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INDIVIDUAL FACILITIES AND SELECTED SOURCES
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Scout EV Manufacturing Facility

Volkswagen

Columbia, SC, USA

-80.993150493102, 34.2050723448655

The Big Green Machine Site ID: 163A

Project Timeline

Project Timeline Unavailable (Insufficient Information)

Additional Information:

Sector: EVs

Activity: Manufacturing

Product: EVs


Project Announcement Date: 3/2/2023

Target for Starting Production: 2026

Date Commercial Production Started:

Announced Post Inflation Reduction Act: Yes


Target Annual Production: 200000 EVs

Current Annual Production: 0 EVs

Operating Status: Under Construction


Target Jobs: 4000

Current Jobs: 250

Capital Investment: $2000 million

Congressional District: SC2

Government Subsidies:

Local/State: $1300 million

Selected Sources:

“Volkswagen Is Making a $2 Billion Bet on This Bizarre New Vehicle”, Rob Lenihan, TheStreet, 03 Mar 2023. 🔗



“McMaster announces Blythewood selected for $2 billion investment, thousands of jobs”, Nevin Smith, https://www.wistv.com, 03 Mar 2023. 🔗


“SC agreed to spend $1.3B to land Scout Motors EV project in Blythewood”, Joseph Bustos, The State, 06 Mar 2023. 🔗


“3 manufacturing megaprojects delayed by labor, permitting issues”, Sebastian Obando, Construction Dive, 19 Sep 2023. 🔗


“Scout Motors breaks ground at Blythewood production center”, https://www.wistv.com, 15 Feb 2024. 🔗


“July 2024 Scout Motors Production Center Update”, Jamie Vondruska, scoutmotors.com, 29 Jul 2024. 🔗



“VW brand Scout begins US factory construction - electrive.com”, Electrive, 15 Feb 2024. 🔗



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