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Rivian (RIVN) officially shuts down Normal EV plant for upgrades as R2 creates a buzz

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Rivian has already significantly reduced the cost of building each vehicle over the past year, but the EV maker expects the upgrades will “meaningfully reduce” material costs. Plus, we’re making a lot of upgrades to our vehicles, many that you won’t see, but they help us with our costs,” Fallon said, according to the Chicago Tribune.

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Bionic Hand Gives Amputees Sense of Touch

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The girl's family could not afford the cost of getting her a prosthetic leg, so she used a tree branch as a crutch to help her walk. From that encounter, Akhtar decided that one day he would develop affordable artificial limbs. He earned a bachelor's degree in biology in 2007 from Loyola University in Chicago.

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Rivian’s Amazon EV delivery van will drop packages in 100 cities by end of 2022

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Amazon and Rivian have collaborated on sustainable electric delivery vehicles since 2019, with pilot deliveries occurring over the past year. by the end of the year, including Baltimore, Chicago, Dallas, Kansas City, Nashville, Phoenix, San Diego, Seattle, and St. That affordability threshold is very important,” Musk said in June. “It

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Zunum Aero selects Safran turbine for hybrid electric commercial aircraft

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The turbo-generator will power this 12-seat, hybrid-to-electric 700-mile commercial aircraft, driving extraordinarily low operating costs, offering unprecedented door-to-door travel times that are 2 to 4 times faster than today. Zunum expects to light up thirty thousand airports around the world with frequent and affordable air service.