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Volvo Cars revealed the new S60 mid-size premium sports sedan at the company’s new—and first—US manufacturing plant in Charleston, SouthCarolina. The new Charleston plant was officially inaugurated concurrent with the reveal of the S60. —Henrik Green, senior vice president for research and development at Volvo Cars.
will establish a North American headquarters, a research and development center and several manufacturing facilities to produce and market an entire product line of EVs and batteries. Company officials are considering potential sites in SouthCarolina, Georgia, North Carolina, Alabama and California.
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The Long Range Dual Motor with Pilot Pack, the Plus Pack, and the Performance Pack, which includes upgraded wheels and a software performance upgrade that increases horsepower to 517 and the 0-60 MPH acceleration rate to 4.6 seconds, now starts at $84,900.
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is an example of new technology its testing out that could potentially be used in future production cars and race programs. With up to 615 hp, the electric Blazer can sprint from 0 to 60 mph in just 3.4 Chevy said the Blazer EV.R The prototype pulls design features from the 2025 Blazer EV SS , the fastest SS Chevy has ever made.
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