Electric truck startup Rivian gives a sneak peek of its future: Sleek vehicles, a reborn factory and thousands of jobs
NORMAL, Ill. - Rivian is still a year away from rolling its first electric trucks off the line at a converted Mitsubishi plant in Normal, but for thousands of residents, customers and job seekers, the future is beginning to seem a little bit closer.
A large crowd of curious locals attended the startup automaker's festive open house Sunday in the town circle, eager for their first viewing of Rivian's inaugural offerings - a pricey, high-performance electric truck and SUV - and to meet the man who is turning the lights back on at a massive and long-shuttered auto plant on the outskirts of Normal.
The sleek prototype vehicles were hands off, but Rivian CEO and founder RJ Scaringe, 36, was more accessible, mingling for hours at the mostly outdoor gathering, talking about the company's ambitious plans to boost the
