US Agency to Reexamine Permit for Hyundai’s $7.6 Billion EV Plant in Georgia
A federal agency plans to reassess its environmental permit for Hyundai’s $7.6 billion electric vehicle plant in Georgia after a conservation group complained that regulators failed to properly examine the sprawling factory’s potential impacts on the area’s water supply. The…
EU Approves Slovakia State Aid for Volvo Car EV Plant
The European Commission approved a plan by Slovakia to provide state aid to Volvo Car, supporting the Swedish auto maker’s development of a new electric-vehicle production plant in the country. Under the plan, Slovakia will issue grants worth 267 million…
Automaker Rivian Pauses Construction of Its $5 Billion Electric Truck Plant in Georgia
The CEO of Rivian Automotive announced Thursday that the electric truck maker is pausing construction of its $5 billion manufacturing plant in Georgia to speed production and save money. California-based Rivian had planned to start building its new R2 midsize…
Scout Motors Breaks Ground on South Carolina EV Plant
The build site is 1,600 acres with the plant itself occupying 1,100 acres. Bordered by I-77 and Blythewood Road, its location is less than 20 miles north of Columbia and near major cities and talent hubs such as Charleston, Charlotte,…
Mississippi Lawmakers to Weigh Incentives for an EV Battery Plant That Could Employ 2,000
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is asking legislators for $350 million in incentives for a proposed factory that would manufacture electric vehicles batteries and employ about 2,000 people in Marshall County. The Republican governor on Tuesday declined to name the company…
Honda Considers US$14 Billion Plan for EV Production in Canada
Honda Motor Co is considering building an electric vehicle plant in Canada in a near ¥2 trillion (US$13.83 billion) project that could possibly include in-house production of batteries, Japan’s Nikkei news group reported on Sunday (Jan 7). The project could…
Union Wins Vote in First US Electric Vehicle Battery Plant
The United Auto Workers union won an election at a General Motors Co. and LG Energy Solution Ltd. electric-car battery plant in Lordstown, Ohio, giving the union its first win in a factory of that kind. Workers at Ultium Cells…
