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Rivian Shares Progress on Future Georgia Facility at Atlanta Space Grand Opening

Electric Cars Report

American all-electric automaker Rivian today announced the opening of its newest spaces location at Ponce City Market, using the occasion to showcase progress on its future Georgia manufacturing facility and upcoming milestones.

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SK Innovation accelerates hiring at its first US-based EV battery site in Georgia

Green Car Congress

With the support of the State of Georgia, Jackson County and City of Commerce, SK Innovation plans to hire more than 1,000 skilled workers by the end of 2021 as it prepares for initial production at the first of two electric vehicle battery plants being built in Commerce, about 70 miles northeast of Atlanta.

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Rivian chooses company for Georgia plant construction

Teslarati

Rivian has selected a construction firm to build its new production facility located outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Although Rivian began talks with Georgia about the project in 2021 and construction was originally slated for 2022, plans were delayed over certain zoning issues and the approval of $1.5 Clayco Inc.

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Freyr's Georgia battery factory will focus on energy storage

Green Car Reports

Norwegian battery firm Freyr recently confirmed plans for a Georgia factory that will supply batteries for energy storage. Dubbed "Giga America," the factory will be located on a 368-acre tract in Coweta County, on the southwestern edge of the Atlanta metropolitan area, according to a Freyr press release.

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Report: Rivian considering Georgia for second US plant

Green Car Reports

Rivian is considering a location in Georgia for its planned second United States factory, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Monday. The automaker is looking at a site east of Atlanta on Interstate 20, but negotiations have not been finalized, according to the report, which cited sources familiar with the matter.

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Rivian confirms second plant for Georgia, production start in 2024

Green Car Reports

Rivian on Thursday confirmed plans for a second factory in Georgia. The $5 billion factory will be located east of Atlanta on a 2,000-acre site spanning Morgan and Walton Counties. Constructions is scheduled to begin in summer 2022, with the goal of starting production in 2024, Rivian said in a press release.

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Georgia gets first solar roadway in the US

Green Car Reports

The city of Peachtree Corners, Georgia, has unveiled what it calls the first solar roadway within a city in the United States.

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