Fire Ignites At Rivian Plant Parking Lot In Normal, IL

Update: The photo below was shared on Facebook by Jack Hanson via either a drone or helicopter. You can see in the bottom right corner the vehicles impacted by the fire last night are quarantined in an area surrounded by shipping containers and fences. The Normal Fire Department was called to the Rivian plant on Saturday night to battle a…

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Tesla Gigafactory Ramps Up NACS Adapter Production

Tesla is ramping up production of the NACS adapters according to a post on X by the official @TeslaCharging account. Tesla says that the Gigafactory New York team is now producing up to 8,000 weekly units. Tesla is also working with manufacturers like Rivian and Ford to ramp product up and get the official Tesla NACS adapter in owners’ hands…

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Simplified Autonomy Data Updates in Rivian 2024.27

In Rivian software update 2024.27, Rivian introduced a new way for Generation 2 owners to download new autonomy and mapping data without requiring the vehicle to get a full new software update. Reddit user u/boilerball01 shared a first look at this in action on his Gen 2 Rivian. Titled “Rivian Autonomy Platform data”, you can find this new section added…

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Rivian VP of Manufacturing Tim Fallon Leaves; Joins Stellantis

Rivian Vice President of Manufacturing, Tim Fallon, is leaving Rivian after 2 years at the company. Fallon had been instrumental in ramping operations at the Normal, IL factory. Fallon will be joining Stellantis as the head of Manufacturing in North America. Carlo Materazzo who is the Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics, will be stepping up in the interim…

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