Rivian Only Waiting for EPA and NHTSA Approval?

[kanundrum]

https://electrek.co/2021/08/23/rivi...ickup-production-waiting-government-approval/

Interesting read, can anyone confirm if this is legitimate or just more speculation?

It sounds like the company is mainly just waiting for the green light from the EPA and NTHSA.


If deliveries are to start, Rivian needs to have some service capacity in place, and Scaringe did release an update on that front.

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[kylealden]

https://electrek.co/2021/08/23/rivi...ickup-production-waiting-government-approval/

Interesting read, can anyone confirm if this is legitimate or just more speculation?

I imagine it's speculation building on the latest email from RJ:

We are currently working with various governing agencies on the final approvals needed for us to make the first deliveries to preorder customers in September.

 

[kanundrum]

I imagine it's speculation building on the latest email from RJ:

Ah good call I did read that but got lost in everything else haha, that being said I guess it really is around the corner I am hoping.

 

[kylealden]

Ah good call I did read that but got lost in everything else haha, that being said I guess it really is around the corner I am hoping.

He said September is on track and I don't think RJ is crazy enough to say that less than a week out unless he was pretty sure. That said, nobody knows what initial volume looks like. Lots of LE holders (myself included) still haven't gotten Guide calls, so it could be a pretty slow ramp up.

 

[SeaGeo]

I imagine it's speculation building on the latest email from RJ:

Yeah, that's basically how I took the email too.

 

[MReda]

https://electrek.co/2021/08/23/rivi...ickup-production-waiting-government-approval/

Interesting read, can anyone confirm if this is legitimate or just more speculation?

I'm not sure that the NTHSA is actually a thing, so if they're waiting for that, we're in trouble.

 

[SeaGeo]

This has me curious. It seems like manufacturers are holding off on getting these through the gov. Does anyone know if they submit them at the last minute to avoid info getting out? Or do if they submit the test info, and then have to send in another packet showing the production intent vehicle isn't significantly different?

 

[Autolycus]

I'm not sure that the NTHSA is actually a thing, so if they're waiting for that, we're in trouble.

The amount of typos and basic editing issues at electrek is a major turnoff. It seems to have increased significantly in the last year or so--or maybe I just didn't notice them. I mostly just look at their headlines and then go to whatever source they're citing for most of their posts.

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