Rivian has opened its first “Charging Outpost” exterior of Yosemite Nationwide Park, providing a singular charging station with an indoor house, snacks, academic video games, and extra.
On Friday, Rivian shared a weblog submit detailing the brand new Yosemite Charging Outpost, as situated in Grovedale, California, close to the park’s West entrance. The location options 5 DC fast-chargers, together with an indoor expertise heart and facilities submit that Rivian says is much like its Areas throughout the U.S.
The Rivian Yosemite Charging Outpost will likely be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. daily, providing a water station, complimentary native espresso, “make your individual” path combine for buy, a childrens’ play space, books from the on-site library, Rivian merchandise, and a lounge that includes furnishings constructed from upcycled, second-hand supplies.
Rivian’s outside facilities, together with the charging stations, academic video games about sustainability, and quite a lot of native crops, will likely be accessible 24 hours a day.
Credit score: Rivian
Credit score: Rivian
Credit score: Rivian
The Yosemite Outpost was constructed out of what was initially a Blacksmithing store inbuilt 1870, not lengthy after the Gold Rush led to Groveland’s founding as a mining city. The location of the outpost later went to grow to be an auto restore store, earlier than lastly re-opening as a fuel station.
The historical past of the location as a supplies and transportation hub for the neighborhood performed a significant position within the firm’s choice to pick out the situation, as identified by Liz Guerrero, Rivian Senior Director of Environments.
“We actually fall in love and gravitate towards buildings and communities which have a narrative or a possibility to breathe new life into one thing that after was,” Guerrero mentioned. “That’s why we fell in love with our Venice house and the South Coast Theater in Laguna. We’re all the time asking how we may give again or grow to be stewards of issues that existed earlier than us. We’re so excited to affix the present cloth of the Groveland neighborhood.”
The automaker has put in photo voltaic panels and partnered with U.S. Photo voltaic to make the constructing a Internet Zero Power Constructing, that means that it generates as a lot energy because it consumes. As well as, it makes use of a course of referred to as passive cooling to assist keep the constructing’s temperature utilizing its design.
Rivian additionally says the Yosemite Charging Outpost is the primary of many Charging Outposts the corporate plans to construct, largely round nationwide parks and different high-traffic areas within the U.S. The electrical automobile (EV) maker additionally notes that it not too long ago opened a Rivian Journey Community web site close to the Jap park entrance within the city of Lee Vining, in addition to deploying 58 Waypoints chargers at 11 totally different websites throughout the Yosemite Valley.
Rivian launches charger designed to open charging community to different EVs
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