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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. EV market continues to expand. Requires $5 billion private investment from Fort Worth. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner appeared first on TESLARATI. 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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automotive market. However, Fort Worth, Texas, and an unconfirmed location in Georgia , likely to be East of Atlanta, were mentioned with the most enthusiasm. Georgia is already the home of the Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia facility, which produces 360,000 cars per year and is comprised of 2.2

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VinFast Still Kicking and Planning to Show Vehicles at CES

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Despite the brand initially looking like another automotive startup doomed to failure, it’s managed to outlast much of the competition and continues to express a desire to break into the North American market. The Vietnamese car company has only been around since 2017. Tran Mai Hoa, VinFast’s Deputy CEO of Sales and Marketing.

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LEAF sales hit 50K mark in US, almost 115K worldwide

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Dallas—and the state of Texas—have become hot growth markets for LEAF. Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston are among 10 launch markets for “No Charge to Charge,” a new promotion that provides two years of no-cost public charging to new LEAF buyers who took delivery of their car after April 1, 2014.

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Rivian launches jobs in Germany, Netherlands ahead of European expansion

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Meanwhile, the position in Germany is a Technician for the Launch Team and will help with pre-production vehicle builds, support new Service Centers in the region, improve functional efficiency in service procedures, and help build a well-running team that will handle servicing needs when the company launches its cars in the European market.

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Rivian seeks $80B valuation in confidential IPO filing

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Rivian, an electric car company headed by founder and CEO RJ Scaringe, is set to deliver its first vehicles in September. Sources also stated that Rivian would seek an $80 billion valuation, which would make it the sixth-most valuable car company in the world, displacing General Motors with a valuation of $72.22