[Music] welcome to the Tesla Daily News 7 rivan expands Illinois Factory for new EV platform rivan has received approval from Normal Illinois to expand its Factory by 1.3 million square ft in preparation for its next Generation EV platform the R2 the expansion will include new buildings and additional parking for employees rivan which originally planned to produce the R2 in Georgia decided to move production to Illinois to accelerate the timeline the expansion is supported by an $ 827 million incentive package from the state