The Latest Breaking News from Rivian

One of the great things about electric cars is that they offer all their torque from a standstill, as opposed to combustion engines that have to be in a specific rev range to give everything they have. Couple that with the manufacturers’ ability to fit up to four electric motors…

Volkswagen (OTC:VLKAF) has boosted its initial investment in American electrical vehicle (EV) maker Rivian (NASDAQ:RIVN) to $5.8 billion, $800 million more than initially planned.

Rivian’s refreshed EVs, the R1S and R1T, have dozens of meaningful improvements under the skin. There’s a heat pump, which improves efficiency, and several other tweaks that are meant to make the car easier to manufacture and ultimately cheaper for the end user, including a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery…

Despite its recent partnership with the German auto giant, Rivian has no plans to use Volkswagen's sales network, according to CEO RJ Scaringe. It wouldn't want to. But VW's service network is a far more interesting proposition, as scaling service has proved troublesome for Rivian and fellow direct-to-consumer automaker Tesla.…

Innovation requires resources. Chief financial officers have a large say in how the money is spent.

During Fortune's Emerging CFO event, finance chiefs at Rivian and Embraer shared their perspectives.

Rivian has not yet announced whether its forthcoming R2 and R3 midsize cars will use a 400-volt architecture or a more expensive 800- or 900-volt system. Fans may be hoping that the next generation of products will move to a higher-voltage architecture, which typically can allow for faster charging and…

Have you thought about how small the EV segment really is? Today, fewer than one in ten new vehicles sold in the U.S. are BEVs. Now start to think about what kind of buyer each EV attracts—you've got high-ranking execs picking up Porsches, glamping outdoorsy folk looking at Rivian and…

If you’ve been hunting for an electric three-row SUV but never loved any of the choices available, you’re not alone. The Rivian R1S and Tesla Model X have their compromises, and while we love the Kia EV9, some variety would be nice too. 

The Rivian-Volkswagen $6 billion joint venture got a little more interesting this week. The Volkswagen Group of America, which includes the core VW marques plus Audi, Lamborghini and other brands, is getting a new CEO whose last stint was at the California-based electric vehicle startup. And it's a homecoming of sorts…

Charging an electric vehicle that has a trailer attached has always been problematic. You either have to take up multiple charging spots or do what is arguably an annoying dance: detach the trailer in another part of the parking lot, charge up the EV and then reattach the trailer.