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Hyundai Motor Group to build $5.54B EV plant and battery factory in Georgia

Green Car Congress

Hyundai Motor Group (HMG) entered into an agreement with the State of Georgia to build its first dedicated full electric vehicle and battery manufacturing facilities in the US. The Group plans to produce wide range of full electric vehicles for US customers at the new Georgia EV plant.

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Extinguishing the EV Battery Fire Hype

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Kohl, a professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering in Atlanta, “The media don’t treat EVs and ICEs with equal footing, because gasoline is not sensational anymore.” Yet, says, Paul A. The media don’t treat EVs and ICEs with equal footing, because gasoline is not sensational anymore.”

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Hyundai Motor to invest $85B over next 10 years to accelerate transition to smart mobility provider

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President and CEO Jaehoon Chang explained how the company’s second-generation dedicated EV platform, under the new Integrated Modular Architecture (IMA), will replace its Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP) going forward. The proportion of global EV production is set to increase from 8% this year to 34% in 2030.

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Hyundai premieres commercialized model of XCIENT Fuel Cell tractor and vision for hydrogen mobility in US

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To that end, Hyundai Motor shared its outlook for an eco-friendly CV business incubation project at the Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America (HMGMA), the dedicated electric vehicle factory being built in Georgia. The project is centered on the development of a hydrogen mobility value chain.

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Canoo Pickup, Kia EV6, Honda and Mini EV Plans: EV Week in Review – Mar 9-15

EV Adoption

Toyota Teases New X Prologue BEV – The world’s biggest automaker has teased its first ever global electric vehicle (EV) with a sneak picture ahead of the March 17 launch. LG suggests building EV battery factory in Georgia, report says – LG Energy Solution suggested that it could build a factory in the U.S.

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