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Excellent! I've said before here at FR that I didn't think the plant in rural Georgia would ever be built. The company doesn't have the money and the people don't want the product.

Kemp keeps bringing companies to the state to build in small rural communities that do not want the businesses there. "Growth" is not always good for an area.

Residents of Walton and Morgan County sued to try to stop the construction of his plant but were ruled against by the Court's at every turn. Maybe they will end up winning anyway.

1 posted on 03/08/2024 1:44:37 AM PST by CFW
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I just do not see Rivian as anything anybody would want.
Yes, I have seen one somewhere, but this is not a vehicle which will have any success.


2 posted on 03/08/2024 2:00:26 AM PST by AZJeep
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Maybe the future ain’t so bright for EVs...

If I owned stock in any of these companies, I would be getting rid of it.


3 posted on 03/08/2024 2:04:02 AM PST by rottndog (What comes after America?)
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A problem that's not mentioned about EVs is that there is another massive consumer of electricity that is going to compete with them for the grid.

Large AI data centers.

Some of these big data centers consume as much power as medium-sized cities.

AI use is exploding...data centers are being built as fast as possible around the world to stay apace with this growth.

St. Greta of Thunberg, Al Gore, and John Kerry are going to have aneurisms when they recognize what is about to happen.

As an aside, I think there will be an explosion of nuclear power plants around the world.

4 posted on 03/08/2024 2:19:02 AM PST by RoosterRedux (A person who seeks the truth with a closed mind will never find it. He will only confirm his bias.)
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Excellent! I've said before here at FR that I didn't think the plant in rural Georgia would ever be built. The company doesn't have the money and the people don't want the product.

Rivian only produced ~57K cars last year at their Normal Illinois plant. Mitsubishi cranked out ~300K cars a year during their peak production years at the facility..

7 posted on 03/08/2024 2:41:43 AM PST by EVO X ( )
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“The company says launching production in Illinois will save them an estimated $2.25 billion”

How does increasing vehicle production in IL of all places allow Rivian to increase profits? Got to be ugly noise from the unions, the subsidies aren’t going to be there under Trump so much, and decreasing sales of all EVs’ to name a few.


10 posted on 03/08/2024 3:12:36 AM PST by quantim (Victory is not relative, it is absolute. )
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Makes sense. Build out your EV company in a state where your EVs can’t even run in the dead of winter. Yeah, that’s the ticket.

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is saddened, eh. He’ll probably turn to China’s CCP EV company BYD to fill the void, as he has a soft spot for the communist party. Besides, he needs them to help with the election this year.

March 8th, exactly one week after Governor Kemp’s officially recognized Rivian Day in Georgia. Could he have been any more self-serving? Remember folks, “Georgia is fast becoming the EV capital of the nation.” Brian Kemp said so.


11 posted on 03/08/2024 3:37:54 AM PST by jacknhoo (Luke 12:51; Think ye, that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, no; but separation.)
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Wow, whoda thunk NOBODY wants to spend upwards of 80K on a mini Hindenburg that could destroy your house.


13 posted on 03/08/2024 4:02:04 AM PST by newnhdad (Our new motto: USA, it was fun while it lasted.)
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There’s NO MAINSTREAM FUTURE to these products.


34 posted on 03/08/2024 2:50:33 PM PST by HKMk23 (https://youtu.be/LTseTg48568)
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