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Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe spoke to GLT after stepping off stage at the Designing the Future Summit in Michigan. He spoke to the lean product and process development conference about Rivian’s role in the future of mobility. For show-and-tell, Scaringe revealed the chassis on which Rivian’s vehicles will sit—nicknamed the skateboard. The thin base includes the braking, suspension, and cooling systems, with the battery in the middle.
“When there’s no body on the vehicle, it looks a lot like a skateboard,” Scaringe said.
With such a heavy chassis, what kind of jack will Rivian supply to raise the vehicle, to do a tire change. Maybe a hydraulic jack built into both sides will be a safer option. Knowing a spare will be available as an option, this does make me wonder.