Both the Rivian R1T and R1S have the potential to shake up the electric vehicle industry and quickly enter the mainstream. Unlike so many other EVs to be announced in recent years, they’re not vaporware and will start to reach the hands of customers in June. As the company puts the final touches to its […]
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<!––> <!––> As Rivian prepares to begin customer deliveries of the R1T pickup in the middle of the year, the electric startup is continuing to test the R1T along some challenging terrain. Both the Rivian R1T and R1S are being developed as adventure-focused vehicles for those that enjoy getting out of the city and into […]
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Electric vehicle startup Rivian could go public as soon as September, becoming the latest EV maker to hit the stock market in the past 18 months. People familiar with the matter claim that Rivian has been speaking to bankers about its plans to go public at a valuation of roughly $50 billion or more. While […]
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The Rebelle Rally has been going on since 2016 and for 2020, it got its first EV. Rivian decided to take on another ridiculous off-road adventure with journalist Emme Hall at the wheel, and Rebecca Donaghe navigating. The team took on some of the finest navigators and drivers around for the challenge and finished sixth, […]
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The U.S. federal government has a huge car fleet which, in 2019, counted nearly 650,000 vehicles in total. Newly elected President Joe Biden plans to replace them all with electric vehicles. The announcement was made as part of a press conference announcing the administration’s “Buy American” executive order. As the name suggests, the fleet will […]
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It looks like 2021 is going to be the year of the electric pickup truck. With Ford, GM, Rivian, and Tesla all planning to bring fully electric full-size pickups in the market in the next two years, it’s hard not to feel that a sales race is only a matter of time. It seems like […]
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Rivian has raised $2.65 billion in its latest investment round, meaning it has now secured $8 billion since the start of 2019, an impressive sum for a private company. The latest round of investment was led by funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, and included Fidelity Management and Research Company, Amazon’s Climate […]
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A huge road trip is a great way to do a lot of testing and in 2019, Rivian’s R1T pickup truck got the test of a lifetime, driving from Patagonia to LA. Now, they’ve revealed a little of what they learned from it. The test was part of Ewan McGregor and Charlie Boorman’s latest installment […]
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Ever since regulations started to require electric vehicles to make noise at low speed to alert pedestrians of their presence, manufacturers have had to come up with a solution to that. Amazon’s new Rivian electric delivery vans are finally out testing on public roads, but they comply to that rule in a rather annoying way. […]
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In addition to all the other customization options EV manufacturer Rivian is planning on offering, it looks like customers might also be able to get a factory vinyl wrap for their R1T or R1S sometime in the future. Spotted by users from the Rivian Owners Forum, a tweet on Rivian’s official account seems to imply […]
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