Green Car Congress

APRIL 10, 2020

Based on the number of requests for face masks for frontline workers, GM is increasing its production capacity for face masks at its Warren, Michigan facility. And we recognize it would be counterproductive for GM—or any other manufacturer—to compete for supplies with existing medical mask companies.

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Teslarati

MAY 27, 2022

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co (CATL) said it would begin supplying German automaker BMW with cylindrical battery cells for its next generation of electric vehicles beginning in 2025. BMW operates an assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and already has a partnership with CATL in Europe.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 4, 2010

Plug In Carolina has selected AeroVironment, Inc. (AV) AV) to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in seven South Carolina cities. AeroVironment has been developing, manufacturing and supporting EV charging products for more than a decade.

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EV Specifications

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Envision AESC announces a new multi-year partnership with BMW Group to supply the latest battery cells for the global brand's next-generation electric vehicles. Work is currently underway by the company to.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 25, 2023

In 1994, ZF launched production-synchronized supply of complete front axle systems for the BMW Z3 Roadster at its assembly location in Duncan, South Carolina. Today, ZF delivers individually tuned front and rear axles to automotive manufacturers throughout the world.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The planned supply volumes will be used exclusively in vehicle production at BMW Group Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, in body components such as the hood, for example. In the supply chain of a mid-sized fully-electric vehicle around a quarter of the CO 2 emissions are attributable to aluminum.

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Teslarati

MAY 6, 2022

CATL is now moving closer to locking in a plant in the United States, according to an exclusive report from Reuters , which said the Chinese battery maker is now vetting sites in South Carolina and Kentucky. ” BMW operates an assembly plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and already has a partnership with CATL in Europe. .”

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Green Car Congress

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

ABB E-mobility, a leader in electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure, today announced new manufacturing operations in Columbia, South Carolina. The multi-million dollar investment will increase production of electric vehicle chargers, including Buy America Act compliant ones, and create more than 100 jobs.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 23, 2021

Oshkosh Defense has selected Spartanburg, South Carolina to be the home of its efforts to build the Next Generation Delivery Vehicle (NGDV) for the US Postal Service. Production of the NGDVs is expected to begin summer 2023. Earlier post.) The NGDV is the USPS’ first large-scale fleet procurement in three decades.

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Green Car Congress

OCTOBER 20, 2022

billion in its US operations, including $1 billion to prepare for the production of electric vehicles at the company’s Plant Spartanburg in South Carolina, and $700 million to build a new high-voltage battery assembly facility in nearby Woodruff, SC. The BMW Group will invest $1.7 Earlier post.)The

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Teslarati

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Rivian last year moved to bring the production of its EV motors in-house, effectively cancelling a supply deal with Bosch after claiming the supplier had “reckless failures” in delivering the number of motors needed. In August, Rivian alluded to a similar parts shortage that caused it to pause van production.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

—Geert Bruyneel, head of global production operations. Earlier this year the company announced the planned construction of a battery assembly line at its US plant outside Charleston, South Carolina. Construction of that assembly line is expected to start this fall.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 20, 2023

Globally, the battery industry needs to invest at least $514 billion across the whole supply chain to meet expected demand in 2030, and $920 billion by 2035, according to a new analysis by Benchmark. TWh of batteries needed by 2030 will require $201 billion and the midstream production of battery materials will take the remaining $93 billion.

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Green Car Congress

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

has agreed in principle to supply carbon fiber TORAYCA prepreg for the production of the new 777X aircraft by The Boeing Company. The total value of prepreg Toray Group will supply for both 787 and 777X programs for the contract period is expected to exceed ¥1 trillion (US$8.6 Japan-based Toray Industries, Inc.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 27, 2022

Volkswagen of America (VWoA) has started of production of its all-electric ID.4 In addition, a rear-wheel-drive version with a 62kWh battery will go into production later in 2022, with a lower MSRP. The EV battery will be supplied by SK Innovation located in Georgia. 4 compact SUV in Chattanooga, Tenn., 4 and Atlas SUV family.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 31, 2021

Mercedes-Benz will build the next generation eSprinter electric van, which is based on the newly developed Electric Versatility Platform ( earlier post ), at three locations: North Charleston, South Carolina; and Düsseldorf and Ludwigsfelde in Germany. We will start production of the eSprinter successively from the second half of 2023.

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The Truth About Cars

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Redwood will intake used batteries at its facility in Nevada and eventually at its new location in South Carolina. Redwood recycles those components into materials that can be reused in new battery production. The company says that between 95 and 08 percent of the recycled materials are returned to the supply chain.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 14, 2023

The plant will produce sustainable unified cells, with start of production planned for 2027. The decision to expand the PowerCo cell production ramp-up from Europe to Canada is further evidence of the growth strategy of the Group in North America. More details on gigafactory St. Thomas will be revealed in the near future.

