RAN Rivian Charging Stations Locations Map via Google Maps

[Autolycus]

Looks like Front Royal, VA and Sedona, AZ went online in the last few days. We're now at 41 open and 24 "coming soon".

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[Zorg]

Excited about Sedona as we are planning a trip in the fall

 

[Revtruk]

There are way more options other than RAN in SoCal compared to other areas. In California, they clearly prioritized getting stations open in and around the mountains, to facilitate "adventure". In Oregon, they prioritized two routes other than I-5, which I assume has existing chargers from other networks. In the East, they're prioritizing Michigan, which is poorly covered by other networks, especially toward the northern part of the state, and the Blue Ridge corridor that is also underserved by other networks.

If you're starting out from SoCal on a road trip at 100% head out in any direction except Mexico and you will find a RAN charger to make your first charging stop. At this time of development I think RAN is not focused on local use but making roadtrip connections.

 

[jjwolf120]

If you're starting out from SoCal on a road trip at 100% head out in any direction except Mexico and you will find a RAN charger to make your first charging stop.

I don't think that is quite accurate. Heading north on I5 there is nothing until Manteca which is a little beyond the range of my vehicle.

 

[Revtruk]

I don't think that is quite accurate. Heading north on I5 there is nothing until Manteca which is a little beyond the range of my vehicle.

You're right, doh!

 

[gvtucker]

Charlotte, NC appears to be up and running now.

 

[Lizardo]

Still nothing on SA

 

[Lizardo]

Still nothing on SA

Drove past this morning. Chargers are still covered up.

 

[jambaman84]

The link below is to a Google Map that I have created with 3 layers. It is pretty raw right now, so I'll put all the information about it first. The link should stay good even as I try to polish things up over time.

I also can't promise that it will always be up to date. If Rivian changes locations on their map, well... those aren't going to be updated on mine because I won't necessarily ever learn that they've updated it, and too many updates will simply take time that I might not have for this project. If someone lets me know, I might be able to do one-off updates. If someone lets me know of major changes to the RAN map, I can probably do some bigger updates.

The 3 layers:
1) The RAN addresses that are "known" or guessed based on information in other threads in this forum -- right now it's the Salida, CO location and the locations shared for CA that were based on utility jobs involving PG&E.

2) Crudely-place points for RAN locations based on the Rivian.com map. They're crudely placed because all we can extract from the Rivian map is a fairly high-level of zoom with large icons. The icons appear to mostly be placed in the city or general area anyway. These are not exact locations and should only be treated as being within a 10-15 mile radius. They also don't reflect actual charging stations, just the areas that Rivian is loosely planning to put locations. I hope to name these points, but that's very time-consuming. A possible solution for that might be coming, and if it does will be reflected in an updated version of this layer. These points are based on the RAN map on 6/26/2021.

3) Electrify America locations I pulled from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory's data on alternative fuel stations, including EV chargers. This data is good as of 6/26/2021.

https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/2/edit?mid=1F-jpeAQfTwoHqy4dYtOStXLckGA714TJ&usp=sharing

If there are any features that people think are critical to this being usable, let me know and I can try to add them. Please keep in mind that some of this is time consuming and I do have a full-time job and other responsibilities and hobbies, so I make NO promises about adding anything or when it might happen.

If anybody is interested, I can share a geo-referenced TIFF file of the RAN map that I screen-capped from their website in pieces, stitched together, and then geo-referenced in QGIS. It can be opened in Google Earth if anybody wants to play with that at all. I can also share a KML file that has all of these unlabeled RAN points.

Finally, if automating the point names isn't doable, I will probably have to defer to others who are interested in crowdsourcing some of this. In that situation, I can share the map through Google Drive to let others edit. More on that if needed.

UPDATE (7/9/21):
1) I added a 4th layer: Rivian service and/or sales locations. I will start adding to it this weekend based on location information in this forum. (minor update 7/10: I added the ones that looked like very solid addresses from the thread on service centers and showrooms)
2) I am starting to add fields for additional data for each point, including status (permit, construction, online, ??). I will also try to have Google use different icons and/or colors for each status. It should work perfectly, but there are so few points with different statuses right now that I'm not 100% sure it will scale the way I expect. (minor update 7/10: I have also added a field for the source for the info, usually a URL to a RivianForums post or to a news article.)
3) Automating the point names for my "crude placement" layer was going to end up being trickier than the time it would actually save. I was able to churn out about 100 in an hour while watching tv (so not moving as quickly as I could with 100% attention). I will keep churning on that over time. Eventually I will get them all named, but honestly I don't think the names really matter all that much, so I'm not in a big rush.
4) I am going to look at some other options for this whole setup beyond just the basic Google My Maps. Those may allow a little more flexibility on crowdsourcing updated locations or status. "Free" is currently the most important criterion though, so I think it's going to stay where it is for now. The good news is that the data should be easily exportable from My Maps, so work done now won't go to waste if I change later.

