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Rivian Rolls Off ‘First’ Customer Vehicle, an R1T Electric Truck
After months of delays, founder RJ Scaringe has announced the “first” R1T pickup for sale, aside from all the others.
The Rivian R1T on display at the 2021 New York International Auto Show in New York.
Photographer: SOPA Images/LightRocketAfter months of delay, Rivian has produced the first vehicle it deems good enough to actually sell.
In an Instagram post on Sept. 14, company founder RJ Scaringe announced that the company’s first “customer vehicle,” an R1T electric pickup truck, has driven off the production line in Normal, Ill.