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

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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 new EV plant and battery manufacturing facilities represent an investment of approximately US$5.54

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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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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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SK Innovation to build $1.67B EV battery manufacturing plant in Georgia

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billion to build a new electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing plant in Georgia. SK Innovation, which is part of SK Group, says that it is making the investment in Georgia to better compete in the growing global EV battery market. The new plant will be located in Jackson County, Georgia.

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Hyundai, Kia, & Genesis Plant That Can Produce 500,000 Electric & Hybrid Vehicles Opens In Georgia

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The largest economic development project in the history of Georgia is now open. Hyundai Motor Group Metaplant America is a battery and vehicle assembly factory that Hyundai Motor Group invested $12.6 billion to build. The company says that it will produce up to 500,000 Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis electric and.

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Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution to invest additional $2B in Georgia battery manufacturing JV

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Hyundai Motor Group and LG Energy Solution (LGES) will invest an additional $2 billion in their battery cell manufacturing joint venture (JV) at the Metaplant in Bryan County, raising the JV’s total investment value to more than $4.3 With the new announcement, the EV manufacturing facility and the battery JV represents an estimated $7.59

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DOE: EV battery manufacturing capacity in N America in 2030 projected to be nearly 20 times greater than in 2021

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A wave of new planned electric vehicle battery plants will increase North America’s battery manufacturing capacity from 55 Gigawatt-hours per year (GWh/year) in 2021 to 998 GWh/year by 2030, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). Most of the announced battery plant projects are scheduled to begin production between 2025 and 2030.