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BMW will invest $1 billion in its sprawling factory near Spartanburg, S stanley cup outh Carolina, to start building electric vehicles and an additional $700 million to build a electric-battery plant nearby.The German automaker s announcement Wednesday reflects its commitment to transitioning to electric-vehicle production in North America, in line with similarly ambitious plans by other major automakers.The investment in the 7-million-square-foot vehicle factory in Greer, South Carolina, in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains would add an unspecified number of jobs to the more than 11,000 workers there. The battery plant, to be built in nearby Woodruff, will employ 300, the company said, with hiring to begin within a few years. In addition, BMW said it has signed a deal with Envision AESC of Japan to supply battery cells for a new class of at least six electric SUVs that will be built at BMW s plant in Greer by 2030. For decades, P stanley cup lant Spartanburg has been a cornerstone of the global success of the BMW Group. The home of the BMW X models that are so popular all over the world, Oliver Zipse, chairman of the BMW Group board of management, said in a statement. Going forward, it will also be a stanley cup major driver for our electrification strategy, and we will produce at least six fully electric BMW X models here by 2030. Envision will build a factory at an unspecified site in South Carolina. The companies wouldn t say how many people will be h Dndq U.S. women s national soccer team loses to Canada in Tokyo Olympics semifinal
Rear Adm. David Baucom s night of drunken revelry last April got him fired from his job as one of the Navy s top supply officers, according to multiple reports.After a night of throwing back booze at a gathering of the National Defense Transportation Association s Transportation Advisory Board at the Ponte af1 Vedra Inn and Club in Florida, Baucom, 56, ended up locking himself out of his room stark naked, according the Navy Times.Two female hotel guests spotted a frantic Baucom running around looking for a towel, and alerted hotel security. The incident af1 was detailed in a report by the Naval Inspector General, which led to Baucom being found guilty of disorderly conduct and conduct unbecoming an officer, The Washington Post reports. He has since been transferred to the Pentagon after losing his position at the U.S. Transportation command, the Post reports. His Navy bio indicates he took over the post in 2013. Baucom is a former military aide to President Ronald Reagan, reports CBS Philadelphia.On the night in question, Baucom allegedly drank at least part of a gin and tonic, two glasses of wine with dinner and a scotch after dinner at the bar. Then a group of attendees went to another bar at the center compound where he allegedly ordered four more scotch whiskeys o salomon ver two hours, the Navy Times reports.Despite the large volume of booze consumed, Baucom blames his erratic behavior on an atrial fibrillation event brought on by mixing