How companies like Rivian could speed up the transformation to electric vehicles

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Of the many companies competing in the world of electric vehicles with no fossil fuel baggage, Rivian is of the most solvent: founded in 2009 and with the financial backing of Ford and Amazon, which has committed to purchasing 100,000 of its electric delivery vans, the company has just confidentially filed for an IPO, almost two months after a $2.5…