 But while sales are growing, the growth rate has slowed way down this year. Drivers just haven't made the transition to electric as fast as carmakers expected, and a lot of traditional car manufacturers have tapped the brakes on their EV plans. Rivian has seen its sales grow, but it's still losing thousands of dollars on each car it builds. So it's scaled back some ambitions, including pausing plans for a new factory in Georgia. But with a cash infusion from VW, it's hoping to avoid the fate of other EV startups like Fisker, which just filed for bankruptcy last week.