Andrew J. Hawkins

After Marques’ first negative review of the Fisker Ocean kick-started a shitstorm of finger-pointing and back-pedaling, the beleaguered EV company thought it had the perfect comeback strategy: What if we gave him another car, but this time with a software update?

Its latest quarterly vehicle report left a lot to be desired — 13,980 electric trucks and SUVs produced, down from 17,541 in the fourth quarter of 2023 — but Rivian still cleared a major milestone with the announcement of its 100,000th vehicle. That’s no easy task, when you consider that the company has been delivering EVs to customers for only about 2.5 years. Let’s hope they can stay afloat long enough to deliver another 100,000.