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Hyundai Is Looking Into Building A Second EV Factory In North America

InsideEVs

The Korean automaker is already building a facility in Georgia, but a second EV factory could break ground in Canada.

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SK On cobalt-free battery nabs win at Edison Awards

Teslarati

In April 2023, SK On and Hyundai announced a $5 billion investment in Bartow County, Georgia, for a battery production facility. The two companies plan to build a 35 GWh battery facility to produce enough cells for 300,000 electric vehicles. SK On also partnered with Ford to build a $800 cathode plant in Canada.

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DOE, GM, Mathworks launch EcoCAR Electric Vehicle Challenge; 15 universities selected

Green Car Congress

Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA). McMaster University (Hamilton, Ontario, Canada). University of Waterloo (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada). The EcoCAR EV Challenge, managed by DOE’s Argonne National Laboratory, builds on a 34-year history of DOE Advanced Vehicle Technology Competitions.

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Tesla Giga Berlin will be just 37 miles away from Europe’s largest lithium facility

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Canada-based Rock Tech Lithium announced the construction of Europe’s first lithium refining facility in Guben, Brandenburg. Rock Tech Lithium has a lithium hydroxide mine project in Georgia Lake, Ontario in Canada. Rock Tech Lithium has a lithium hydroxide mine project in Georgia Lake, Ontario in Canada.

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Rivian reaffirms ~25K production goal for 2022, reports solid demand despite price increase

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The planned total annual capacity between the Normal and Georgia facilities is ~600,000. Rivian reported more than 90,000 R1 net preorders in the United States and Canada, as of May 9, 2022. Rivian also noted that it received 10,000 R1 preorders in the US and Canada, despite raising prices. Preorders and Prices.

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USDA announces conditional commitment for $70M loan guarantee for Ensyn cellulosic biofuel refinery

Green Car Congress

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a conditional commitment for a $70-million loan guarantee to help build a cellulosic biorefinery in central Georgia. Ensyn Georgia Biorefinery I, LLC (Ensyn) will construct and operate a cellulosic biofuel refinery in Dooly County, Georgia.

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Tesla expanding Supercharger network; boosting charging to 120 kW

Green Car Congress

The expansion of the Supercharger network builds upon the initial deployment of the network in California and Nevada on the west coast and the Washington, DC to Boston region on the east coast. This essentially cuts the current charging time in half relative to early trials of the system.