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Teslarati

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

It aims to help localize battery production in North America by providing the necessary materials to produce cells. The company is building another campus in Charleston, South Carolina. Redwood is currently expanding its network in the United States.

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Teslarati

DECEMBER 21, 2021

a manufacturer of environmentally friendly, disposable foodservice products, which recently announced that it had ordered 10 Tesla Semis for its fleet. The post Tesla Semi order announced by sustainable foodservice product company appeared first on TESLARATI. One of the most recent is California-based Karat Packaging Inc.,

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 25, 2021

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. The new facility will be the company’s third US eMobility hub and is projected to support 100 jobs across the manufacturing site and regional supply chain.

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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. Together, we’re building America’s battery supply chain,” said Redwood Materials. Redwood Materials has been making big strides in localizing battery production in North America.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 22, 2023

Production began early this year and Terra 184 DC fast chargers produced in South Carolina have already been installed along American highways. Additionally, the Terra 184 enables NEVI charging programs to meet hardware standards, connectivity demands, and services that support 97% uptime requirements.

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Teslarati

AUGUST 19, 2024

South Carolina battery plant “The concept of a winter best describes the EV and battery macro. The Straubel-led battery recycling company plans to localize battery production in North America , specifically in the United States. Redwood Materials breaks ground on $3.5B

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Teslarati

JANUARY 24, 2022

New data from Bloomberg states that Tesla’s Fremont Factory in Northern California was the most-productive automotive plant in the U.S., Last year, Tesla’s Fremont Factory averaged a weekly production pace of 8,550 vehicles. Most impressively, Tesla has continued to expand its yearly production capacity as a company.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 18, 2020

In the US, the company’s Charleston, South Carolina-based manufacturing plant has tapped into a well-established rail cargo network taking new cars to depots in cities across North America.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 29, 2024

In the meantime, every automaker making deals with Tesla to get access to the Supercharger network have different arrangements to supply their existing owner based with adapters to access the faast-charging network. You might start to see a lot more too now that the production of the Polestar 3 has started in South Carolina.

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Teslarati

JULY 26, 2022

Volkswagen of America announced earlier today it has started production of its flagship electric vehicle in the United States, the ID.4, The factory is the sixth EV production site for VW vehicles. The EV battery will be supplied by SK Innovation located in Georgia,” VW said. 4, at its factory in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

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Teslarati

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Toyota and Redwood Materials established a partnership last year to create a closed-loop solution for recycled battery production. Now, their partnership is taking the next step, as Toyota will source cathode active materials and anode copper foil from Redwood at the automaker’s upcoming North Carolina battery manufacturing plant.

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Baua Electric

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In 2019, Rivian and Bosch signed an agreement to supply e-motors for its electric models, the R1T and R1S. With Rivian now producing its own e-motors, Bosch claims the EV maker was “secretly” planning to replace its product. Meanwhile, the company was preparing to fulfill its 200,000-unit supply agreement for 2024.

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Green Car Congress

JULY 14, 2016

The hybrid sweetgum trees have enormous potential for the production of bioenergy and paper, said Scott Merkle, a professor in UGA’s Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources. Recent data indicate that either demand for hardwood fiber in the Southeast is rising or supply is declining—or both.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 4, 2024

The EX90 SUV with a battery passport is due to start production soon at Volvo’s plant in Charleston, South Carolina, and will be delivered to customers in Europe and North America. “It’s really important for us to be a pioneer and a leader,” Butani said.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 12, 2014

This workshop will discuss, reassess, and prioritize demonstration and deployment efforts needed for the production of affordable, scalable, and sustainable drop-in hydrocarbons. The Algal Biofuels Strategy Workshop will be held 26–27 March in Charleston, South Carolina.

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CN EV Post

MARCH 17, 2023

The Polestar 3 will be on display at the Shanghai auto show next month, and the model will go into production at Polestar's plant in Chengdu, Sichuan province, in the middle of this year, Polestar said today. At that point, the US will serve as the main supply location for North America and other markets.

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Baua Electric

JUNE 9, 2024

Volvo Cars is launching what appears to be the world’s first EV battery passport for its flagship EX90 SUV, which is about to start production, the automaker told Reuters. Volvo took over five years to develop the passport, in partnership with UK startup Circulor, which uses blockchain technology to map supply chains for companies.

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Baua Electric

APRIL 9, 2024

Rimac’s tech division will supply batteries for BMW’s future electric cars. Rimac to supply BMW with EV batteries The collaboration is Rimac Tech’s “largest and most ambitious project” the company has undertaken. For its next-gen models, BMW is turning to Croatian electric hypercar specialist Rimac for EV batteries.

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Green Car Congress

AUGUST 11, 2015

As part of its continuous optimization of production processes at its plants, the BMW Group is leveraging the opportunities arising from digitalization (i.e., For the automotive manufacturer, digitalization opens up new perspectives with regard to the advancement of innovative and people-oriented production systems.

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