 Ryan Lucas, NPR News, Washington. As electric vehicle maker Rivian looks to begin offering less costly vehicles, including crossovers, a huge investment from German automaker Volkswagen may help that happen. Rivian reportedly lost upwards of $39,000 in every vehicle it sold in the first quarter. An investment of up to $5 billion from BW could help Rivian reduce material costs. On Wall Street, the Dow is up 36 points. This is NPR.