Electric truck maker Rivian says construction on first phase of Georgia factory will proceed in 2024

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ATLANTA (AP) — Rivian Automotive will move ahead with construction on a factory in Georgia early next year, the company confirmed Thursday. The California...

ATLANTA — Rivian Automotive will move ahead with construction on a factory in Georgia early next year, the company confirmed Thursday.

“We sell a physical product, so people want to experience it physically,” said Denise Cherry, Rivian's senior director of design and retail development. “That's human nature.” The first phase of Rivian's factory is supposed to make 200,000 vehicles a year, starting production in 2024, with a second phase capable of making another 200,000 a year being complete by 2030. The design of the R2 will be unveiled next year, Rivian officials said Thursday..

PITT MEADOWS, B.C. — Police in Metro Vancouver say a 12-year-old was hit and killed by a recycling truck while biking to school this week. The RCMP say they're investigating the collision that occurred at an intersection in Pitt Meadows, B.C., around 8:30 a.m. on Wednesday. They say paramedics and firefighters tried to save the child's life, but the young victim was pronounced dead at the scene.

 

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