Rivian's CEO on Elon's Influence, The Plan For Profitability, And The Grid’s Risky Future

A conversation with RJ Scaringe about the future of electric cars, Rivian’s $5.8 billion deal with the Volkswagen Group, and why we need to end the era of fossil fuel.

Electric automaker Rivian is living a wild life. It’s built a beloved electric pickup and SUV, it’s losing mountains of money as it attempts to reach profitability, it’s just announced a major $5.8 billion partnership with Volkswagen Group, and its largest competitor’s CEO is now “First Buddy” to the incoming Trump administration. To say the company’s e…