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Adam Eckert

Rivian’s Dream Turns Nightmare: Customer’s $86,000 Electric SUV Gets Stuck In Snow

Rivian R1S seen at the New York International Auto Show at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York. (MICHAEL BROCHSTEIN/ GETTY IMAGES)

Chase Merrill waited three years to take delivery of his dream car, a Rivian Automotive Inc (NYSE: RIVN) R1S. Unfortunately for him, the excitement that had mounted for years came crashing down in a matter of days. 

Green Rivian R1s truck parked in Lafayette, California, June 2023. Chase Merrill took delivery of the Rivian R1S, but later died after he took delivery of the vehicle. (Photo by SMITH COLLECTION/GADO/GETTY IMAGES) 
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