Inside Rivian: the start-up teaching VW how to make better EVs
18-04-2025 07:00 via autocar.co.uk

Inside Rivian: the start-up teaching VW how to make better EVs

Bold, big and brawny, the R1T is like no other EV or pick-up on the market
Rivian is a radical EV start-up with a different approach. We drive its flagship and explain its VW Group dealAs an American EV start-up, Rivian is routinely – and predictably – compared to Tesla. But even a cursory glance at their respective pick-up trucks indicates the vastly differing approaches of the two firms.
While the Tesla Cybertruck is unapologetically brash and wilfully confrontational, the Rivian R
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