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GM expands EV first responder training efforts in US and Canada

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A firefighter from the Illinois Fire Service Institute demonstrates occupant extraction best practices for EVs by cutting interior structural components of a GMC HUMMER EV Pickup. First responders are being taught to look out for orange-colored wiring that indicates high voltage.

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Rivian will build its next EV manufacturing plant in Georgia

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These initial units were produced at the company’s main manufacturing facility in Normal, Illinois, where the company is based. However, Fort Worth, Texas, and an unconfirmed location in Georgia , likely to be East of Atlanta, were mentioned with the most enthusiasm. automotive market. pic.twitter.com/RsXPHlKXSb.

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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. plant has Fort Worth, TX as frontrunner. Dan Brady stated that the Samsung battery factory is expected to employ up to 3,200 people if it chose to build in Illinois. Rivian’s $5 billion U.S.

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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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Last year, it was reported that Rivian’s planned $5 billion plant is looking at Fort Worth, Texas, as a frontrunner. Musk responded to the news then, noting that Rivian should first get its first plant at Normal, Illinois, working and optimized. . “I’d recommend they get their first plant working.

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Tesla’s Elon Musk gives Rivian invaluable advice on manufacturing

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based automotive plant potentially landing in Fort Worth, Texas , Musk stated it might be more beneficial to ramp its first plant before committing to a second one, as unit costs can be difficult to keep affordable in the early manufacturing stages. After reports of Rivian’s second U.S.-based

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Denbury Undertakes Midwest CO2 Pipeline Feasibility Study

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In related developments, two proposed Midwestern gasification plants with which Denbury has CO 2 purchase contracts, one in Illinois and one in Indiana, have been selected to proceed to the term sheet negotiation phase under the US Department of Energy Loan Guarantee Program. Denbury Resources Inc.

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