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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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The company’s latest EV First Responder Training program will focus primarily on personnel in fire services, providing instruction and sharing of best practices on how to most effectively support emergency situations involving electric vehicles, such as the Chevrolet Bolt EV and Bolt EUV, GMC HUMMER EV Pickup and Cadillac LYRIQ.

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Rivian will build its next EV manufacturing plant in Georgia

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Rivian has just started production and deliveries of its R1T pickup, the company’s first vehicle and the first all-electric pickup to hit the U.S. These initial units were produced at the company’s main manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, where the company is based. automotive market.

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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 Atlanta Journal-Constitution claims that Rivian is already in late-stage discussions to open a plant along Interstate 20, east of Atlanta.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk sounds alarm on Lucid Motors: “They are not long for this world”

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Amid updates suggesting that Lucid is also offering customers who ordered the Air Grand Touring sedan a 10% discount if they completed their order , Elon Musk posted a rather grave prediction for the electric vehicle company. “They are not long for this world,” Musk wrote. .

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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives Rivian invaluable advice on manufacturing

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Tesla CEO Elon Musk gave electric vehicle startup Rivian a bit of invaluable advice regarding manufacturing efforts that could help the company’s longevity. After reports of Rivian’s second U.S.-based “I’d recommend they get their first plant working,” Musk said on Twitter.