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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. EV market continues to expand. manufacturing facility could eventually sit on.

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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. automotive market. million square feet of manufacturing space. pic.twitter.com/RsXPHlKXSb.

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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. In 2017, however, Tesla was ramping its first mass-market vehicle, the Model 3, and financial specifics were dicey. After reports of Rivian’s second U.S.-based

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GM and MP Materials enter long-term supply agreement to scale rare earth magnet sourcing and production in US

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Under the long-term agreement, MP Materials will supply US-sourced and manufactured rare earth materials, alloy and finished magnets for the electric motors used in the GMC HUMMER EV, Cadillac LYRIQ, Chevrolet Silverado EV and more than a dozen models using GM’s Ultium Platform, with a gradual production ramp that begins in 2023.

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EV Connect announces certification of LG chargers for operation on its platform – Charged EVs

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California-headquartered EV Connect , a provider of EV charging management software, has certified the Level 2 AC charging stations manufactured by South Korea-based LG Electronics to operate on its end-to-end EV Connect Platform and within its charging ecosystem.

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Linear Labs to begin mass production of high-torque M200 e-mobility motor in September

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million economic incentive deal with the City of Fort Worth. The company will start with an allocation of production that is distributed between itself and several Tier One sub-contractors in order to expedite the manufacturing ramp rate and delivery of motors to early customers. The announcement comes on the heels of a $68.9-million

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