Rivian delays deliveries of pickup, SUV with big battery packs to 2023


FILE PHOTO The company logo is seen on a Rivian R1T pickup the Amazon-backed electric vehicle EV maker as it is parked outside the Nasdaq Market site during the companyrsquos IPO in Times Square in New York City U.S. November 10 2021. REUTERSBrendan McDermidFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: The company logo is seen on a Rivian R1T pickup, the Amazon-backed electric vehicle (EV) maker, as it is parked outside the Nasdaq Market site during the company’s IPO in Times Square in New York City, U.S., November 10, 2021. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo

(Reuters) - Rivian Automotive Inc will delay deliveries of its electric pickup truck and sports utility vehicle with big battery packs to 2023, Chief Executive RJ Scaringe said in a mail to customers on Tuesday.

Scaringe said majority of Rivian's roughly 71,000 preorders for its R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV in the United States and Canada were for a version of the vehicles with a small battery pack option, which provides 314 miles of range on one charge.

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