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Georgia sets $1.5B in aid for electric vehicle maker Rivian

FILE - Republican gubernatorial candidate for Georgia, former U.S. Sen. David Perdue steps off stage after speaking at a rally to oppose a proposed Rivian electric vehicle assembly plant Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Rutledge, Ga. The state announced on Monday, May, 2, 2022, that it and local governments had agreed to offer Rivian $1.5 billion of incentives to build a 7,500-job, $5 billion electric vehicle plant. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) FILE - The East Atlanta Mega Site in Social Circle, Ga., is shown Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021. The state announced on Monday, May, 2, 2022, that it and local governments had agreed to offer Rivian $1.5 billion of incentives to build a 7,500-job, $5 billion electric vehicle plant. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) FILE - Gov. Brian Kemp walks past a Rivian electric truck after announcing that electric truck maker Rivian Automotive will build a $5 billion battery and assembly plant east of Atlanta projected to employ 7,500 workers, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, in Atlanta. The state announced on Monday, May, 2, 2022, that it and local governments had agreed to offer Rivian $1.5 billion of incentives to build a 7,500-job, $5 billion electric vehicle plant. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)