Rivian charging network grows 39% in a year to 1,185 fast-charging points

The Rivian charging network expanded quickly over the past year. According to the company's third-quarter report, the number of DC fast-charging points on the Rivian Adventure Network rose 39%. DC fast charging refers to a system that fills a battery far faster than alternating current does.

Rivian positions the network as infrastructure built for its own vehicles. Its cars can also use tens of thousands of public DC chargers, including Tesla Superchargers. Even so, the company continues to invest in its own network.

Rivian Adventure Network's current status

The network now has 1,185 charging points capable of delivering up to 300 kW. That is a 39% increase compared with the third quarter of 2025. The number of stations grew 26% to 165. Rivian shared the figures alongside its third-quarter financial results.

The company says every kilowatt-hour delivered through the network is matched with renewable energy. That energy may come from sources in different regions rather than from the station itself. In other words, individual stations are not powered directly by solar or wind. Total consumption is balanced against renewable generation.

Slower Waypoint Level 2 network barely grows

The picture is different for the slower Waypoint network. Its Level 2 network, which uses alternating current, consists of 540 chargers at 208 sites across the United States. Data from the U.S. Department of Energy's Alternative Fuels Data Center show that Rivian installed only ten 11 kW units this year. The last two went live in October. Rivian's latest filings do not mention this network at all.

The Rivian Adventure Network is still small next to Tesla. Tesla operates more than 40,000 fast-charging points at about 3,300 sites in the United States. It also runs roughly 14,000 Destination chargers at around 4,000 sites.

Rivian announced this growth at a time when the R2 is the company's best-selling vehicle.