Rivian is an American manufacturer of electric vehicles.
- Founder & CEO: RJ Scaringe (2009–)
- Founded: 2009
- Headquarters: Plymouth, Michigan
- More than 3,600 employees split across offices in Michigan and California and its production facility in Illinois.
- Privately held company (Limited liability company)
- The startup was valued at $27.6 billion in a funding round in January '21.
- The Rivian IPO: November 10, 2021.
- Investors in the electric-vehicle startup include Amazon, Ford, T. Rowe Price, BlackRock, Soros Fund Management and Fidelity.
- Rivian has a deal with Amazon to build 100,000 custom electric delivery vans by 2030.
- https://rivian.com/
The Rivian R2 electric vehicle is unveiled at the Rivian South Coast Theater in Laguna Beach, Calif., on March 7, 2024. (Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images)
The R1T is an all-new model from Rivian, and the company started delivering to customers in June 2021. It kicks off with a Launch Edition that starts at $75,000.
The truck will is sold directly to consumers, although Rivian says that it also will set up a network of service centers and Tesla-like stores. Going on sale soon after the R1T truck will be the R1S, a seven-passenger SUV with similar specs.
Electric 2021 Rivian R1T
Founder Robert "RJ" Scaringe
He grew up in Melbourne, Florida, and has a doctorate in mechanical engineering from MIT's Sloan Automotive Lab.
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