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Rivian’s $5 billion U.S. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner

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manufacturing facility, which the company intends to spend $5 billion on, will most likely land in Fort Worth, Texas, as of now. Recently, Rivian confirmed that it plans to expand its manufacturing efforts with a second plant in the U.S. Requires $5 billion private investment from Fort Worth. Paid back in 8.1

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Rivian will build its next EV manufacturing plant in Georgia

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“Building our recently announced second domestic manufacturing facility near Atlanta, Georgia (500,000 targeted annual production capacity with eventual co-located cell production),” Rivian listed in its list of achievements. million square feet of manufacturing space. Production is slated to begin in 2024.

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Walmart to buy 4,500 Canoo electric delivery vehicles; option for up to 10,000

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While the LDV is expected to begin hitting the road in 2023, the companies plan to kick-off advanced deliveries to refine and finalize vehicle configuration in the Dallas Fort Worth metroplex in the coming weeks. The LDV has a last-mile-delivery optimized cabin and customized cargo space.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives Rivian invaluable advice on manufacturing

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave electric vehicle startup Rivian a bit of invaluable advice regarding manufacturing efforts that could help the company’s longevity. There will still be bottlenecks due to parts shortages. Additionally, it may take some time to have the manufacturing staff trained up on the finer points of the job.

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GM and Glencore enter multi-year cobalt supply agreement

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GM and POSCO Chemical are building a new facility in Quebec, Canada, as part of their joint venture to produce CAM for GM’s Ultium batteries. The company will then expand into magnet manufacturing around 2025 at its new production facility in Fort Worth, Texas.

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GE Transportation expands locomotive diesel engine remanufacturing facility; demand increasing in part from compliance requirements for EPA Tier 3 standards

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GE is investing an additional $37 million in 2011 and 2012 in the existing plant to improve productivity, enhance processes and upgrade technology for a combined investment of $72 million in manufacturing in Grove City. and Fort Worth, Tx. Production is scheduled to begin by the end of 2012. Earlier post.). during 2011 and 2012.

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Rivian’s 2nd plant most likely to land in Georgia, stock responds

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A new report claims that Rivian, based in Normal, Illinois, will bring a second electric vehicle manufacturing plant to the United States by building it in Georgia. The State seems hungry to bring a large-scale EV manufacturing project to the area, which will undoubtedly supply thousands of manufacturing jobs.

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