Green Car Reports

MARCH 5, 2023

Volkswagen's new Scout Motors EV division on Friday confirmed that its first model will be a $40,000 electric SUV to be built at a new $2 billion factory near Columbia, South Carolina.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 20, 2024

Tesla is set to open a new distribution center in a 251-thousand-square-foot warehouse in Greenville County, South Carolina, as announced by the automaker this week. Volkswagen’s Scout to build $40K electric SUV in South Carolina What are your thoughts?

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Green Car Reports

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Bosch on Wednesday announced a $200 million investment to build hydrogen fuel-cell stacks for Class 8 semi trucks at its Anderson, South Carolina, facility.

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Teslarati

JANUARY 28, 2024

billion battery plant in South Carolina, set to be the JB Straubel-led company’s second. Redwood Materials broke ground on the South Carolina battery materials facility last week, as announced by Director of Public Affairs and Government Relations Morgan Crapps in a LinkedIn post. “And we’re off!

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Electrek

MARCH 26, 2024

billion to expand its EV battery factory in South Carolina. Battery tech firm AESC , which is partnered with BMW, is investing $1.5

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Electrek

JUNE 5, 2024

Volvo’s first all-electric EX90 SUV rolled off the production line in South Carolina Wednesday. Deliveries of the US-made Volvo EX90 are set for the second half of 2024 as the Swedish automaker embarks on a new era.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 30, 2023

The South Carolina Department of Education will deploy 160 Thomas Built Buses (TBB) electric school buses in school districts across the state over the next year, under a new procurement finalized this month between the Department of Education and Thomas Built Buses dealer Interstate Transportation.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Canadian solar cell and panel maker Silfab Solar is opening a flagship $150 million solar cell factory in South Carolina. more… The post A new 1 GW solar cell factory is launching in South Carolina appeared first on Electrek.

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Green Car Reports

OCTOBER 15, 2020

UK-based startup Arrival announced Tuesday that it had selected a site in South Carolina for a "microfactory" to build electric buses. The $46 million factory will be located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, and will create 240 jobs in the area, an Arrival press release said.

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Green Car Congress

JUNE 8, 2023

AESC held a groundbreaking ceremony on its new battery plant in Florence County, South Carolina. Earlier post.) With construction of the 1.5 million square foot plant underway, commercial operations are expected to commence in 2026, creating 1,170 new jobs for the local community.

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Electrek

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

ES Foundry will become the largest producer of crystalline silicon solar cells in the US with the launch of its new factory in South Carolina.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 5, 2024

We are in a celebratory mood this week, as our factory outside Charleston, South Carolina has now started building our new electric flagship SUV — and the first customer deliveries are scheduled for the second half of this year.

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Green Car Reports

JANUARY 20, 2020

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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InsideEVs

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Contracted manufacturing could be in the books for Scout's $2 billion facility in South Carolina.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 14, 2021

EV manufacturer Proterra has announced a new battery factory coming to Greer, South Carolina, to keep up with demand for its EV battery systems. more… The post Proterra announces third US battery factory planned for South Carolina, its first on the east coast appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

JUNE 27, 2023

BMW Group moves one step closer to enabling US EV production while simultaneously helping promote the state of South Carolina as a new hub for battery and vehicle manufacturing. more… The post BMW breaks ground on new US battery facility, furthering South Carolina as its new EV hub appeared first on Electrek.

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Electrek

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Battery recycling specialist Redwood Materials has announced its next expansion in the US, which includes a new battery materials campus in Charleston, South Carolina. The post Redwood Materials announces South Carolina as home to next US battery campus appeared first on Electrek.

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Teslarati

MARCH 22, 2023

A series of massive investments from Albemarle and Cirba Solutions is set to make South Carolina a hotbed for lithium battery production. Now, South Carolina has become a hotbed for lithium-ion battery production, thanks to two massive investments from 2 separate leaders in the battery industry.

