EV · Charging Infrastructure Pedestal Charger Design-to-Value

$1.9M saved across the entire EV charging station.

$1.9MSaved
$9.3MSpend
20%Reduction
The Challenge

Where it started.

Rivian's pedestal charging station required cost-engineering across an entire product architecture. Existing cost benchmarks were sparse for new EV charging hardware.

SPEND DEPLOYED $9.3M total spend
CSC Approach

What we did.

Should-cost analytics across every major component. Competitive supplier benchmarking through CSC's global network. Design-to-value strategies identifying VA/VE opportunities at the design stage.

01 Diagnose Should-cost · Teardown 02 Source Supplier network · RFQ 03 Implement Negotiation · APQP · PO
The Outcome

Result.

$1.9M saved (19–20%) on $9.3M of charging-station spend. Cost models now inform future EV-charging product architectures at Rivian.

SAVINGS DELIVERED $1.9M on $9.3M spend SPEND 20% reduction
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