Rivian news and trends

Earnings Season Shows Electric Vehicles’ Road to Ubiquity Has Curves and Bumps Ahead
Technology // February 27, 2024

Earnings season’s puts and takes in the electric vehicle industry show just how long and winding the road will be to ubiquity. There will be bumps on the journey, with massive consumer acceptance a fervent hope from scores of firms making the vehicles and chargers,...

Apple Hardware VP DJ Novotney Departing for EV Maker Rivian
Apple // January 28, 2024

A veteran Apple executive who oversaw the company’s electric vehicle efforts is reportedly resigning. DJ Novotney, a vice president of hardware engineering, is leaving Apple after nearly 25 years to take a job with electric vehicle maker Rivian Automotive, Bloomberg News reported Sunday (Jan. 28), citing...

AT&T to Buy Rivian Electric Vehicles, Become Exclusive Connectivity Provider
Connected Economy // December 14, 2023

AT&T will buy Rivian electric vehicles (EVs) and add those vehicles to its fleet in early 2024. In addition, AT&T was named the exclusive connectivity provider for all Rivian vehicles in the United States and Canada, the companies said in a Thursday (Dec. 14) press...

Amazon Expands EV Deliveries to 9 New Cities
Delivery // July 21, 2022

Amazon said Thursday (July 21) it has begun making deliveries with electric vehicles (EVs) in at least nine U.S. cities. It’s part of what the company says is a plan to put thousands of such vehicles on the streets of more than 100 cities by...

Quick Reads
Electric Vehicle Sales Slow Amid Mainstream Consumers’ Concerns About Recharging

March 13, 2024
Automakers are reportedly anticipating a slower rate of growth in sales of electric vehicles (EVs). While early adopters contributed to a rapid rise in EV sales, mainstream consumers are less eager to transition to the new technology, CNBC reported Wednesday (March 13). The industry has seen EVs’ rate of sales growth slow, available inventory pile up and […]

Apple Hardware VP DJ Novotney Departing for EV Maker Rivian

January 28, 2024
A veteran Apple executive who oversaw the company’s electric vehicle efforts is reportedly resigning. DJ Novotney, a vice president of hardware engineering, is leaving Apple after nearly 25 years to take...

AT&T to Buy Rivian Electric Vehicles, Become Exclusive Connectivity Provider

December 14, 2023
AT&T will buy Rivian electric vehicles (EVs) and add those vehicles to its fleet in early 2024. In addition, AT&T was named the exclusive connectivity provider for all Rivian vehicles...

Amazon Expands EV Deliveries to 9 New Cities

July 21, 2022
Amazon said Thursday (July 21) it has begun making deliveries with electric vehicles (EVs) in at least nine U.S. cities. It’s part of what the company says is a plan...