Georgia hitches electric vehicle dreams to Rivian plant
By J. Scott Trubey - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Andy Peters - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Troy Warren for CNT #Business #Cars Large factory could transform I-20 stretch east of Atlanta When SK Innovation announced a $2.6 billion battery plant northeast of Atlanta three years ago, it gave Georgia a toehold in electric vehicle manufacturing. Rivian’s announcement Thursday of a $5 billion electric truck, SUV and van factory east of Atlanta, by comparison, could put the state at the vanguard of the next generation of the auto industry. California-based Rivian is making a big bet that Georgia, despite an extremely tight labor market, can slake its…