Rivian R1T electric pickup truck (and R1S SUV) - Normal IL

[scottf200]

Impressive specs. Built in Normal, IL

This company has been working on this for several years. It looks quite impressive. At the bottom of this post is the Silverado truck and Ford truck yearly sales. I suspect there is room for a BEV truck and the prices of ICE trucks go pretty high (60-70s) already.
Rivian product link: Rivian

https://electrek.co/2018/11/26/rivia...kup-specs/amp/

The startup was founded by CEO RJ Scaringe, a MIT graduate, and it has been in stealth mode since its inception in 2009 up until last year when they took over a shuttered Mitsubishi factory in Normal, Illinois. https://electrek.co/2017/01/09/rivia...lant-illinois/

https://insideevs.com/rivian-r1t-ele...k-world-debut/

The all-new Rivian R1T electric pickup truck will be in a class of its own.

Several years ago, Rivian Founder and CEO RJ Scaringe initiated a plan to bring a vehicle lineup to market that has never been executed before. After years of research, planning, and development, the R1T electric pickup truck will be unveiled as the first entrant in the realization of Scaringe’s dream.

Many have long-awaited Rivian’s launch and assumed the vehicle would be easily comparable to today’s trucks — aside from the fact that it’s100-percent electric — but that’s not really the case. In fact, Rivian has gone so far as to create its own unofficial vehicle class in which its R1T fits perfectly: Electric Adventure Vehicles.

 

[Vitold]

Is the trailer weight rating 5000lbs or 5000kg?

 

[fbitz777]

Is the trailer weight rating 5000lbs or 5000kg?

5000kg (11000lbs)

Tesla MUST BUY that company! I want it !

 

[Vitold]

The spec table above shows lbs in one place and kg in other.

There is nothing special about this truck other than the skateboard and battery. Both technologies Tesla has figured out therefore of little value so. Maybe Ford could be a buyer if they felt the need to get to market few years quicker.

 

[scottf200]

Companies page (first link in OP) - 5000kg (11000lbs)

 

[Trips]

Rivian looks to be making a normal truck that gets parked in the garage. Bollinger's B2 looks to making a work truck that gets parked at a job site or in a river.

 

[scottf200]

Rivian looks to be making a normal truck that gets parked in the garage. Bollinger's B2 looks to making a work truck that gets parked at a job site

or in a river.

Watch Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Truck Do Some Proper Off-Roading
Watch Rivian R1T Electric Pickup Truck Do Some Proper Off-Roading

 

[scottf200]

Continuation from above (5 limit)

 

[TheLocNar]

The spec table above shows lbs in one place and kg in other.

There is nothing special about this truck other than the skateboard and battery. Both technologies Tesla has figured out therefore of little value so. Maybe Ford could be a buyer if they felt the need to get to market few years quicker.

I bet they’ll have better quality control and paint. Hope we can see firsthand in 2020 like they are planning.