EV-maker Rivian plans Tesla-like, mega-charging network
The Rivian Adventure Network offers fast chargers so that the brand s EVs can travel cross-country. (Ben Moon/Rivan/TNS)
The Rivian R1T Truck is on display in Normal, Ill., on Oct. 13, 2019. (Camille Fine/Chicago Tribune/TNS)
Published April 10. 2021 12:01AM
By Henry Payne, The Detroit News
Electric-vehicle maker Rivian Automotive is borrowing a page from Tesla Inc. and building an exclusive, fast-charger network for its coming R1T pickup and R1S SUV.
Dubbed the Rivian Adventure Network, it promises an ambitious 600 super-charging stations offering 3,500 chargers by 2023 on routes across the United States and Canada. The chargers will be exclusive to Rivian owners, though a secondary, so-called Waypoint network of 10,000, 240-volt chargers will be open to the public at hotels and other businesses.