Rivian has officially announced that it has postponed the first deliveries of its R1T electric pickup to September . Previous plans called for the vehicle to be delivered into the hands of customers already; during this July. In reality, the new R1T model together with the R1S electric SUV should have been delivered already; by the end of 2020 but the outbreak of the pandemic had completely revised the plans to the American manufacturer who had postponed everything to 2021.
The news of this new delay is no longer surprising; so far as until now there had been no news of customers who had been able to collect their battery pickup. In the email sent to customers, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe he explained the main causes that led to the postponement of deliveries. The CEO says the pandemic has caused cascading problems that were not expected. All activities have been & quot; hit & quot ;. The CEO talks about the construction of the factory, the installation of the equipment and the supply of the components (of the semiconductors in particular).
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Additionally, Scaringe points out that launching three new vehicles (Rivian is also working on Amazon's electric van), while building a manufacturing plant & egrave; a very complex job and small problems can lead to delays. In short, the postponement of deliveries & egrave; the sum of many small problems. Deliveries of the R1S SUV will start shortly after autumn.
The & quot; good news & quot ;, & egrave; that this delay will allow; to Rivian to dispose of more & ugrave; charging points of its network and a greater number of service centers before the arrival of the electric pickup. However, the CEO has promised further updates over the next few weeks.
To understand, at this point, if this delay will have; of the consequences on the expansion plan of the American company. In fact, just recently he had confirmed that he intends to land in Europe with the order already underway; in the course of 2022.
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