When Rivian drivers do finally get on the highway, they’re going to have their decide of charging networks together with a model new one from the EV truckmaker itself. Rivian introduced on Monday that the primary three websites of its burgeoning “Adventure Network” of Level 3 quick DC chargers are coming on-line and might be accessible to just about each different EV on the highway, no matter who makes it.
The first station opened in Salida, Colorado with 4 chargers able to delivering 200 kW of energy — that is about 140 miles of vary for an R1T in 20 minutes — along with the present set of Level 2 chargers. Rivian will formally open the opposite stations in Inyokern and Bishop, California, later within the week.
You’ve in all probability by no means heard of any of those cities except you frequent Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Forest, Mammoth Lakes or Death Valley National Park. Similar to Jeep’s efforts to put in charging stations at trailheads, Rivian’s Adventure Network seeks so as to add quick charging capabilities alongside each fashionable cross-country routes and likewise close to nationwide parks and different out-of-the approach areas.
“We designed Rivian charging to support electrified adventure, and these first sites demonstrate how we’re enabling drivers to responsibly reach some of the nation’s most breathtaking natural spaces,” Trent Warnke, Rivian’s Senior Director of Energy and Charging Solutions, mentioned in an announcement. “In addition to scenic or off-the-beaten-path destinations, our fast charging rollout is designed to ensure travelers have places to charge along major transportation corridors coast to coast.” To that finish, the corporate hopes to put in some 3,500 chargers at 600 websites nationwide.