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

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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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Georgia Tech named winner of DOE/GM/Mathworks EcoCAR Mobility Challenge

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Each team was scored across multiple dynamic vehicle testing events ranging from energy consumption to acceleration and drive quality, as well as a 175-mile Over the Road Event through the Arizona desert, which tested each vehicle’s thermal management, range, and overall durability.

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Stellantis to build eVTOL with Archer and provide strategic funding for growth

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Stellantis will work with Archer to stand up Archer’s recently announced manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia at which the companies plan to begin manufacturing the Midnight aircraft in 2024.

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Redwood Materials to build next Li-ion battery recycling and remanufacturing center in South Carolina

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Redwood Materials will build its next Battery Materials Campus just outside of Charleston, South Carolina. Currently, anode and cathode components are not produced in North America, and battery cell manufacturers have to source them via a 50,000+ mile global supply chain. billion in the local community.

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

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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 Georgia is priming itself to be a major player in the U.S. based factory in the area.

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EnviroSpark wins Georgia NEVI awards to install DC fast chargers at Waffle House and Shell station – Charged EVs

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The company has won a National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) funding award from its home state of Georgia to build four DC fast chargers at a Waffle House in Tifton, and four more at a Shell station in Metter. In February, the Tennessee DOT selected EnviroSpark to build stations at a Lakeland, Tennessee Waffle House. “We

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Stellantis partners with Archer to build electric aircraft

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Stellantis announced a partnership with Archer Aviation to build the all-electric Midnight electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft. Stellantis also plans to help Archer ramp up its recently announced manufacturing facility in Covington, Georgia. The legacy automaker will enter a new market with its Archer partnership.

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