Rivian is following in Tesla’s footsteps with its resolution to open its public charging community to all electrical autos (EVs) later this 12 months. The announcement got here within the firm’s newest letter to shareholders, outlining plans to increase entry to the Rivian Journey Community (RAN).
Whereas Rivian’s Journey Community is presently smaller than Tesla’s Supercharger community, comprising 400 DC quick chargers in 67 areas throughout the US, the corporate goals to make all these chargers obtainable to all EVs earlier than the top of the 12 months. Though no RAN stations have been in-built Canada but, Rivian has formidable plans to put in hundreds extra chargers at tons of of stations throughout North America.
Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe had beforehand hinted on the firm’s intention to open up its charging community, and now there is a clear timeline for this initiative.
“Within the second half of 2024, we anticipate opening up our Rivian Journey Community to non-Rivian house owners,” the corporate acknowledged in its This fall 2023 shareholder letter. This transfer goals to offer different EV house owners with entry to Rivian’s dependable charging answer, leverage fastened prices related to every charging website, and faucet into authorities grants for increasing domestically manufactured quick chargers throughout the nation.
Opening the RAN to different EVs must be comparatively easy for Rivian since their DC quick chargers make the most of the Mixed Charging System (CCS). Nevertheless, the corporate has not introduced any plans so as to add the North American Charging Normal (NACS) to their stations sooner or later.
As highlighted of their announcement, EV charging community operators within the US have a robust incentive to make their chargers accessible to all, as it’s a requirement to entry the $7.5 billion EV charger funding by the US federal authorities. Furthermore, for smaller networks like Rivian’s, elevated utilization interprets to extra income, serving to offset setup bills.
Rivian additionally offered a map showcasing all current and “coming quickly” RAN charging stations, together with the corporate’s Stage 2 ‘Waypoint’ charging stations.
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Supply: DriveTeslaCanada