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Rivian and AT&T have announced Rivian’s first sale of electric vans to a company other than Amazon. Rivian announced earlier this year it would end its exclusive agreement with Amazon and begin selling to other businesses.
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Fresh off winning big raises in new contracts with the Big 3 automakers, the United Auto Workers union on Wednesday announced simultaneous organizing drives at nonunion plants – including Rivian in Normal.
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The long-expected move means Rivian is now free to sign deals with new companies looking to electrify their fleets and reduce their carbon footprint — using EVs made in Normal.
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The turbine, located just east of Rivian’s sprawling manufacturing plant, became operational Friday. It’s designed for a capacity of at least 2.8 megawatts and is capable of generating nearly 10 million kilowatt-hours of electricity a year.
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A second female employee has filed a federal lawsuit against Rivian, claiming the electric automaker failed to protect her from sexual harassment from her male co-workers.
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Rivian said its third quarter production numbers leave the electric vehicle maker on pace to meet its annual goal. Rivian said in a news release it produced 16,304 from July to September.
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U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin is mixing into the unionization effort at the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal. The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace workers is trying to organize the plant. Durbin says he has met with Rivian CEO R-J Scaringe and told him the company should support unionizing efforts.
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As the United Auto Workers strike continues, another union is making a run at organizing inside Rivian’s electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in Normal. It's the IAM, aka Machinists.
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Rivian, the electric automaker building its EVs in Normal, has opened a showroom in downtown Chicago, the fifth of such “Spaces” the company is aiming to launch.
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WGLT recently spent the day at Rivian’s plant in Normal, where the company invited media to show off its new dual-motor drive unit. It's a cheaper option for electric-vehicle buyers.