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Michigan EV maker GGT Electric wins South Carolina state contract for LSVs

Green Car Congress

The initial target of the contract calls for GGT to deliver 10 of their E-Dyne all-electric passenger vans to the state of South Carolina for the first year, with the option for a second year renewal for another 10 vans.

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Volvo extends S60 range with plug-in hybrid powertrain and new trim levels

Green Car Congress

This system allows you to select the firmness of the suspension to tailor the car’s dynamics to the road surface or your personal preference. The S60 is built at Volvo’s new Charleston plant in South Carolina on Volvo’s SPA (Scalable Product Architecture) platform, which also underpins the award-winning S90, V60, V90, XC60 and XC90.

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Siemens and Nexii unveil sustainable and cost-effective EV charging prototype for faster deployment

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The busway power distribution equipment is manufactured at Siemens’ 540-person manufacturing hub in Spartanburg, South Carolina.

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Volkswagen’s Scout Motor CEO teases details on upcoming electric vehicles 

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Last week, the company broke ground on its $2 billion South Carolina assembly plant. It’s gonna be a car with personality. Scout Motor is expected to help Volkswagen break into the United States electric pickup truck market, but it doesn’t want to stop there. The company is also developing an all-electric SUV.

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The Volvo EX30 Is Delayed to Fix Software Issues

The Truth About Cars

While automakers can fix many issues with new cars via over-the-air updates, this one had to be performed in person, a significant source of the delays. after Volvo gets the EX90 rolling at its South Carolina factory, which will open at least partial EV tax credit eligibility for both models. Software version 1.2

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2025 BMW X3 M50 Video Review

The Truth About Cars

2025 BMW X3 M50 0:00:00Speaker 2 Yes, I shot video with the X3 M50 in South Carolina, the home of BMW in the US back in November. We have three different drive modes, personal, sport, and efficient. Full Transcript 03/20/2025 Smitten!: But now I have spent a week living with the new 2025 BMW X3 M50. It is the most fun for sure.

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The Starting Line for Self-Driving Cars

Cars That Think

But two decades after Stanley, the rollout of civilian autonomous cars has been confined to specific applications, such as Waymo robotaxis transporting people around San Francisco or the GrubHub Starships struggling to deliver food across my campus at the University of South Carolina.

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