new factory in South Carolina, which it said would eventually be able to build 200,000 vehicles a year. Image: Scout Motors via YouTube] Become a& TTAC insider.

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Clean Fleet Report

OCTOBER 28, 2024

The Scout production center is still in the construction phase in Blythewood (near Columbia), South Carolina. The Scout Traveler SUV is due in late 2027 What is Scout Motors? Scout Motors is a US-based operation with its headquarters in Virginia, research and development offices in Michigan, and manufacturing in South Carolina.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

although Volkswagen now plans to build the vehicle itself at an upcoming South Carolina plant. South Carolina becomes battery hotbed with $1.6 The company later teased the upcoming re-brand as Scout Motors with the brand’s own website , which you can see here.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Volkswagen’s Scout Motors Inc. Scout Motor’s R&D Center in Detroit and its new factory in South Carolina will open simultaneously in 2026. The automaker’s South Carolina facility will produce Scout’s all-electric SUV and pickup truck. plans to invest $11 million in Detroit.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 22, 2024

The company offers a Long Range Dual Motor variant with a 400 kW/544 hp power powertrain and a Long Range Single Motor Polestar 4 with a 200 kW/272 hp powertrain. The Long Range Dual Motor variant has an estimated range of 590 km based on Europe’s WLTP standard. Manufacturing Polestar 3 in the USA is a crucial step for us.

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