Inside Rivian and Ford’s Plants, as They Race to Build EVs Faster | WSJ

Rivian is under pressure to prove it can build its electric trucks at scale without having ramped up production before, as competition heats up from legacy auto makers. WSJ toured Rivian’s and Ford’s EV factories to see how they are pushing to meet demand. Illustration: Adam Falk/The Wall Street Journal

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[sworks]

Got my R1t on 6/2/2023 and it was a perfect build vin with 24k plus. Good job Rivian very happy with my truck and how you built it!

[willcookmakeup]

I wish Rivian the best. We need more innovation in the EV space and they are doing some pretty unique things. Tim took a huge leap of faith leaving a brand like Nissan to come to a brand new company not yet well established in the auto industry

[niknokseyer]

Hope Rivian succeeds. Better competition, better for the consumers.

[crtmojo]

I’ve seen 5 Rivians at the country club in Florida. I’ve seen 1 Lightning and it was dealer owned and about 10 Teslas. Either way it’s time to add some charging stations in the parking lot.

[SilvaPereiraTiago]

Rivian is an amazing company. They are gonna be huge!

[ettorenamias]

Well, I received my dual motor R1T as available within a week of ordering online. Its the highest quality vehicle I've ever had. All the best Rivian!!!

[carborundorum]

My husband is working at that Rivian plant right now!

[TheRomanTimesNews]

7:11 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤. Love the time stamp u am that old guy that talks to the tv 😂

[Kevindevin]

9 hours to get from Normal, IL to Detroit, MI is insanely long.

[mtx]

As someone who works in manufacturing, a VERY easy way to ramp up production is to speak to the hard working operators and ask them how they can improve production. It's not the overpaid engineers who have those answers, it's the operators who are the ones using these machines. They are the ones who know how to find ways of improvement since they live with the mahcines. On a specific machine I operate, I've made my own adjustments and modifications to the machine to increase production and reduce scrap at the same time. No engineer at my plant figured anything out until me, an operator, figured it out.

[jameslala]

I really hope they do well. Its better for eh population for there to be viable competition and options. I personally am in love with the R1T. Its way better overall than the other EV Trucks even at the price point and if I had the money I would get rid of my gas guzzling Ram Hemi and buy one today!

[TheJs]

Would love to see what a rivian sedan/hatchback looks like when they get to that point.

[David_Lloyd-Jones]

At 6:55 "But this plant has the capacity to produce... 150, 000 vehicles a year."
I think you mean "this building is big enough to put in a plant that might build 150, 000 vehicles a year, if only it had the equipment, the manpower, and the know-how to build 150, 000 vehicles a year."

[davidcantor]

It makes sense for them to prioritize last mile delivery vehicles over personal consumer. They have guaranteed funding versus just a "maybe people will buy our cars" .

[crowehar]

I ran a marathon with the worst settings on my Ultra 1 and listened to music over my AirPods Pro 2 with brightness turned up all the way, cellular turned on and no phone. I made calls to meet up with friends before the race and used find my to locate them during the race. Truly the worst case of heavy usage. I had some problems so it turned into almost a five hour marathon and the ultra finished it like a champ with 14% left.

[crtmojo]

5:52 Seeing that ford lightning and it still has a transmission tunnel.

[carterhowe]

You guys should put links to the articles you mentioned in the description. I’d like to read them

[Stack]

My pick up my R1T next week, super excited. I think it's a great product and after driving one, it's very solid! I have owned two Tesla's, one of which we are keeping and love them. Definitely looking forward to having a truck again. Ford and GM need to change and buying something completely new and clean sheet is the way to go. Excited for the EV future!

[solasoul]

I think the decision to also cater to electric cars has brought more faith to the electric car industry kudos to the makers

[nate]

I still find it funny that Rivian and Ford partnered up, and not too long after the split, Ford had their own version of an electric pickup truck. Coincidence?