Tag: Rivian
Rivian’s Production Woes are Worrying Investors
Rivian did not meet its 2021 delivery goals.
Its IPO was massive, but the company’s stock has fallen by 2/3. Rivian is the 2021 poster child for EV startups. The path to near-instant stardom led the EV company to make deals with huge global...
A Second Fire Broke Out in the Rivian Plant in Under 5 Months
A vehicle caught fire on the assembly line
The sprinkler system and the firefighters put out the fire quickly
No injuries were reported and only one vehicle was damaged Firefighters were called to the Rivian factory in Normal, Illinois for the second time in...
Rivian Demonstrates its R1T’s 8 Drive Modes
The R1T can do it all, from the track to rock crawling.
Drives modes are nothing new but Rivian gives them more purpose than ever.
Four are for on-road, the other four are for off-road. Watching this video is making us jealous of the...
Battery Building Joint Venture Between Rivian and Samsung is Dead
UPDATE: Samsung SDI reached out to us to state that they had not specifically discussed a battery joint venture with Rivian.
Rivian’s multiple delays are partially at fault.
The EV start-up company also made unreasonable requests according to Samsung. It’s unclear what impact this falling-out...
Rivian to Introduce its Own Multi-Function Tailgate
Rivian’s new tailgate design will rival Ford, Chevy, and Ram’s designs.
It will integrate a large central step to ease bed accessibility. Rivian has won the race and got its R1T all-electric pickup to market first. They managed to out-manoeuvre Tesla, GM, Ram, and...
Rivian Delivered Close to 1,000 Vehicles Last Year
January is the time of year when manufacturers report on their respective sales figures for the year that just ended. Granted, the effects of the pandemic are still being felt throughout the industry, which has skewed the results somewhat since March 2020, but whether...
Rivian to Begin Full Production of the R1S SUV in May 2022
The Adventure trims goes first in May.
The Explore version is expected to start in August of 2022. Rivian probably could not have ended the 2021 calendar year on a higher note. Its IPO took off like the James Webb Space Telescope a few...
Rivian Delivered the First Two Units of the R1S SUV This Week
The R1S is the second consumer vehicle from Rivian
It is an SUV based very closely on the R1T pickup which began deliveries in September
The goals for 2021 were only 25 Units made and 15 delivered Rivian delivered the first two production units...
Rivian Could Face Supply Issues in Ramping up Production
Rivian is currently trying to ramp up production of its R1T pickup truck to meet demand
Supply issues to slow down these efforts
The company’s shares lost 10% value after this announcement The stock market is currently very volatile, especially when it comes to...
Rivian to Potentially Build New Plant in Georgia
The possible location is east of Atlanta.
This will be Rivian’s second production plant.
The plant could produce up to 200,000 vehicles per year. Rivian is in an enviable position. Despite having only recently begun deliveries of its highly-anticipated R1T electric pickup, they are...
