Friday, March 8, 2024

Rivian Pauses Georgia EV Plant Efforts

Irvine-based EV maker Rivian has paused work on a $5 billion EV plant it had been working on in Georgia, as it looks to cut costs at the auto maker. Rivian said it intends to produce its R2 at its existing, Normal, Illinois manufacturing plant instead of Georgia, saving $2.5 billion for the company. Rivian said that its Georgia plant "remains an extremely important part of its strategy to scale production of R2 and R3" but did not give any timing on when it might resume work in Georgia.