UPDATE (12/10/22):
1) The layer for "target areas" now reflects 3 statuses: Open, Soon, and Other/Unknown. That will give an overall impression of progress and what's expected to come in the short and long term.
2) The layer with known addresses, including Open, Construction, and Permit will stay the same.

UPDATE (through 1/22/23):
TeamEV broke out the layers a little differently, which is an improvement for sure. There's still the original "target areas" layer. There's a new target areas layer that reflects the change on Rivian's site to show a more limited list of sites that are online or "Coming Soon". That way we can keep a bit of a "historic" record of the complete original plan while letting us focus on just the current version of the official map.

PROGRESS TRACK COMPARED TO TESLA SUPERCHARGER NETWORK:

Tesla Quarter	Tesla Locations Open	RAN Quarter	RAN Stations Open
Q4 2012	7	Q2 2022	3
Q1 2013	7	Q3 2022	? (too lazy to look up when certain stations opened)
Q2 2013	9	Q4 2022	9
Q3 2013	30	Q1 2023	20
Q4 2013	63	Q2 2023	38
Q1 2014	101	Q3 2023
Q2 2014	156	Q4 2023
Q3 2014	235	Q1 2024
Q4 2014	380	Q2 2024
Q1 2015	425	Q3 2024
Q2 2015	480	Q4 2024
Q3 2015	536	Q1 2025
Q4 2015	584	Q2 2025
Q1 2016	613	Q3 2025
Q2 2016	661	Q4 2025

Thank you so much for this! Very happy to see RAN developing and seeing more locations throughout california!

 

[IRun]

Anyone know how to go about finding permit information? We have one energy provider (Toledo Edison) in my area and have a pending location going in but can't find any of the permit info or an address.

 

[Dark-Fx]

Anyone know how to go about finding permit information? We have one energy provider (Toledo Edison) in my area and have a pending location going in but can't find any of the permit info or an address.

Depends on where the install is happening. City or villages sometimes publish all open permits online but others you might have to inquire in person about them, which I've never had luck with, especially if you don't have a permit number.

 

[Dark-Fx]

Strongsville, Ohio has been located. 6 dispensers are planned at the O'Charley's on Pearl Road, about a hundred meters from the Tesla chargers at Sheetz.

Looks like Strongsville should be open now!

 

[R1TS]

PROGRESS TRACK COMPARED TO TESLA SUPERCHARGER NETWORK:

Tesla Quarter	Tesla Locations Open	RAN Quarter	RAN Stations Open
Q4 2012	7	Q2 2022	3
Q1 2013	7	Q3 2022	? (too lazy to look up when certain stations opened)
Q2 2013	9	Q4 2022	9
Q3 2013	30	Q1 2023	20
Q4 2013	63	Q2 2023	38
Q1 2014	101	Q3 2023
Q2 2014	156	Q4 2023
Q3 2014	235	Q1 2024
Q4 2014	380	Q2 2024
Q1 2015	425	Q3 2024
Q2 2015	480	Q4 2024
Q3 2015	536	Q1 2025
Q4 2015	584	Q2 2025
Q1 2016	613	Q3 2025
Q2 2016	661	Q4 2025

It’d be interesting to see a comparison of the number of chargers besides the number of stations. I don’t know how many chargers per station Tesla was installing early on, but there’s a huge delta nowadays between Tesla and every other company, including Rivian.

 

[Count Orlok]

Basically, every weekend during the summer everyone from Chicago with the means to escape goes around Lake Michigan and to points north. Since Rivian is based in Illinois, I have to believe a ton of their executives and management load up their trucks and hit Traverse City and elsewhere all throughout the summer. They also have offices in the Detroit area -- those people also migrate Up North on summer weekends.

you misspelled Wisconsin.

 

[jjswan33]

It’d be interesting to see a comparison of the number of chargers besides the number of stations. I don’t know how many chargers per station Tesla was installing early on, but there’s a huge delta nowadays between Tesla and every other company, including Rivian.

There is also a big difference in demand for Tesla SC and RAN. 99% of the time 6 RAN stations is going to be more than enough. That probably isn't true for a lot of more popular SC sites which is why Tesla expanded.

There may be a day that changes but I hardly see a reason to criticize Rivians roll out, outside the usual complaint I see on RAN related threads.... "Why haven't they installed one in my back yard yet... blah blah blah'

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