Rivian’s used batteries will assist help vitality independence in Puerto Rico – Roadshow

If the R1T’s manufacturing model is something remotely close to what we have seen already, I am certain it’s going to be a success.

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Rivian has solely confirmed off early variations of its R1S SUV and R1T pickup, however the firm has not been shy about dishing deets concerning what’s below the hood. We already know its battery pack is fairly darn superior, and its tech is clearly interesting sufficient to drag in some main buyers like Ford and Amazon. Now, we now have an concept of what Rivian desires to do with its batteries as soon as they’re not usable in its autos.

Rivian introduced this week that it has teamed up with the Honnold Basis, which funds solar energy initiatives, for a future mission that can use Rivian’s “second-life” batteries, often known as a used EV battery that is already achieved its time in an electrical automobile. The mission will see these batteries as gateways to vitality independence and renewable energy technology, and it will kick off in Adjuntas, Puerto Rico.

Utilizing the 135-kilowatt-hour battery packs from its growth autos, Rivian will take these batteries and transfer them into small modules that may gather energy from photo voltaic panels or different sources, lowering reliance on the grid. Extra particularly, Rivian’s first mission will present energy for companies in Adjuntas’ city sq., along with a small photo voltaic “microgrid.” Based on Rivian’s launch, Puerto Rico’s industrial vitality prices are twice that of the nationwide common, so it is clear why it is a good place to start out.

“Second-life batteries are a giant enabler to accelerating widespread adoption of renewable vitality, and it is thrilling to check this method contributing importantly to a neighborhood,” stated Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe in an announcement. “This mission permits us to mannequin a custom-made vitality storage resolution that takes into consideration house constraints, catastrophe resiliency and vitality independence.”

Rivian claims its batteries, from the pack to the administration system, are designed with second-life use in thoughts, making it simpler to tear ’em out of a automotive and slap ’em into the grid. The automaker expects this mission to kick off in earnest in 2020.

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