Rivian Working on Sustainable Fast Chargers
Rivian is planning to install 3,500 fast-chargers and 10,000 Level 2 chargers in the U.S. and Canada.
That includes plans to install two Level 2 chargers at each of Colorado’s 42 state parks. Construction on those is planned for July.
Rivian is also planning to place chargers at malls, restaurants, campsites, and other places.
The AC chargers should provide about 25 miles per hour. Meanwhile, the fast chargers are projected to give drivers up to 140 miles of charge in 20 minutes.
While the fast chargers will only be installed at 600 locations, they will be powered by renewable energy, as Rivian is going to work with local companies to use wind and solar energy to provide the juice. Rivian plans to have all 13,500 chargers of both types fully installed by the end of 2023.
It’s a near certainty that Rivian will direct owners to chargers via the navigation system.
Although only Rivian owners will be able to access this network, Rivian drivers will still be able to use other networks.
Charge for me, not for thee, eh?
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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Why can't I charge [or refuel!] my vehicle like this? https://www.aviationtoday.com/2017/05/12/airbus-demonstrates-new-automated-aerial-refueling-technology/
They're no doubt planning magic pixiedust as well. Everyone is, these days. It's, like, the it thing... Emphasis planning. As for actually building (not planning, not working on, not "inveeeesting" in...) sustainable anything whatsoever, including a business? Too quaint, boring and frankly pointless; in an era where the Fed will rob the ever dwindling number of remaining productives, in order to pay for the clowns' childish follies, either way. Besides, that would require some actual talent, competence and aptitude. For something.
A friend with a newly purchased used Chevy Bolt just spent $16.75 to gain 30 miles of range in 45 minutes at an EVgo charging station. That's not a recipe for success.
Rivian is all hat and no cattle.