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A tape yr for economic development in Spartanburg County is coming to a close with a bang.

Spartanburg County Council on Mon approved tax breaks for electric passenger vehicle manufacturer and EV tech provider Proterra Operating Company, which is projecting a $76 one thousand thousand investment with 217 new jobs at Carolina Commerce Center in Greer.

The visitor plans to launch an EV bombardment organisation product performance at a 327,000-square-human foot plant past the second half of 2022.

"This is a smashing company," said Councilman David Britt, chairman of the county'due south economic evolution committee. "We welcome them to Spartanburg. We're excited to partner with them."

Proterra is among a dozen new and previously announced projects seeking tax breaks that Canton Council agreed to at Mon's coming together.

Combined, the 12 projects full $404 million investment and 600 new jobs.

For the twelvemonth, more than than 45 projects with $1.93 billion in investment and more 4,000 jobs accept been announced – a record year for economic evolution, according to Britt.

"Nosotros are deeply deeply grateful for your support," Proterra representative Stephanie Yarbrough told County Council.

Proterra designs and manufactures nix-emission electrical transit vehicles, including electric school buses, delivery trucks, jitney buses and shuttles.

According to its website, Proterra has sold more than 1,000 buses to 130 customers across the U.S. and Canada.

Proterra spokesman Shane Levy said Tuesday the Greer facility represents the company's 3rd bombardment product site nationwide and showtime on the Due east Coast.

"While we're historically known every bit an electric passenger vehicle manufacturer, particularly in South Carolina where we've had operations, our company has evolved to become a diversified provider of EV tech, with our battery systems serving equally our core technology underpinning," Levy said. "We supply that technology to globe-grade automakers to electrify everything from school buses and delivery trucks to industrial equipment."

Based in Silicon Valley, California, Proterra was founded in 2004 and since 2011 has had a manufacturing found and office in Greenville, which anchors the company'due south East Coast operations.

Leading the EV future

Spartanburg Canton and South Carolina are helping lead the charge in the automotive industry's motility toward electric vehicles every bit alternatives to gas-powered combustion engines.

In June, Oshkosh Defense announced plans to invest $155 million and create more 1,000 new jobs at Flatwood Industrial Park in Spartanburg County. Product is expected to begin the summer of 2023.

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The operation will support the U.S. Postal service'south Next Generation Delivery Vehicle program by manufacturing zero-emission battery electric vehicles and low-emission internal combustion engine vehicles that will supplant USPS's existing fleet of commitment vehicles.

Earlier this year, BMW Manufacturing announced its Spartanburg institute reported record production highs in 2020 for its plug-in hybrid X3 xDrive30e and the X5 xDrive45e models.

With Monday's final approving by Canton Council, Proterra volition receive a belongings tax rate of 6%, which is lower than the standard company tax rate of 10.5%.

According to the fee in lieu tax agreement approved Monday, Proterra is projecting to invest $76 million over five years. If a minimum investment of $60.8 million is not met, the fee agreement will exist retroactively terminated.

Among other companies that received final approval for revenue enhancement breaks were Pool six Industrial SC of 1983 Pigeon Oasis Road, $10 million investment; AGA Tag Solar Ii and Viking Warehouses Inc., of 325 Battlefield Route, 4936 Cannons Campground Route, and 276 Foster St. in Cowpens, $5.one 1000000 investment.

Likewise RG Frontage, Southward Chief Street and S.C. Highway 85 Frontage Road, $62.9 million investment; SCP Acquisitions, E Poinsett Street Extension, $38 million investment; and Iljin America Corporation, 1705 Poplar Drive Extended, Greer, $13.iii million investment and 89 new jobs.

The second of three readings was approved for Pinchal & Company, Robinson Road, $68 million investment.

5 new projects totaling $130.7 in investment and 294 new jobs were likewise announced Monday and received beginning reading approval for tax breaks.

The projects, which are code-named until final approval, include Projection Autonomous, $20.i 1000000 investment, 91 new jobs; Project Skypass, $59.ix million investment, 203 new jobs; Project Apex, $16 million investment; Project Frontier, $21.3 million investment; and Project Orange, $thirteen.4 1000000 investment.

The identity and locations of the companies will be revealed by the third and final readings of the fee in lieu revenue enhancement agreements.

Contact Bob Montgomery at bob.montgomery@shj.com

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Source: https://www.goupstate.com/story/news/local/2021/12/14/proterra-launch-electric-bus-manufacturing-spartanburg-county-sc/6437809001/

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