Car stuff (public number: chedongxi)
Author | The Way
Edited | Mumi
According to foreign media Inside EVs, an electric pickup truck caught fire in the Rivian automobile factory in Nomer, Illinois, last Friday night, fortunately, firefighters arrived in time, there were no casualties, and the cause of the fire was under investigation.
It is understood that this is the second fire in five months at The Rivian plant, the first fire occurred in the battery assembly area, and the location of the fire may also be related to it.
Although Rivian recently announced the construction of a second new plant in Georgia to increase production, the new plant will officially go into production and may have to wait another two years.
First, the Rivian factory recently caught fire again Firefighters from the two places jointly solved the problem
The fire broke out at 100 N. Rivian Motorway in Nomer, Illinois, Rivian's first electric car factory, and firefighters received news rushing to the scene on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022, at 9 p.m.
The Nomer City Fire Department issued a press release saying that after a Rivian electric pickup on the elevator caught fire, the factory sprinkled water from above, and the firefighters arrived and quickly connected the hose to the fire system inside the factory and extinguished the fire.
Foreign media Pantagraph added that the city of Normell mentioned that the size of the factory is huge, and it is necessary to properly ventilate the facilities and prevent other unexpected situations, and the nearby Bloomington Fire Department has also been asked for support, and firefighters who have been off duty have also been contacted.
▲ Overview of the Rivian factory
Second, the fire only damaged one pickup truck and did not cause serious damage to people
Thanks to the plant's sprinkler system, the fire cannot spread or damage other vehicles or equipment. Only one Rivian electric pickup truck was damaged, no one was injured, and the cause of the fire was under investigation.
The recent fire is not the first fire at the Rivian plant. As early as October 2021, there was a small battery fire in the automatic battery sub-assembly area, fortunately the firefighters arrived in time, and the loss was negligible.
▲Electric R1T pickup truck
Conclusion: Rivian electric pickup truck production is difficult to increase in the short term
In addition to the fires, Rivian is also facing a problem of low capacity. From mid-September to late October last year, Rivian produced only two electric R1T pickups a day, but the number of bookings for R1T pickups and R1S SUVs has reached 48,000.
Since its inception, Rivian has been regarded as Tesla's strongest rival in the United States, but since its listing, there have been problems such as stock price decline and low production capacity. For now, Rivian is still a long way from challenging Tesla.