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Today, battery-electric cars are built in volume at only three locations across the entire United States. Tesla builds its three different electric models in Fremont, California; the new 2018 Nissan Leaf has just gone into production in Smyrna, Tennessee; and the Chevrolet Bolt EV is built at the Orion Assembly Plant in Michigan. Ford also builds very small numbers of its Focus Electric compliance car alongside gasoline Focus models in Wayne, Michigan. DON'T MISS: 2018 Nissan Leaf electric car now rolling off lines in Tennessee This month, Ford CEO Jim Hackett said the company's upcoming...
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VW plans to build electric cars somewhere in N America after 2020
Volkswagen will build electric cars based on its MEB platform in North America beginning in 2021.
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VW likely to build electric cars in North America by 2020: executive
Volkswagen may build an electric car in North America beginning in 2020.
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EPA could hurt U.S. jobs with diesel scandal fines, VW labor chief warns
The ongoing Volkswagen diesel cheating scandal was newly roiled by this week's news that the company's U.S. CEO Michael Horn was leaving the company, effective immediately. But owners and regulators can't move forward until the other shoe drops: the EPA and California's regulators must approve a...
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Volkswagen Installs Huge Solar Array At Chattanooga Plant
Volkswagen flipped a large ceremonial switch yesterday that signaled the official launch of a huge array of photovoltaic solar cells at its Chattanooga assembly plant, which builds the Volkswagen Passat mid-size sedan. The new solar field can supply up to 12.5 percent of the plant’s total...
John Voelcker