Rivian
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Future Rivian customers will be able to use Electrify America and other third-party charging networks, but Rivian still wants its own network.
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Rivian plans smaller EVs to target China, EuropeRivian will expand outside of North America as early as 2022 and launch EVs catered to specific markets.
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Rivian R1T pickup Launch Edition coming next summer at $75,000, R1S SUV Launch Edition $77,500
The electric Rivian R1T pickup and R1S SUV will kick off with Launch Editions next summer.
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This is the electric van Rivian will build for Amazon
EV startup Rivian is developing three vans for Amazon, and the first has been revealed.
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Hot damn! Rivian says RT1 electric pickup tows 11,000 pounds in the desert
Rivan released a video of RT1 pickup towing 11,000 pounds in the Nevada desert.
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Rivian R1T deliveries set for June 2021, R1S to follow in August
The Rivian R1T pickup and R1S SUV will roll off the assembly line beginning next June.
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Tesla last week filed a lawsuit against Rivian over allegations the EV startup made efforts to gather confidential information from Tesla by recruiting former Tesla staff and encouraging them to take such information prior to leaving their job. In its lawsuit, filed on July 17 in a court in San Jose, California, Tesla alleged there was an “alarming pattern” of this happening and named four individuals allegedly involved. Tesla also said it knew of additional cases. According to the lawsuit, Rivian has 178 staff that previously worked at Tesla, of which 70 joined Rivian directly...
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Rivian's punishing the R1T off-road to ensure it's capable of adventures
As the Rivian R1T electric pickup truck inches toward production, the company released video showing torturous testing of a prototype. It's hard to think of an automaker development process that involves drifting on pavement, rock climbing, and high-speed runs through sand with the same vehicle...
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Lincoln kills plans for Rivian-based electric SUV due to coronavirus
Lincoln will no longer launch an electric SUV based on Rivian's platform, but remains committed to adding an EV to its lineup in the future.
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Watch how Rivian hand-builds R1T prototypes
Watch the process as Rivian hand-builds an R1T prototype for testing.
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Rivian R1T and R1S electric pickup and SUV delayed until 2021 due to coronavirus
Rivian's R1T and R1S will now arrive slightly later than anticipated.
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Lincoln building an electric SUV on Rivian's platform
Ford's investment in the startup EV automaker Rivian will result in a crossover electric SUV for Lincoln.
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When it enters production in 2020, Rivian's R1T battery-electric pickup truck might have a different tailgate design to what you'd normally find on a pickup. A patent filed by Rivian in the World Intellectual Property Organization database shows a tailgate with two methods for lowering. One method is your standard motion where the tailgate rotates around hinges at the edge of the bed, allowing it to drop down 90 degrees. The downside of this is that you need to arch over to reach items in the bed, since the tailgate prevents you from getting closer. It also requires more space behind the...
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EV startup Rivian raises $1.3B in latest round of funding
The funding puts Rivian in a good position to start production of its R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV on schedule in late 2020.
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Lincoln tipped to use Rivian platform for electric SUV due in 2022
Rivan claims its platform can deliver over 700 horsepower and 400 miles of range.
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After $700M Rivian investment, Amazon orders 100,000 vans from EV startup
Amazon will put the first of Rivian's electric vans into service in 2021.
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Ford CEO: Don't assume we're doing a pickup with Rivian
Ford will build an electric vehicle with on EV startup Rivian's skateboard platform, and now it appears to be an SUV.
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Rivians will be able to charge each other, auxiliary battery packs confirmed
With an auxiliary battery charge and sharing between vehicles, the Rivian R1T electric pickup will be more flexible with battery charging than other EVs.
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In May we saw EV startup Rivian show off a rather nifty R1T pickup-based concept at the Overland Expo West in Flagstaff, Arizona. The electric truck concept featured a slide-out kitchen, and apparently, the company plans to make it a production option. On Twitter, Rivian's official handle replied to a tweet asking if the slide-out kitchen would be an actual accessory. Rivian replied it will be available at the truck's launch, which is scheduled for production in 2020. Yes! It will be available at launch. — Rivian (@Rivian) May 20, 2019 The slide-out kitchen makes food prep far easier...
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Green cooking machine: Rivian R1T Overland concept sports a kitchen
Electric vehicle startup Rivian showed the R1T Overland concept over the weekend with a fold-out kitchen and camp stove that can run on the vehicle's battery.
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5 ways Ford could use Rivian to boost Lincoln, trucks, SUVs
Five ways Ford's $500 million investment in Rivian can pay off in the short-term to bolster the automaker's portfolio of coming electric cars.
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Ford invests $500M in Rivian with electric F-150, Tesla pickup truck in mind
Ford plans to invest $500 million in Rivian and use the American EV startup's modular platform to develop a zero-emission vehicle for the Ford brand.
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US EV startup Rivian plans 6 models by 2025
Rivian presented concepts for an electric pickup truck and related SUV last November at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, but the EV startup plans to follow them up with even more models, and quickly. In an interview with Bloomberg published Wednesday, Rivian CEO and founder R.J. Scaringe revealed...
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Rivian patents removable auxiliary battery pack tech
Rivian doesn't plan to keep owners tied down to built-in batteries and their ranges if a new patent discovery is any clue. The startup electric car maker filed to patent removable auxiliary battery pack technology. The Rivian Forums first discovered the patent on Monday, though Rivian filed for the...
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