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Rivian to build new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia

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Rivian to build new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia. Rivian an Amazon-backed electric vehicle maker has announced a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Atlanta, Georgia. The electric automaker will start its production at the new plant in 2024.

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ICCT paper assesses leading regional EV markets in US and policies behind them

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A new white paper from the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) assesses which policy actions are behind the regional leading markets in the US for electric vehicles. In each region, the authors identified the four leading metropolitan areas with the highest electric vehicle share in each region.

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Nissan LEAF passes 25,000 sales mark in US

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We’re seeing the adoption curve for EVs accelerate, and there is tremendous interest not only on the West Coast but in a number of new strongholds like Atlanta, Raleigh, Denver, Dallas, Chicago, St. —Erik Gottfried, Nissan director of electric vehicle (EV) marketing and sales strategy. Louis and many more.

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ICCT study assesses EV promotion and uptake in top 25 metropolitan areas in US

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EV promotion actions, charging infrastructure, and EV share of new vehicles in 2014 in the 25 most populous US metropolitan areas. EV promotion actions, charging infrastructure, and EV share of new vehicles in 2014 in the 25 most populous US metropolitan areas. The colors link cities that are in the same region of the country.

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GM’s Cadillac set to eliminate 40% of dealerships in $274M restructuring project

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dealerships and roll out a new electric SUV, hoping to ease into a more-committed adoption of electric vehicles. GM is one of the largest automotive brands globally and has been involved in the development of electric vehicles for several years, thanks to the Bolt, an EV under the automaker’s Chevrolet brand.

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Mercedes-Benz USA 2023 sales: Overall steady, but EVs surge by nearly 250% year-over-year

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To support its growing arsenal of all-electric luxury vehicles, we’ve also seen Mercedes begin rolling out its own network of luxe charging stations – starting at its US headquarters near Atlanta before expanding to additional territories in Europe and China.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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Nissan provided a list of the top 15 markets in the US for the Nissan LEAF battery-electric vehicle. Atlanta, a “New Wave” EV market that has nabbed the Nº 3 spot due to a number of factors including congestion where LEAF performs well, state incentives and HOV and HOT access. Top 15 LEAF market year-to-date in 2013.

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