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Rivian’s Fast Charger Network Is Growing, And Most Stalls Work With All EVs Now

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I’ve got under 3k miles on my Ioniq 5, and I’ve only ever used two chargers. One was a DC fast charger on ChargePoint, and it took about 90 minutes to go from 30 to 60%.
Last week I used a Rivian charger and had arranged to get a pickup because I thought it would be a hour or more to charge up.
In 15 minutes it blasted my battery from 30 to 80%. Only downside is it was $27 for that speed.
I really want Rivian to succeed, but I'm finding conflicting reports about about its viability. From "doomed" to "maybe not doomed." I hope they figure out how to profitable, but the US EV market isn't looking great right now.
- Honest question, how is it doomed? Afaik it's being bankrolled by Jeff Bezos cause all the Electric Amazon delivery trucks are Rivian.
  
  I suppose Jeff could decide to stop bankrolling it, but as long as he does, "doom" seems unlikely for Rivian.
- I’m kind of suspecting Rivian has done enough that if they really falter they’ll likely get bought by another manufacturer for technology and expertise. I might be interested in one of their smaller vehicles when they ship, but having to go to another state to buy one hampers their viability a bit.