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With the aim of bringing next-gen electric vans to the streets sooner rather than later, Rivian and Mecedes-Benz have entered a partnership to rapidly scale up their production, which they hope will also result in vans at an affordable price point.

Automaker Rivian has rolled out a new software update for its electric trucks that makes them even more at home in the wilderness, launching an auto-leveling feature for campers looking for a good night’s sleep.

One of the lofty ambitions Rivian holds in the electric vehicle space is to establish a vast network of fast-charging locations spanning the US and Canada, and this week it opened of the first sites of its so-called Rivian Adventure Network.

Rivian and Under Canvas have teamed up to offer Waypoints charging stations at two of the latter's safari-style glamping resorts. The resorts will expand Rivian's presence in Southern Utah, an always-popular off-road adventure destination.

The era of the all-electric pickup truck has drawn a great deal closer today, with the very first vehicle rolling off the production line at Rivian's factory in Illinois, as revealed by CEO RJ Scaringe on Twitter.

Rivian plans to begin delivering all-electric R1T pickup trucks next month. Before it does, it launches a line of adventure gear that lets buyers build up a 400-mile all-terrain electric truck camper that starts around $72K.

Automotive startup Rivian is starting to make some waves in the electric vehicle space, and has now announced plans for a network of fast-charging stations that can add as much as 140 miles worth of juice in as little as 20 minutes.

The first of 100,000 electric trucks Rivian is making for Amazon have taken to the streets of Los Angeles, as the e-commerce giant takes the first steps in a low-carbon overhaul of its delivery fleet.

Amazon is showing off what it calls its first custom electric delivery vehicle, which is built by startup Rivian and has been tailored to suit its delivery operations, with plans to roll them out across the globe in 2022.

The world’s largest retailer Amazon has signed on to buy 100,000 of Rivian's zero-emission trucks as part of a wider push to clean up its business operations.

Overlanding in an electric vehicle, meandering miles off the electrical grid for days, has so far been virtually unfathomable. But electric truck startup Rivian is hoping to make it more mainstream. Its electric pickup camper has 400 miles (644 km) of range, a roof-top tent and an electric kitchen.