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Volvo Cars inaugurates new battery assembly line at Ghent manufacturing plant

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Volvo Cars formally inaugurated a new battery assembly line at its Belgian manufacturing plant in Ghent, where it will start building its first fully electric car, the XC40 Recharge P8, later this year. Volvo XC40 Recharge powertrain. The XC40 Recharge P8 is the first of a family of fully electric Volvos.

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Plug In Carolina Selects AeroVironment to Supply, Install and Support Electric Car Charging Stations Throughout South Carolina

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(AV) to supply, install and support a network of public electric vehicle (EV) charging stations in seven South Carolina cities. AV offers a range of products and services, such as Level 2 charging stations for the home, and public and Level 3 fast charge public stations that can recharge a car battery in as little as 10 minutes.

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Volvo to build electric XC90 and its battery packs in South Carolina in 2022

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Volvo revealed in October, amid the preview of the upcoming XC40 Recharge electric crossover, that an electric version of its next-generation XC90 SUV will be built at Volvo’s plant in Ridgeville, South Carolina, near Charleston.

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Linde hydrogen fueling system surpasses one million fills at BMW South Carolina plant

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LLC plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. BMW also is able to reduce its total electricity demand, since no battery recharging is required, and eliminate the environmental disposal costs for lead-acid batteries. This is the most hydrogen fills at a single location anywhere in the world.

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Volvo's highest-mileage plug-in hybrid is going away

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The Volvo S60 sedan—which in Recharge form is currently the Swedish automaker's most efficient plug-in hybrid—is being discontinued in the U.S. Motor1 first reported that S60 production would end at Volvo's Ridgeville, South Carolina, factory (located near the city of Charleston) this month.

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BMW and Nissan partner to deploy dual fast chargers across the US

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These 50 kW stations can charge EVs from Nissan and BMW up to 80% in about 20-30 minutes, as compared to the longer time required to recharge at a Level 2 (240V) charger, currently the most commonly available public charging station. Additionally, these chargers are compatible with the Nissan EZ-Charge cards.

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BMW and Nissan again partner to add 174 more DC fast chargers in US with EVgo

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These 50 kW stations can charge EVs from Nissan and BMW up to 80% in about 25-30 minutes, as compared to the longer time required to recharge at a Level 2 (240V) charger, currently the most commonly available public charging station. Each location offers a dual 50 kW DC Fast charging station with both CHAdeMO and SAE Combo (CCS) connectors.

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