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‘Liar,’ ‘liar,’ debate sparks fire: Pritzker, Bailey accuse one another of lies, hypocrisy, being danger to Illinois

The high-stakes showdown — roughly a month ahead of the election — covered abortion, guns and crime; Pritzker’s handling of the pandemic, and the state’s financial ledgers. But the fast — and at times scattershot — pacing often left viewers without answers about where the candidates stood on those…

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Rivian production accelerates in third quarter. Illinois plant on pace to build 25,000 EV trucks this year

Startup EV manufacturer Rivian accelerated production by 67% in the third quarter, with more than 7,300 electric trucks rolling off the line at its Normal, Illinois plant.

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Rivian subcontractors to pay $315,000 in back wages due Mexican laborers in second state lawsuit over plant construction

Rivian subcontractors have agreed to pay $315,000 in back wages and penalties to settle a lawsuit brought by the state alleging the companies owed overtime pay to 59 Mexican laborers who helped build the startup’s electric vehicle plant in Normal.

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Rivian now has nearly 200,000 orders for its EV trucks and delivery vans. It’s produced 8,000

Startup electric truck manufacturer Rivian continues to see robust demand for its inaugural products, with nearly 200,000 orders in hand, and a long way to go to fill them.

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Amazon rolls out new electric delivery vans

The vans, made by Rivian in downstate Normal, are part of Amazon’s effort to be net-zero carbon across all operations by 2040.

Chicago Sun-Times

2022 Rivian R1S Customer Deliveries To Start In August Or September

The planned start of Rivian R1S customer deliveries coincides with a ramp in production at the plant in Normal, Illinois.

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Rivian R1 EVs Will Be Powered By Giant Turbine For 1st Charge

Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN) said on Wednesday it plans to install a large-scale wind turbine at its Normal, Illinois, manufacturing campus that will power its R1 vehicles for their first charge.

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Rivian Automotive Plans To Construct Wind Turbine At Illinois Campus

Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) plans to establish a large-scale wind turbine at its Normal manufacturing campus in Illinois. The automaker expects to generate clean energy to enable new R1 vehicles to be powered by renewables for their first charge. Rivian installed a 783-kilowatt solar canopy in early 2022, which is scheduled to begin…

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Tour Rivian's Busy Plant With CEO RJ Scaringe As Your Guide

Rivian video takes a look at the stamping, body, and paint shops, as well as the general assembly and end of line areas of the plant in Normal, Illinois.

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Rivian EV Battery Pack Catches Fire: All You Need To Know

A battery pack caught on fire in the testing area of Rivian Automotive, Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN) factory in Normal, Illinois, on May 28, marking Rivian's third mishap since production began last fall,

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Normal Firefighters Put Out A Battery Fire Inside The Rivian Plant

Nobody was hurt but the Normal Fire Department asked for backup from nearby Bloomington, this being the third fire they responded to at the plant since it opened.

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Watch Rivian CEO Demonstrate The R1S SUV's Utility In New Video

The two-minute video appears to be shot with a phone by RJ himself on the factory floor in Normal, Illinois, and focuses on the trunk and rear seats of the R1S.

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Rivian recalls 500 EV pickup trucks due to front passenger seat air bag defect

Rivian issued a voluntary recall this week for 500 of its R1T pickup trucks for a sensor defect that could cause air bags to improperly deploy when a child is in the front passenger seat.

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Rivian EV plant aims to ramp up production, with 5,000 workers, 83,000 orders and a few missing parts

NORMAL, Illinois — As problems go, Rivian CEO and founder R.J. Scaringe believes he has a good one.

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Rivian EV truck production ramping up slowly in Normal after falling short of last year’s target

Rivian, the startup electric truck manufacturer, announced Thursday it has built 2,425 trucks to date, but the production ramp-up at its downstate Normal plant continues to be stuck in first gear, constrained in large part by supply chain issues.

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IHSA state basketball Class 4A and 3A tournament predictions

Joe Henricksen makes his picks in the Class 4A and Class 3A state tournament brackets

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This Tesla Competitor Targets 10% EV Market Share By 2030

Amazon.com Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN) backed Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ:RIVN) is "making progress" in raising EV production at its Normal, Illinois, assembly plant, CEO R.J. Scaringe said, Reuters reports from Wolfe Research conference. The Tesla Inc (NASDAQ:TSLA) competitor aims to win a 10% share in the EV market by 2030. Scaringe said Rivian had replaced some chipsets in certain…

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Rivian "Absolutely Making Progress" On Production Ramp-Up: CEO

Talking at Wolfe Research conference, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said the plant in Normal, Illinois "is starting to ramp nicely."

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Fire Breaks Out Inside Rivian Factory, Crews Extinguish It

A Rivian vehicle caught fire inside the company's automotive factory in Normal, Illinois, on Friday. Only one Rivian vehicle was damaged, and no one was hurt.

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Rivian Ramping Up Production After Near-Weeklong Pause For Fixes, Improvements: Report

Rivian Automotive Inc (NASDAQ: RIVN) is ramping up output at its Normal, Illinois plant after a near-weeklong production pause earlier this month, Bloomberg News

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Report: Rivian Boosts Production Towards 200 Units Per Week

Rivian is ramping-up production after slightly missing its initial target of over 1,200 EVs (three models) in 2021.

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Rivian CEO Shows Dozens Of Brand New R1T Trucks Ready For Delivery

Rivian, after producing the first thousand electric vehicles in 2021, is entering the crucial ramp-up phase at its plant in Normal, Illinois.

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