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Rivian wins massive incentive package for R2 vehicle production in Illinois

Teslarati

Rivian has won a massive $827 million incentive package from the State of Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity, which will be used to expand the R2 production facility in Normal, Illinois. We look forward to continuing our close partnership and building upon the success we have enjoyed.”

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Rivian gets $827m incentives to expand Normal, Illinois factory for R2

Baua Electric

Rivian has secured $827 million worth of incentives from the state of Illinois to expand its main factory in Normal. Rivian’s Normal, Illinois plant is where it builds the R1S and R1T. billion in the short term due to using an existing plant instead of having to build a whole new one.

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Samsung SDI considers building battery factory near Rivian in Normal, IL

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One of the candidates left in the running is located in central Illinois near Rivian’s production facility in Normal. Dan Brady stated that the Samsung battery factory is expected to employ up to 3,200 people if it chose to build in Illinois. We’re competing for a major Samsung battery facility,” U.S.

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Tesla registers insurance company at Giga Berlin’s address

Teslarati

In Q2 2020, Elon Musk and Zachary Kirkhorn stated that the company intended to expand Tesla Insurance. Last month, those plans seemed to be pushing forward with the company taking steps to introduce Tesla Insurance in other US states, including Texas, Illinois, and Washington.

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Rivian will build its next EV manufacturing plant in Georgia

Teslarati

The company confirmed this in its Q3 2021 Earnings Call Shareholder Deck earlier today. “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.

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Rivian to build new $5 billion electric vehicle factory in Georgia

Electric Vehicles India

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

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Fact Check: Did President Biden Help Bring An Auto Plant Back?

The Truth About Cars

During last week's State of the Union address, President Joe Biden made a claim that seemed to suggest that his administration, along with the UAW, helped Stellantis resurrect a plant in Belvidere, Illinois. Here's what Biden said in the speech, via the Associated Press : The great comeback story is Belvidere, Illinois.

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