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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. All jobs would have average wages of $56,000 a year. Requires $5 billion private investment from Fort Worth. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner appeared first on TESLARATI.

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Tesla Semi Megacharger route still plausible despite Biden admin rejection: report

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A recent report has suggested that Tesla may push through with its plan to establish a network of nine Megacharger stations for the Tesla Semi, even if the Biden Administration will not help with its funding. The planned Megachargers for the Tesla Semi would effectively make the Class 8 all-electric truck a true long-hauler.

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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. Musk may be the best person to ask this question as Tesla found this lesson out the hard way when ramping the Model 3. After reports of Rivian’s second U.S.-based

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Rivian seeks $80B valuation in confidential IPO filing

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Rivian, an electric car company headed by founder and CEO RJ Scaringe, is set to deliver its first vehicles in September. Rivian will be the first company to bring an all-electric pickup truck to the market when it begins deliveries next month. The company recently rounded up another funding round that was capped with $2.5

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Rivian launches jobs in Germany, Netherlands ahead of European expansion

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Rivian has posted five new job opportunities in Europe, four in the Netherlands, and one in Germany, hinting toward an expansion of its electric vehicle business to a new continent as the first deliveries of its R1T pickup are set to begin next month. All four positions are located in North Holland, Amsterdam. or the U.K.,

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VinFast in a major reshuffle to target US market

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VinFast vehicles are sold at Leith VinFast in North Carolina; Smith Haven VinFast in New York; Principle VinFast Grapevine in Texas; Hiley VinFast of Fort Worth, Texas; and VinFast Wichita, in Kansas. For now, customers can drive off with a VinFast VF8, with the VF 6, VF 7, and VF 9 models available as soon as they launch in the US.

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Wallbox enters first phase of build-out for US EV charger plant; 500k units/year by 2025

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Wallbox, a leading provider of electric vehicle (EV) charging and energy management solutions worldwide, has begun construction at its Arlington, Texas manufacturing facility, the company’s first US-based EV charger manufacturing facility. Between all facilities, Wallbox is expected to have a global production capacity of more than 1.1

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