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The state’s goal of getting 1 million EVs on the road by 2030 is a lofty one. And to hit it, even communities like Bloomington-Normal that have a high EV IQ — thanks to Rivian and a resurrected EVTown initiative — will need more education and hand-holding.
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One BP service station in Bloomington and Road Ranger stations in McLean and Minonk are also getting state funding to install EV charging stations.
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The electric automaker hosted a community event and discussed future plans Saturday in Uptown Normal, including manufacturing upgrades and staff expansion. The new R2 model's lower price was a point of special emphasis.
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By now, most people know the Rivian story in which a scrappy startup electric automaker brought a mothballed Mitsubishi plant back to life, hired 8,000 people, and has now gone on to make more than 100,000 vehicles. Fewer may know Rivian was not the first electric automaker in Bloomington-Normal.
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Heartland Community College President Keith Cornille estimates the new center could attract as many as 300 more students starting in the fall.
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The situation has put a strain on Connect Transit, forcing the agency to rely on a fleet of 21-year-old buses and raising questions about additional zero-emission buses it’s expecting to receive.
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The EVTown Steering Committee and The Electrifiers hosted a town hall and exhibit all about electric vehicles Saturday at the McLean County Museum of History.
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Electric automaker Rivian had negative gross profit of $606 million in the fourth quarter alone. Yet the company that has a production facility in Normal said it will bridge to a modest gross profit in the fourth quarter of this year.
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The electric automaker Rivian said Wednesday it plans to cut 10% of its salaried workers, citing “challenging macroeconomic conditions.” The impact on Rivian’s workforce in Normal is not expected to be significant, given that the vast majority of its 8,000 local employees are hourly.
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The state EV coordinator says 30,000 more charging ports are needed to reach energy goals.