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September 15, 2021 at 19:45 GMT
The starting price of the vehicle, capable of traveling 505 miles on a single charge, will be $ 67,500.
The ‘startup’ Rivian finished manufacturing this Tuesday in Normal (Illinois, USA) the first R1T electric van that will be available to consumers, wrote on his Twitter account Robert Scaringe, founder of the company.
After months building pre-production vehicles, this morning, our first customer vehicle left our production line at Normal. The collective efforts of our team have made this moment possible. I can’t wait to put them in the hands of our customers! pic.twitter.com/8ZidwTaXRI
– RJ Scaringe (@RJScaringe) September 14, 2021
“After months of construction of pre-production vehicles, this morning the first car for consumers has left our production line,” said Scaringe, adding that this moment has been possible thanks to “the collective effort of the team “.
A Rivian spokeswoman has confirmed to CNBC that the vehicles produced are ready for sale, but declined to talk about the company’s plans to increase production or name the number of vans that have already been manufactured. .
The starting price of the vehicle, capable of traveling 505 miles on a single charge, will be $ 67,500. Deliveries will begin in January 2022.
In February, it was learned that the Rivian ‘startup’ that some describe as ‘Elon Musk’s nightmare’ is considering making a public offering for sale in September and has agreed with Amazon to manufacture 100,000 electric vans by 2030.