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Kia Georgia Production Plant Expanding For EV9

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Kia is getting ready to produce the fully electric EV9 SUV in Georgia. The Korean automaker is expanding its West Point assembly plant in Georgia in order to produce the EV9, a three-row SUV. Well, it is beginning the process of getting ready.

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Volkswagen starts US assembly of ID.4 in Chattanooga

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The EV battery will be supplied by SK Innovation located in Georgia. The brand will advance its electric line-up through 2030, including the American-assembled ID.4 Buzz electric microbus in 2024, and new electric SUVs from 2026. Volkswagen aims for 55% of US sales to be fully electric by 2030.

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Blue Bird, Fulton Co. Schools join Audi, Applied Information on connected vehicle deployment to boost school bus and school zone safety

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This program is in conjunction with iATL, which is based in Alpharetta, Georgia, and is one of the largest connected-vehicle testing facilities in the world, allowing for a wide array of public-private partnerships and technology development.

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News: Hyundai Lays Out An Electric Future

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in Bryan County, Georgia. Coastal Georgia was selected because of its close proximity to the Port of Savannah with excellent highway and rail transportation. market), but could be a mix of current and all-new coming Hyundai electric vehicles. Signing on to make Georgia an EV center. HMG will invest $16.2

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Ford, SK Innovation to form JV to manufacture battery cells and modules; 60 GWh/year from BlueOvalSK

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SK Innovation will be supplying batteries for the fully electric version of Ford’s legendary and best-selling F-150 pickup truck. The first two battery plants of SK Innovation in the US are located in Georgia with a total annual capacity of 22 GWh.

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Rivian R2 bows March 7: Will it be EV maker’s Model 3 moment?

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A Rivian R2S SUV at that price could potentially provide steep competition for everything from the Tesla Model Y to the Jeep Recon, while an R2T pickup might provide a fully electric equivalent to the Ford Maverick or Hyundai Santa Fe.

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Video Friday: Robot Arms for the ISS

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Columbia ] Using biological experiments, robot models, and a geometric theory of locomotion, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology investigated how and why intermediate lizard species, with their elongated bodies and short limbs, might use their bodies to move.

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