- The Rivian Adventure Network of EV fast chargers just hit a big milestone.
- The California EV maker’s charging network increased by roughly 40% in one year.
- Development has been slow in the last few years, but Rivian is now kicking things into high gear.
Rivian’s EV fast charging network, known as the Rivian Adventure Network (RAN), ticked off a big milestone this week. The California EV startup officially has over 1,000 DC fast charging ports distributed at 148 locations throughout the United States, according to the Department of Energy’s Alternative Fuels Data Center (AFDC). Four sites with 44 stalls have been added to the network in the last 30 days alone.
The maker of the R2 mid-size SUV uses its proprietary stalls, which are powered entirely by renewable energy, according to Rivian. Compared to last year, when the network had just over 700 stalls, we’re looking at an increase of roughly 40%, as noted by EV Charging Stations.
Rivian’s expanding charging network is open to all EVs, with the vast majority of stations (97%) open to non-Rivian electric cars. What’s more, the company’s network is integrating an increasing number of Tesla-style NACS charging ports, in addition to the CCS1 connectors that have been previously deployed.
Similar to Tesla’s Superchargers, Rivian’s DC fast charging stalls feature just one cable. Currently, 166 stalls (roughly 16% of the total) at approximately 50 locations feature a NACS connector, so there’s still quite a bit of work to be done. At the same time, however, six Rivian Adventure Network stations feature NACS chargers exclusively, which is a little unusual in the industry, as most, if not all, non-Tesla charging operators offer both NACS and CCS1 connectors at their stations.
That being said, it’s not surprising that Rivian went down this route. While the first-generation R1S and R1T EVs had a CCS1 port from the factory, the facelifted flagships—as well as the new R2—feature a native NACS port, eliminating the need for a charging adapter at NACS stations. What’s more, all Rivian EVs have access to the Tesla Supercharger network, which offers NACS connectors at the vast majority of stalls.
Rivian claims that by owning the hardware, software, and maintenance services for its charging network, it has managed to maintain a 98% uptime last year across its locations.
The first Rivian Adventure Network was announced in 2021, and for the first few years, development was quite slow, with the stalls offering free charging to Rivian EVs exclusively. That changed in 2024, when the company started opening up its DC fast chargers to other EV brands while simultaneously charging money for top-ups. The average price is currently $0.55/kilowatt-hour, according to the DCFC Tracker website.
Separately, Rivian operates a Level 2 charging network that has 540 ports at 208 locations in the U.S., which are known as Rivian Waypoints.