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Kia Georgia to expand to accommodate EV9 production

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This more than $200-million expansion will create nearly 200 additional jobs in Troup County with EV9 joining the Telluride, Sorento and Sportage SUVs and the K5 mid-size sedan as the fifth model to be assembled at Kia Georgia. Best of all, it will be assembled in West Point, Georgia. and began mass production on 16 November 2009.

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Georgia Tech researchers develop aluminum-foil-based anodes for all-solid-state Li-ion batteries

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A team of researchers from the Georgia Institute of Technology, led by Matthew McDowell, associate professor in the George W. The brown spheres represent the SSE and the green spheres represent NMC. —Liu et al. b) Schematic of a SSB with an aluminum-based negative electrode, SSE separator, and NMC composite positive electrode.

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Plug Power to build green hydrogen plant in Georgia

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Plug Power plans to build a green hydrogen production plant in Camden County, Georgia, to serve customers across the southeastern United States. As a focal point for Plug Power’s green hydrogen network and the broader US hydrogen economy, Camden County, GA, presents many strategic advantages.

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GE Appliances deploying fleet of electric trucks from Einride in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee

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GE Appliances (GEA), a Haier company, is deploying a fleet of electric freight vehicles on routes between the company’s inbound warehouses and its manufacturing facilities in Kentucky, Georgia, and Tennessee.

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SK Innovation accelerates hiring at its first US-based EV battery site in Georgia

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With the support of the State of Georgia, Jackson County and City of Commerce, SK Innovation plans to hire more than 1,000 skilled workers by the end of 2021 as it prepares for initial production at the first of two electric vehicle battery plants being built in Commerce, about 70 miles northeast of Atlanta.

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Hyundai Motor Group and SK On to invest $5B in EV battery cell production joint venture in Georgia

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Through the joint venture, both parties plan to establish an EV battery cell plant in Bartow County, Georgia, close to the Group’s US production facilities, including Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, Kia Georgia and Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America.

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Archer Aviation selects site in Georgia for eVTOL manufacturing facility

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Archer intends to invest $118M over the next 10 years and will receive an incentive package totaling 33% of its capital investment commitment, which includes land conveyance, tax incentives and Georgia REBA grant. Archer will receive an incentive package, which includes land conveyance, tax incentives and Georgia REBA grant.

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