Rivian unveiled an up to date second era of its flagship R1T electrical pickup truck and R1S SUV on Thursday, that includes a bunch of technical enhancements and two new powertrain choices with extra energy and vary.
Primarily based on Rivian’s estimated efficiency figures, variations of the second-generation R1 platform now boast sooner acceleration and considerably extra vary than Tesla’s Cybertruck.
With that stated the R1’s exterior styling, which launched in 2021, stays largely unchanged.
“We proceed to evolve our flagship R1 automobiles, providing high quality and efficiency with out compromise,” stated RJ Scaringe, Rivian CEO and founder. “Our revamped R1S and R1T push the technical boundaries additional, creating our most succesful merchandise thus far.”
The up to date R1 follows the launch of Rivian’s upcoming R2 and R3 SUVs in March. In April, Rivian briefly paused manufacturing to retool its Regular, Illinois manufacturing unit forward of the arrival of latest fashions and amid decrease demand for EVs.
