Sacramento resident Angie Manetti charges her Rivian on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at an Electrify America station in downtown Sacramento. Manetti said she expected more from California’s public charging infrastructure when she purchased an EV.
Sacramento resident Angie Manetti charges her Rivian on Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024, at an Electrify America station in downtown Sacramento. Manetti said she expected more from California’s public charging infrastructure when she purchased an EV.
ATLANTA — A nearly $6 billion federal loan will help electric-vehicle manufacturer Rivian restart construction of a $5 billion vehicle and battery plant near Covington, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., announced Tuesday.
The project was expected to create 7,500 jobs when it was announced in late 2021. But it appeared in doubt last March when Rivian unveiled plans to build its new R2 crossover models at a factory in Illinois instead of in Georgia.
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