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Rivian receives state funding to expand its Illinois EV factory – Charged EVs

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US EV manufacturer Rivian has received an $827-million incentive package from the Illinois Department of Commerce & Economic Opportunity to expand the capacity of its plant in the state. Since production began in 2021, the facility has manufactured over 100,000 EVs, the company said.

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Rivian gets $827m incentives to expand Normal, Illinois factory for R2

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Rivian has secured $827 million worth of incentives from the state of Illinois to expand its main factory in Normal. Rivian’s Normal, Illinois plant is where it builds the R1S and R1T. billion in the short term due to using an existing plant instead of having to build a whole new one. Production restarted yesterday.

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Rivian R2 production, Kia EV3 debut date, Eli Zero: Today’s Car News

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Kia confirms the EV3 for production. Rivian revamps its Illinois plant for R2 production. Rivian is rejiggering the production capacity of its plant in Normal, Illinois, to accommodate up to 155,000 of its more affordable R2 SUVs annually. EVs are already having a big effect on gasoline demand.

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

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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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Ed Morse Car bolsters Illinois footprint

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Mark Shackelford and Paul Kechnie, companions representing Midwest and Texas areas for buy-sell company Efficiency Brokerage Products and services, additionally of Irvine, Calif., The post Ed Morse Car bolsters Illinois footprint appeared first on Bauaelectric Auto News. facilitated the Might 22 transaction.

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Fact Check: Did President Biden Help Bring An Auto Plant Back?

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During last week's State of the Union address, President Joe Biden made a claim that seemed to suggest that his administration, along with the UAW, helped Stellantis resurrect a plant in Belvidere, Illinois. Here's what Biden said in the speech, via the Associated Press : The great comeback story is Belvidere, Illinois.

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Opinion: Making Sense of the Stellantis Auto Show Decision

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News broke earlier this week that Stellantis would pull out of auto shows, including the upcoming Chicago Auto Show, for the foreseeable future. We reached out to the Chicago Auto Show folks about that, and have not yet heard back. Having one of the Detroit Three pull out of auto shows leads to ringing of alarm bells.

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