The new Lincoln EV will use Rivian’s all-electric platform

Ford and Rivian’s first electric collaboration will be a Lincoln EV, the automakers have confirmed today, promising zero emission luxury. The new vehicle will use Rivian’s so-called skateboard platform, the same architecture that it will build its own R1T pickup truck and R1S SUV on top of.

The news doesn’t come as a huge surprise, mind. Ford and Rivian had announced that they would collaborate on an EV back when the Detroit automaker had announced it would invest $500 million into the electric startup. Previous rumors had pointed to that vehicle wearing the Lincoln badge.

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