For all the people who will eventually be living in a van down by the river.
Made in the former Mitsubishi factory, Normal Il.
The spokesperson also confirmed that this specific van design will be exclusive to the Amazon partnership, and will be produced on a separate assembly line from the R1T and R1S passenger vehicles in the automakers Illinois assembly plant. Rivian also claims the van order will not cause any delay in delivery for reservation holders of the R1T and R1S.
And for the California types, maybe taxpayer-paid charging down by the river?
I can live in a van, by the river, and work at Am. It all works out in the end.