Rivian’s manufacturing plant in Regular, Illinois is transferring swiftly towards its first days of full-scale manufacturing. New paperwork acquired by Teslarati present the automaker is making use of for, submitting, and finishing a number of new additions to its manufacturing plant that can quickly start cranking out builds of its all-electric R1T pickup.
Paperwork from the Regular, Illinois Inspection Division’s Month-to-month Allow and Mission Abstract for February 2021 present Rivian has not too long ago submitted, had permits authorized for, and is finishing a number of add-ons to its new manufacturing facility. Whereas the plant sits at 100 Rivian Motorway, a number of different addresses on the paperwork apply to Rivian’s plans, together with 100 Rivian Parkway, 301 Kerrick Highway, 2430 Electrical Avenue, and 2601 W. School Avenue.
With the manufacturing of the R1T deliberate for later this yr and deliveries slated for June 2021, Rivian, headed by CEO RJ Scaringe, undoubtedly has main potential to make this yr its greatest but. After all, delivering its first automobile to a buyer would already be monumental for the corporate, however manufacturing and building efforts had been delayed in 2020 to this yr as a result of COVID-19 pandemic. Now, Rivian is working to place the ending touches on its facility as manufacturing nears.
Rivian R1T spotted on public roads once again prior to launch
The portion of the paperwork that outlines the “Important Initiatives” within the city of Regular is predominantly comprised of Rivian’s building efforts at the facility. A breakdown of Rivian’s building progress is as follows:
301 Kerrick Highway
Rivian Lease Buildout – Framing & Roughs
100 Rivian Parkway
Predominant Entry Renovation – In Progress
Cable Tray Structural – In Progress
Begin Me Up Workplaces – In Progress
North EOL Addition – In Progress
Skateboard Addition – In Progress
North Physique Addition – Basis Work
Cafeteria Rework – In Progress
S17 Tools Mezzanine – In Progress
Groups Room #3 – In Progress
Tools Mezzanines – Foundations & Framing
Battery Mezzanine – Foundations & Framing
100 Rivian Motorway
Paint Store Lab – Short-term Occupancy
Stamping/Ultimate Meeting – Short-term Occupancy
Ultimate Meeting Ground R1 – In Progress
Part II Group Rooms, Paint Store – In Progress
South Finish Plant Additions – Short-term Occupancy
West Plant Addition – Inside Buildout
2460 Electrical Avenue
Service Station Constructing – In Progress
Vibration Take a look at Lab Addition – Short-term Occupancy
2601 W. School Avenue
Warehouse Rework – In Progress
Moreover, Rivian additionally not too long ago submitted two new initiatives for 100 Rivian Parkway for Outbound Logistics and Part 3-5 Group Rooms. Rivian was additionally granted three “Important Building Permits for the Month,” two at 100 Rivian Parkway ((Tools Mezzanines – $11 million, Battery Mezzanine – $463k) and one at 301 Kerrick Highway (Rivian Lease Buildout – $1.5 million).
It’s value noting that Rivian’s manufacturing facility has been underneath building for a number of years, and was nonetheless being completed internally in April 2020, when the corporate broke the information concerning manufacturing delays. Fortunately, the corporate has loads of monetary backing and not too long ago rounded out a $2.65 billion investment round. Rivian not too long ago introduced it has partnered with Meridian Audio, and the R1T has been noticed several times in public ahead of preliminary manufacturing.
Paperwork concerning Rivian’s manufacturing facility can be found under.
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