Rivian founder and Chief Executive Officer RJ Scaringe said he hopes the EV maker will one day be compared not to Tesla but to companies such as Nike or Apple. RJ Scaringe earned his PhD from MIT, where his research focused on the efficiency of internal combustion engines. Shortly after graduating in 2009, he founded a new car brand named ‘Mainstream Motors.’ The company, which was later renamed Rivian, operated largely in stealth for nearly a d…