Rivian in talks for $5 billion Texas plant
A site near Fort Worth is the front-runner among other states and cities under consideration for the company's second U.S. plant.
August 11, 2021
Rivian Automotive Inc., the EV startup backed by Amazon Inc. and Ford Motor Co., is in talks to invest at...
Source: WGLT.org
Rivian Fuels Home Buying, Building Surge in B-N
April 5, 2020
Bloomington-Normal real estate agents say there's a shortage of new homes available in Bloomington-Normal.
Rivian's announcement that it plans to hire 1,800 workers at its electric vehicle plantin Normal by the...
From a video shot in downtown Bloomington. Not side by side unfortunately, so have to keep in mind the different distances/perspectives of the vehicles.
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Via: https://www.wjbc.com/2020/12/07/rivian-to-lease-500000-square-feet-of-warehouse-space-in-normal/
Rivian to lease 500,000 square feet of warehouse space in Normal
December 7, 2020
NORMAL – Rivian has reached an agreement with an affiliate of Phoenix Investors to lease 500,000 square feet...
Rivian, other startups face ban from Mich. dealers in direct-sales fight
September 21, 2020
Michigan auto dealers are trying to block startup electric carmakers such as Rivian Automotive Inc. and Lucid Motors Inc. from following in Tesla Inc.’s footsteps by selling vehicles directly to...
Last month, R1T validation continued with hot weather towing exercise, which included the SAE’s Davis Dam certification site and runs through Death Valley. Towing 11,000 lbs up high grades at 118º F demonstrates the capability and robustness of the R1T. Check out our latest blog post for all the...
via https://www.technologyreview.com/s/614995/the-rivian-pickups-real-edge-over-teslas-cybertruck-isnt-its-battery/
The Rivian pickup’s real edge over Tesla’s Cybertruck isn’t its battery
The electric vehicle startup’s platform approach helped it raise nearly $3 billion this year.
Dec 23...