EVTown
Welcome to EVTown USA! Located in Bloomington-Normal, IL. Normal is now home to Rivian. Questions? Email [email protected] or call (309) 454-9595.
EVTown is an effort of the Bloomington-Normal Electric Vehicle Task Force, consisting of leaders from various local governments, businesses and educational institutions. Behind the leadership of Normal Mayor Chris Koos, Bloomington-Normal has made great strides in achieving its goal of being the model community in the United States for electric vehicle deployment. EVTown aims to provide members of
02/22/2024
03/25/2022
Join Museum Librarian Bill Kemp for his presentation "Before Rivian: The Henney Kilowatt" and learn all about Bloomington's battery-powered "Car of Tomorrow." Fewer than 50 of these cars were sold during the 2-year manufacturing run (1959-1960).
Event Join Museum Librarian Bill Kemp for a program delving into the history of Henney Kilowatt electric car! Before Rivian: The Henney Kilowatt–Bloomington’s Battery-powered ‘Car of Tomorrow’ will be presented on Saturday, March 26, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. in the Museum’s Governor Fifer Courtroom. To...
11/01/2021
So nice to see Normal and Rivian getting national coverage!
How production of an all-electric pickup truck is revitalizing a Midwest college town The Rivian is the first American-made electric truck to hit the road, and it’s all happening in the small Midwest college town of Normal, Illinois. The groundbreaking truck has revitalized the community, as NBC’s Kevin Tibbles reports in this week’s Sunday Spotlight.
09/15/2021
Now this is exciting!
Watch now: Rivian makes history at Normal factory Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe drove the company’s inaugural R1T pickup off the production line for customer delivery.
07/20/2021
Rivian SUV shown during Blue Origin launch Rivian Automotive's sport-utility vehicle made a cameo Tuesday during the launch of Blue Origin’s New Shepard rocket carrying Jeff Bezos on board.
04/19/2021
Biden wants to build a national EV charging system under $2 trillion infrastructure plan, but it won't be easy An estimated $300 billion is needed to build out a global charging network to meet the expected growth of EVs by 2030, including $50 billion in the U.S. alone
04/19/2021
Rivian plant gearing up for June launch, the return of automaking to Normal and the dawn of the electric vehicle age Rivian, the startup electric vehicle maker whose inaugural truck, SUV and Amazon delivery van have captured the auto world’s attention, is launching production in June and plans to employ 2,500 at its plant in downstate Normal by the end of the year.
03/24/2021
Rivian electric trucks head out for Amazon deliveries in San Francisco Rivian has delivered the first of its trucks for all-electric Amazon deliveries in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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