Back in early 2019, just after completing a $700 million funding round, Rivian founder and CEO R.J. Scaringe outlined the company’s future plans in a interview. One of the plans was to have six vehicles in its lineup by 2025. Two years later, with the launch of the R1T and R1S coming in September, Rivian is fueling speculation about those future plans. The has found six trademark the company has made for new vehicle names.
The filings were all done last Friday, July 23rd. The names all follow the S and T nomenclature Rivian has been using and span R3S-5S and R3T-5T. While no details have been given about any future models, using the current R1T and R1S, we can assume that these model names will be for various trucks and SUVS.
As pointed out though, previous filings point to vehicles that aren’t a truck or SUV. Filings from 2018 and ‘19 show interestingly structured names like Rivian 2C or Rivian 1A:
Rivian sent applications to corner the number two back in 2018 and 2019. Those filings cover the expected and , as well as a , and , plus a . Where those might be applied is a mystery, and it’s interesting that these earlier submissions have “Rivian” spelled out, whereas this month’s submissions requested the shorter alphanumerics.
Whatever is coming should be interesting. With two major product launches happening soon, an EV delivery vehicle production not far behind, and for another factory, Rivian’s future looks bright. Other than Lucid, Rivian is closer than nearly all the other EV startups in bringing an actual product to market. And after $2.5 billion in funding the company may meet its 2025 goal of a six-vehicle lineup.