article thumbnail

Rivian confirms second plant for Georgia, production start in 2024

Green Car Reports

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

Georgia 200
article thumbnail

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.

Georgia 418
article thumbnail

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. will oversee the construction of Rivian’s 1,800-acre Stanton Springs North production facility, as detailed in a press release from the firm on Tuesday. Clayco Inc.

Georgia 127
article thumbnail

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.

article thumbnail

Rivian announces a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia

Electrek

Rivian announced a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory just outside of Atlanta, Georgia. The electric automaker plans to start production at the new plant in 2024. more… The post Rivian announces a new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia appeared first on Electrek.

Georgia 138
article thumbnail

Rivian will build its next EV manufacturing plant in Georgia

Teslarati

Rivian Automotive has chosen Georgia as the location for its next United States production plant. “Building our recently announced second domestic manufacturing facility near Atlanta, Georgia (500,000 targeted annual production capacity with eventual co-located cell production),” Rivian listed in its list of achievements.

Georgia 127
article thumbnail

Georgia lands $43M battery recycling plant project shortly after Rivian commitment

Teslarati

The City of Covington, Georgia has landed a massive $43 million lithium-ion battery recycling plant, the largest of its kind in North America, just weeks after electric automaker Rivian announced it would build its second U.S.-based EXCLUSIVE: ‘Rivian wanted what Georgia had’: How the Peach State became Rivian’s $5B match.

Georgia 145