The third time was not the charm for a coalition that was pushing to level the playing field for electric vehicle sales in Washington state. A bipartisan effort aiming to… Read More
Tesla could soon lose its electric vehicle sales advantage as Washington state lawmakers are taking their third shot at legislation that would give Rivian, Lucid and others the right to… Read More
Amazon unveiled new AI technology called Vision-Assisted Package Retrieval (VAPR) for the cargo hold of its electric Rivian vans, giving drivers audio and visual cues about which packages should be delivered… Read More
If you own one of the 3,853 Rivians registered in Washington, odds are you didn’t test drive the electric vehicle in the state. That’s because the law bars Rivian from… Read More
Jennifer Prenner, a former marketing leader at Amazon and Meta, joined EV giant Rivian as its new vice president of marketing and CMO. Prenner, based in Seattle, most recently was… Read More
For 25 years, my dad delivered packages for UPS in one of the company’s classic, boxy, brown trucks. His route included the neighborhood where I grew up, and I have… Read More
Electric vehicle maker Rivian will open its latest Spaces location at University Village in Seattle on Aug. 18, giving current and prospective customers a place to connect with the brand.… Read More
Amazon announced Thursday that it has more than 5,000 Rivian electric delivery vehicles on the road across more than 800 U.S. cities, up from 3,000 in March.
Seattle’s University Village shopping center is turning into an auto row of sorts for electric vehicle makers. Rivian, the maker of electric trucks, SUVs and delivery vans for Amazon, is… Read More
“Small Business Saturday” turned out to be a good day to spot a growing effort by one very big business to shrink its carbon footprint. Across Seattle, GeekWire spotted Amazon’s… Read More
Amazon has grown dramatically over the past decade, surpassing 1.5 million employees and extending its reach into nearly every corner of commerce and society. Now, the turbulent economy is forcing… Read More
In a bid to make its fleet of delivery vehicles more sustainable and reduce its carbon footprint, Amazon began rolling out custom electric delivery vans made by Rivian on Thursday.… Read More
Amazon says it owns 5.2% of Aurora Innovations, the Pittsburgh-based self-driving vehicle technology company that went public in November through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. The Seattle-based tech… Read More
As Amazon works toward its goal of net carbon neutrality by 2040, the company on Wednesday announced another deal to purchase electric delivery vehicles, this time with international automaker Stellantis.… Read More
Rivian, the electric vehicle maker with substantial backing from Amazon, is arriving with a roar in its public debut on the Nasdaq exchange today. Rivian set its IPO price at… Read More
As it waits on its order of tens of thousands of delivery vans, Amazon revealed Friday that it has a 20% stake in Rivian, the electric vehicle maker that it’s… Read More
Rivian, the electric vehicle maker that has attracted major backing from Amazon, is trying to attract more engineers in the Seattle region based on job openings posted on the company’s… Read More
Rivian, the electric vehicle maker that has attracted huge funding from Amazon and others, announced Friday that it plans to go public, and one report values the company at roughly… Read More
Amazon is pouring more money into Rivian, as the electric vehicle maker announced Friday that the tech giant was among lead investors in a $2.5 billion financing round. Amazon made… Read More
Rivian, the California-based electric vehicle startup that some call the “Tesla of Trucks,” is setting up a showroom in Seattle and a service center in nearby Bellevue for this year’s… Read More
Amazon is lifting the hood on one of three custom-designed electric delivery vans it built in partnership with Rivian. The new vehicle is 100% electric and features various technology such… Read More
Amazon has made another investment in Rivian, the electric vehicle maker which announced Monday that it had raised $1.3 billion in a new funding round. Amazon previously led a $700… Read More
Jeff Bezos has set his sights on yet another industry. The Amazon CEO told employees in March that he’s “very excited” about the technological revolution happening in the auto business,… Read More
Amazon and General Motors plan to invest in Rivian, the maker of electric pickup trucks, according to reports by Reuters and Bloomberg, citing sources familiar with the matter. The Rivian deal would… Read More
