A new electric vehicle car company is close to rolling off it’s first delivery vans, trucks and SUVs from the assembly line in Bloomington-Normal.
Rivian recently hosted US Senator Dick Durbin for a tour and he says the state is primed to be a leader in electric vehicles and that’s why he wants billions in federal infrastructure spending to include charging stations.
Electric vehicles don’t burn gasoline or ethanol – Durbin says biofuel producers need to be ready to adapt to what he sees as the future of transportation.
“Both biofuels and the petroleum industry have got to look at the evolving economy in honest terms. IN honest terms the major car manufacturers are telling us we are moving toward electric vehicles. It is going to take several generations for it to become a major factor and during that period of time these sources have to be very honest about what is going to happen. I think that is the reality.”
Amazon has pledged an order of 100,000 delivery vans from Rivian.
***Report Courtesy of farmweeknow.com***
