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Rivians come out of the assembly line.
The electric vehicle start-up began building its first production pickups Tuesday at the Normal, Island factory.
“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,” Rivian CEO , RJ Scaringe, along with factory photos.
“I can’t wait to put them in the hands of our customers!”
Rivian follows a direct selling model and does not yet operate any physical stores. Customers are expected to start receiving their vehicles before the end of September, making Rivian the first carmaker to market with a mass-produced electric pickup, ahead of the GMC Hummer EV which is scheduled to be put on sale later this year.
The mid-size $ 73,000 R1T launch edition last week received an official EPA rating of 314 miles per load and will be followed by a lower-priced model starting at $ 67,500. An SUV based on the same all-wheel drive platform called the R1S is scheduled to take place this fall. He also has an order for at least 100,000 electric vans from Amazon, which has a stake in the company.
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Rivian, which first unveiled the R1T in late 2018, has filed proceedings for a first public offering that according to Reuters sources will be valued at between $ 70 billion and $ 80 billion.