At a truly awful time to build an electric vehicle plant in the U.S., Tesla's distant rival breaks ground on $5b Georgia facility

business • 9/16/2025

“We did not build this company based upon federal tax incentives,” Rivian Chief Policy Officer Alan Hoffman said. “And we’re going to prove that we’re going to be successful in the future.”

The money-losing California-based company breaks ground Tuesday east of Atlanta despite President Donald Trump’s successful push to roll back electric vehicle tax credits. Starting Sept. 30, buyers will no longer qualify for savings of up to $7,500 p... [5799 chars]