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Hyundai Motor to use solar energy to power Georgia Metaplant

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Hyundai Motor will use solar energy to power its Georgia Metaplant, which is still under construction. Hyundai is expected to receive 378 GWh of solar energy annually for its Metaplant in Georgia. As a result, Hyundai recently announced that it would invest more in the Georgia Metaplant to produce hybrids.

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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 Hyundai Ioniq 5.

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Hyundai sales growth challenged by a huge problem in the U.S.

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Both brands will compete with Ford for second place in EV sales in the US, still far from the market leader, Tesla. The brand’s best-selling vehicles are the Hyundai Tucson, Elantra, and Santa Fe. Growth metrics for the vehicles were not yet available from the brands because neither car has been on the market for a year.

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President Obama Announces 48 Projects to Receive $2.4B in Grants for Next-Generation of Batteries and Electric Vehicles; To be Combined with $2.4B in Industry Cost-Share

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Production of lithium-ion cells, modules, and battery packs for industrial and agricultural vehicles and defense application markets. Increasing US capacity to manufacture hybrid systems for the commercial truck market. State of Colorado State of Georgia Fort Collins, CO Boulder, CO Atlanta, GA. Cells will be from LG Chem, Ltd.

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