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May 5, 2022 · This penchant for one-upmanship aside, Scaringe can best be described as the anti-Elon Musk. He’s a family man, with a wife and three young children. He’s vegan.
- William Cohan
Jun 5, 2019 · Rivian Automotive CEO RJ Scaringe laid out some new plans for his R1T and R1S electric trucks in a rare interview.
- Chris Katje
- He Always Wanted To Start Car Company: If you ask any of Scaringe’s close friends, family or former classmates, they will make it clear Scaringe had always wanted to create a car company.
- Graduated From MIT: Scaringe graduated with a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The doctorate came after graduating from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute with a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering.
- Free Lake House For Employees: Rivian moved many of its operations and employees to Michigan to be closer to automotive suppliers. In the move, many of the early Rivian employees made the trek from Florida to Michigan.
- Company Name: The first name given to the company Scaringe founded was Mainstream Motors. The name Rivian comes from “Indian River,” which is close to the town of Melbourne, Florida, where Scaringe grew up.
- “No Teaser Cars,” and The Rivian Coupe That Wasn’T
- Amazon’s Major Investment
- The Big Definition of “Electric Adventure”
- What About Tesla?
- What’s Next For Rivian
It didn’t always appear so outwardly easy for Rivian. Scaringe says he made a mistake back in 2011 that informed his “true-stealth” strategy almost a decade later. “When I first started, I was a little less quiet,” he says. “We said a few too many things. In fact, it showed a sneak peek picture of our coupe vehicle.” But Rivian never made that coup...
In February, Rivian announced a $700 million investment round led by Amazon. It was a major investment for Rivian, which up to that point had raised $450 million, according to a company official. It wasn’t clear how much Amazon invested, other than that it had led the round. A few days after the news, Scaringe offered a little more color around wha...
Let’s explain the “Patagonia” quote. It’s from Scaringe during the LA Auto Show, and has been repeated a lot about Rivian. Scaringe dropped the favorable comparison between his company’s eco-conscious, modern, chic, aspirational SUVs and Patagonia, the eco-conscious, modern, chic, aspirationalclothing brand. “Every single one of [our products] has ...
Scaringe’s focus on the future and his level of passion for the future of the planet is rare among automotive CEOs who make cars that run on fossil fuels, but he has a like-minded counterpart in Tesla chief Elon Musk. The comparisons to Tesla can’t be avoided if you’re starting an electric car company in America, especially when the next vehicle to...
The future of Rivian — now with about 750 employees — includes a lot of converging visions, but it’s hard to see how anywhere will be busier than the plant in central Illinois. Scaringe has hired Rivian’s leadership team and a product development team. Now it has to hire skilled workers for its plant. That’s what’s next for this growing company in ...
- Nick Lucchesi
Scaringe married Meagan McGone in Michigan in August 2014. The couple have three children together. [14] According to Forbes, Scaringe's net worth was estimated at $3.4 billion as of April 2021, but he lost his billionaire status in March 2022 due to Rivian's declining share value. [15] [16]
Mar 6, 2024 · With his glasses and brown tousled hair, there's a kind of Clark Kent vibe about him. And wouldn't you know it, right before my eyes, Scaringe changes from mild-mannered founder and CEO of...
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- Edward Loh
Jul 2, 2019 · At one point, Mr. Scaringe, his girlfriend (now wife) and several Rivian staff members lived together in a house in the Detroit suburbs. Except for sleeping, they talked cars day and night.
