Rivian should start shipping the R1T Launch Edition electric pickup this month, but that won't be the case. The automaker has postponed its first shipments to September.slot xo
Customers will have to wait longer to get the R1S electric SUV, as the first deliveries won't happen until the fall. Rivian said in June that deliveries of both vehicles would begin in July.
That's a month later than previously planned. TechCrunch first reported on the latest delay.In a letter to clients that Rivian shared with Engadget, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe pointed to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic as the main cause of the setbacks.
Everything from the construction of the facility installation of equipment to the procurement of automotive parts “In addition to these unexpected challenges, [especially semiconductors] have been affected by the pandemic,