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Hyundai Motor Group to build $5.54B EV plant and battery factory in Georgia

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Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) entered into an agreement with the State of Georgia to build its first dedicated full electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in the US. The Group plans to produce wide range of full electric vehicles for US customers at the new Georgia EV plant.

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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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USDA awards $10M in grants to spur production of biofuels, bioenergy and biobased products

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University of Georgia, $345,689. The ISU report, Biobased Automobile Parts Investigation, shows that “the history of biobased automobile parts begins early in the development of automobiles themselves. During the 1930s, automobile pioneer Henry Ford began developing soy-based automobile parts.”

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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Hyundai’s first dedicated EV factory, the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA) in Georgia, is under construction with a targeted start-up date in the second half of 2024, with an annual production capacity of 300,000 vehicles to meet the demand for EVs in North America.

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Ford targeting smart parking as element of Smart Mobility; vehicle sensors, connectivity and big data

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We can achieve the end game of a deeper or richer data environment. Increasing use of automobiles has correspondingly increased the demand for transport infrastructures; however, the supply of infrastructures has often not been able to keep up with the growth of mobility. However, it has to fit together properly. —Dave McCreadie.

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The Aftershocks of the EV Transition Could Be Ugly

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The introduction of any new system causes perturbations within the current operating environment, which in turn, create behavioral responses, some predictable, many not. Another way of expressing this relationship is that improving air quality of the U.S.

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The EV Transition Explained: Reshaping Labor Markets

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President Biden says his EV policies will result in “one million new jobs in the American automobile industry. For instance, an in-depth study by Princeton University’s Andlinger Center for Energy and the Environment assessed different U.S. One million.”. Neither does the U.S. could decrease anywhere from 131,000 to 210,000 positions.

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