Rivian has recorded about 200 employees while the electric car maker is preparing for an American economy with less incentives to go green.
The manufacturer of electric cars and sports for sports is preparing for a difficult year in which it plans to launch a more affordable model that even has become more expensive to buy EV.
A company spokesman said that the demobilization of workers is about 1.5 % of its total employees of about 15,000. The Wall Street Journal first reported the demobilization of workers.
Rivian is among many car companies that are preparing for changes in federal tax credits.
According to the beautiful beautiful President Trump’s bill, the $ 7500 tax credit, which some buyers receive to buy purchases, will end at the end of this month. A credit of $ 4,000 will end for the EVS used as well.
It is a sudden reflection of the efforts of Biden to address climate change emissions from gasoline cars.
Transport is the source of the most important climate emissions in California and the United States, and experts warn that the sector should become more clean to avoid the worst effects of global warming.
In California, nearly a quarter of the cars sold are either electric cars or fully hybrid components, according to the California Energy Committee.
This progress can stop. It is expected to weaken the gradual disposal of government credits from EV sales, which have already slowed due to the decline in consumer’s interest and high tariffs on imported cars.
Expect a slowdown in the demand with the end of the incentives, General Motors recorded 360 workers in Detroit due to the slowdown in GMC Hummer EV and Cadillac Escalade IQ. Volkswagen plans to vegetable 160 temporary employees and a slow production of electric all -wheel drive vehicles.
The latest Rivian, R2 SUV, is scheduled to appear next year.
“We have made some recent changes to the commercial team as part of a continuous effort to improve the operational efficiency of the R2,” wrote a Review spokesman in a statement to the Times.
It will be one of the most affordable options for the company, starting at $ 45,000. The current R1S SUV starts from $ 76,900. At this price level, Rivian will be able to compete with other EV companies like Tesla, which also has a model starting from about $ 45,000.
Rivian first named to itself with its ground -colored electric trucks, which first appeared in 2018. The company was established in Florida and moved to Irvine in 2020, where it is located today.
It appealed to the first arduous EVS inputs, as some models that exceed the prices of sports stickers exceed $ 120,000.
After taking the public company in 2021, the retail seller faced a number of challenges. She had to struggle with the problems of supply chain, sharp -price points and delay requests.
Like all EV companies, they are now struggling with political changes outside Washington.
Since Rivian is only made EVS, the company’s sales have been out of compliance credits. Previously, the company will sell these credits to other car companies that need to meet economics standards in fuel consumption and emissions.
In the second quarter, the company recorded a loss of $ 1.1 billion.
Rivian shares rose about 5 % this year. This is less than half of the nasdaq technology index for the same period.