After ramping manufacturing over the previous yr or so, EV maker Rivian says now you can get an R1T journey automobile (or electrical truck, if you’ll) delivered in lower than two weeks, in some circumstances.

Get your new Rivian R1T delivered in below two weeks

With extra Rivian fashions popping up all through the streets of the US, many are questioning how they will get their palms on one.

Properly, now could also be your likelihood in case you are considered one of these individuals. Rivian says R1T deliveries can occur in “14 days or much less” in some circumstances.

Regardless of a tough first-quarter earnings week for a lot of EV startups, Rivian stood above the gang. Within the first three months of the yr, the EV maker produced 9,395 automobiles at its Regular, Illinois, facility and delivered 7,946 items.

Maybe most significantly, Rivian was one of many few EV makers that caught with its authentic steering of constructing 50,000 automobiles this yr.

Though manufacturing fell from the fourth quarter (10,020 EVs constructed), Rivian had warned this might occur because it retooled its electrical supply van (EDV) meeting line to incorporate its new Enduro motors.

Rivian expects new know-how, such because the Enduro drive items and LFP battery packs, to tremendously improve effectivity and output going ahead.

The efforts are paying off, with Rivian saying Friday that R1T fashions can now be delivered in lower than two weeks in some circumstances.

A Rivian spokesperson tells Electrek that consumers “inside a serviceable space from a Rivian Service Heart will get entry to R1 Store the place they’ll be capable of browse ready-to-go configurations which may be out there for supply in 14 days or much less. Configurations will fluctuate by location.”

Rivian launched the R1 Store earlier this yr to speed up the window in which you’ll be able to order and get an R1T mannequin delivered. Customized orders will take longer.

Electrek’s Take

Though the lower than 14-day supply window solely applies to these dwelling close to a Rivian Service Heart, it’s nonetheless fairly wonderful to see an up-and-coming EV maker, who produced simply over 1,000 automobiles by the tip of 2021, capable of ship a whole R1T mannequin in below two weeks.

Rivian says it stays centered this yr on scaling the output of the R1 and RCV platforms, driving down prices, and creating the next-generation R2 platform, which is predicted to launch subsequent yr.