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Rivian’s $5 billion U.S. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner

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manufacturing facility, which the company intends to spend $5 billion on, will most likely land in Fort Worth, Texas, as of now. Recently, Rivian confirmed that it plans to expand its manufacturing efforts with a second plant in the U.S. Requires $5 billion private investment from Fort Worth. Paid back in 8.1

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LG Opens Its First EV Charger Manufacturing Factory In The US

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The new, 5,500-square-meter facility, located in Fort Worth, Texas, will focus on delivering chargers for the North American market and is expected to have an annual capacity of more than 10,000 units.

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Rivian will build its next EV manufacturing plant in Georgia

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“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. million square feet of manufacturing space. Production is slated to begin in 2024.

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Rivian’s 2nd plant most likely to land in Georgia, stock responds

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A new report claims that Rivian, based in Normal, Illinois, will bring a second electric vehicle manufacturing plant to the United States by building it in Georgia. The State seems hungry to bring a large-scale EV manufacturing project to the area, which will undoubtedly supply thousands of manufacturing jobs.

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

The Truth About Cars

The Vietnamese car company has only been around since 2017. But the ultimate goal is for VinFast to become a globally recognized EV manufacturer offering competitively priced vehicles. The car was accused of having all the modern tech inclusions people already find polarizing (touchscreen reliance, over-the-air updates, etc.)

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Tesla FSD Beta 10.69.2 gets green light for all testers with v10.12.2

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However, the EV manufacturer released v10.69.1.1 Looks good to roll out to all Tesla owners with 10.12.2 (~100k cars)! And long-time Early Access software tester Les from Fort Worth, Texas said he rarely experiences phantom braking. . The release for v.10.69.2 to some more beta testers. . FSD Beta 10.69

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3 Challenges to Solve Before We Can Commute by Air Taxi

Cars That Think

In metropolitan areas that struggle with traffic congestion, these aircraft would displace some car commuting and also some short-haul flights. More recently, other standards organizations have joined this effort, including the General Aviation Manufacturers Association and the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics.

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