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Georgia Advocates Ask Legislature To Keep Electric-Car Tax Benefit

Green Car Reports

Today, Georgia is among the best places in the country to buy an electric vehicle. Its electric-vehicle tax credit of $5,000 is among the highest offered by any state, and makes buying a battery-electric vehicle much more affordable.

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More affordable Rivian R2 electric trucks delayed to 2026

Green Car Reports

Rivian confirmed this week that it has delayed the arrival of its smaller, more affordable R2 model line to 2026, versus the 2025 it had earlier indicated. Rivian has said that it hopes to start production as soon as 2024 at the $5 billion Georgia plant, which will be set to make 400,000 vehicles annually.

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Rivian gains conditional $6.6B loan commitment for Georgia factory

Teslarati

billion for its previously delayed Georgia manufacturing facility, set to help the company fund production of its upcoming R2 SUV and R3 and R3X crossovers. manufacturing footprint for our competitively priced R2 and R3 vehicles that emphasize both capability and affordability. A robust ecosystem of U.S.

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Rivian aims for 155,000 of its $45,000 R2 electric SUVs in Illinois

Green Car Reports

Just after the reveal of its more affordable R2, R3, and R3X models in March, Rivian announced plans to rejigger its production capacity at its existing plant in Illinois, to accommodate the R2 electric SUV at that plant instead of an even larger one in Georgia that remains on the drawing board.

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Rivian aims for 155,000 of its $45,000 R2 electric SUVs in Illinois

Green Car Reports

Just after the reveal of its more affordable R2, R3, and R3X models in March, Rivian announced plans to rejigger its production capacity at its existing plant in Illinois, to accommodate the R2 electric SUV at that plant instead of an even larger one in Georgia that remains on the drawing board.

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Georgia Senator introduces bill that would allow Hyundai, other automakers to qualify for EV tax credit

Electrek

Georgia Senator Reverend Warnock introduced a new bill that would expand which electric vehicles qualify for a tax credit through the Inflation Reduction Act. The post Georgia Senator introduces bill that would allow Hyundai, other automakers to qualify for EV tax credit appeared first on Electrek.

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Rivian Gets Final Approval For $5 Billion EV Plant In Georgia

InsideEVs

The American company’s second factory will build more affordable EVs based on the R2 platform.

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