{"id":25217,"date":"2022-06-22T19:55:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-22T23:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=25217"},"modified":"2022-06-22T19:55:02","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T23:55:02","slug":"rivian-wind-turbine-to-help-power-electric-vehicle-manufacturing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=25217","title":{"rendered":"Rivian will install a wind turbine to power new R1 electric vehicles’ first charge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rivian<\/a> plans to install a 2.8 megawatt wind turbine on the east side of its Normal, Illinois, manufacturing plant. The wind turbine will provide clean energy to charge new R1 vehicles for the first time.<\/p>\n

Rivian has partnered with Charlottesville, Virginia-based renewable energy company Apex Clean Energy<\/a> to develop and construct the new wind turbine, which will be capable of generating nearly 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year \u2013 enough to power 890 US households.<\/p>\n

It will be less than 510 feet tall, with white, non-reflective blades.\u00a0Rivian notes<\/a> its low anticipated noise:<\/p>\n

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Sound is estimated to average 35 decibels and reach a maximum of 42 decibels \u2013 about the level of a refrigerator.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Over its 25-year lifetime, the turbine will avoid around 177,000 tons of CO2 emissions \u2013 the equivalent of taking around 34,000 gas vehicles off the road for a year.<\/p>\n

Rivian submitted a permit application to the town of Normal in June, and the town planning commission will consider the application this summer.<\/p>\n

Earlier in 2022, the automaker installed a 783-kilowatt solar canopy at the plant\u2019s outbound charging yard that\u2019s scheduled to begin generating electricity later this summer.<\/p>\n

Rivian has pledged to reach net zero by 2040.<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong> Rivian R1T, The Electrek Review: There is nothing like it<\/a><\/p>\n

Photo: Rivian<\/em><\/p>\n

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