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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. It will be the second factory in Georgia. The electric automaker will start its production at the new plant in 2024.

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Study finds in-car rush-hour exposure to some particulate pollution twice as high as previously thought

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A new study, part of the Atlanta Commuter Exposures (ACE) Study, has assessed on-roadway in-cabin particulate pollution (PM 2.5 ) collected from scripted rush hour commutes on highways and on non-highway side streets. Some drivers took highway routes while others stuck to busy thoroughfares in downtown Atlanta. Vreeland et al.

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Algae.Tec and Lufthansa sign MoU to evaluate potential of algae-oil based aviation biofuels

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The Algae.Tec system combines closed control of algae production within an engineered modular environment and efficient downstream biofuel processing. Algae.Tec was founded in 2008 with offices in Atlanta, Georgia and Perth, Western Australia. Earlier post.).

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Rivian launches partnership with upscale camping company Under Canvas

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. “The fast-growing adoption of greener vehicles in an effort to reduce carbon emissions made our decision to partner with Rivian to provide charging stations at our camps an obvious choice for both our guests and the environment,” Chief of Marketing Officer for Under Canvas, May Lilley, said.

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Rivian R2 teased, Tank Flip shelved

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The R2 is anticipated to be constructed at Rivian’s unused Georgia manufacturing facility to complement its wave Illinois manufacturing facility, which is a repurposed facility prior to now impaired by means of Mitsubishi. Rivian in 2021 trademarked a couple of names, giving it regulate of R1S to R5S and R1T to R5T.

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IEEE Celebrates Engineering Pioneers and Emerging Technologies

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I attended this year’s events, held on 4 and 5 May in Atlanta. The summit kicked off on 4 May at the Georgia Aquarium with a reception and panel discussion on climate change and sustainability, moderated by Saifur Rahman , IEEE president and CEO. Garcia is CEO of Urban Climate Nexus in Atlanta. UCN assists U.S.

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Top 15 Nissan LEAF markets in US in 2013

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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. Georgia has a tax credit worth up to $5,000 for zero-emissions vehicles. Oregon has a Chief EV Officer to promote EV use.

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