(Bloomberg/Chester Dawson) — Rivian Automotive Inc. expects to draw on a $6.6 billion US government loan after building a new plant in Georgia but before starting production in 2028, according to its chief financial officer.

CFO Claire McDonough said the electric-vehicle maker anticipates starting construction on the factory next year and seeking reimbursement from a US Department of Energy loan once it’s completed. “It’d be prior to starting production in 2028 that we’d be drawing down the loan,” she told reporters Tuesday in Detroit.

The loan was finalized in January during the waning days of President Joe Biden’s administration, but President Donald Trump has been critical of that type of government financing. Energy Secretary Chris Wright in May said his agency doesn’t plan to move f

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