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Green Car Congress

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

In 2023, production will start in Gray Court, South Carolina. To be able to manufacture additional volumes for North American customers as of 2023, ZF relies on the know-how of its transmission plant in Gray Court, South Carolina.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 12, 2023

AESC Group, a world leading Japanese EV battery technology company, has begun construction of its new battery plant in Florence County, South Carolina. The new 30 GWh battery plant […] The post AESC Breaks Ground on EV Battery Factory in South Carolina appeared first on Electric Cars Report.

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Electric Cars Report

JUNE 28, 2023

The BMW Group took a major step on Tuesday towards building electric vehicles in the United States as it broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina.

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CleanTechnica EVs

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Bosch is betting big on South Carolina.

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Electrek

JUNE 7, 2023

Battery tech firm AESC is partnered with BMW, and it broke ground today on a 30 GWh EV battery factory in Florence County, South Carolina. more… The post AESC is opening a huge EV battery factory in South Carolina to supply BMW appeared first on Electrek.

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The Truth About Cars

MAY 2, 2024

People giving their trucks the “Carolina Squat” by raising the front end but leaving the rear alone will hopefully be a thing of the past soon, however, as officials in South Carolina will start handing out tickets for the utterly ridiculous practice beginning on May 10.

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Green Car Congress

MARCH 5, 2020

Earlier this year the company announced the planned construction of a battery assembly line at its US plant outside Charleston, South Carolina. The Ghent plant will provide important learnings to other manufacturing sites in terms of process optimisation and efficiency. Construction of that assembly line is expected to start this fall.

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CleanTechnica EVs

JUNE 26, 2024

continued] The post New Battery Center in South Carolina, Athens Wants Electric Taxis, Solar Cleans Up Wine Country in Australia — News Roundup appeared first on CleanTechnica. There are currently 13,661 taxis in Athens, and only 100 of them are electric. In solar news, a ramp-up of solar module production.

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CleanTechnica EVs

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Redwood Materials has selected South Carolina as the site of its next battery recycling facility as it scales up production in the US.

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Electrek

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Japanese eVTOL developer SkyDrive continues to grow its order books and is now expanding potential air taxi operations in South Carolina, a state it chose as its US base last year.

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Electric Cars Report

DECEMBER 5, 2024

With domestic production […] The post Polestar 3 Long range Single motor starts US production in Charleston, South Carolina appeared first on Electric Cars Report. Complete with a certified EPA range of up to 350 miles, the full-size SUV offers one of the longest ranges in its class and all for a new entry price of USD 67,500.

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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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The Truth About Cars

MAY 28, 2024

Volkswagen will roll out new Scout-branded EVs in the coming years, and its South Carolina factory is well underway. In addition to the hardware it takes to build thousands of new electric vehicles, the automaker is focused on making the site as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible.

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Green Car Reports

JULY 18, 2022

The Polestar 3 electric SUV could undercut some potential rivals in price when it launches in early 2023, according to a new report. Speaking at the Automotive News Europe World Congress, Polestar CEO Thomas Ingenlath said the Polestar 3 will be priced between 75,000 euros and 110,000 euros. With the current dollar-to-euro parity, that also means.

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Teslarati

JULY 3, 2024

Electric truck maker Rivian has denied a recent report from Germany claiming that the upcoming Rivian R2 may be produced at Volkswagen’s South Carolina plant in the United States. Volkswagen is looking to produce Scout’s all-electric vehicles at the company’s South Carolina plant.

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EV Specifications

JUNE 27, 2023

BMW broke ground for a new high-voltage battery assembly plant in Woodruff, South Carolina. Named "Plant Woodruff," the BMW facility will produce sixth-generation batteries to supply fully electric vehicles at nearby BMW Manufacturing in Spartanburg. As part of the BMW Group’s "local for local" approach, the.

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Electrek

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Global EV charging infrastructure company ABB E-mobility today announced that it will spend $4 million to open an EV charger factory in Columbia, South Carolina. The post A new factory in South Carolina will make up to 10,000 EV chargers a year appeared first on Electrek.

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InsideEVs

JUNE 5, 2024

With up to 300 miles of range, the Volvo EX90 carries on the success of the XC90. Customer deliveries in the U.S. begin in the second half of 2024.

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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.

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