The Rivian R1T’s slide-out camp kitchen is a intelligent EV accent that would quickly see a brand new iteration.
A patent utility revealed by the US Patent and Trademark Workplace (USPTO) on July 18, after being filed by Rivian in 2023, reveals another camp-kitchen design. The cooking equipment nonetheless slides out of the Gear Tunnel pass-through positioned behind the cab, however now features a grill.
Patent picture of a Rivian camp kitchen with grill
The grill seems to be a downsized model of the usual cookout merchandise, designed to suit into the Gear Tunnel and connect to the identical shuttle mechanism used for the unique model of the camp kitchen. Like that model, it is also powered by the R1T’s battery pack.
Rivian started displaying off its authentic camp kitchen in 2019, and marketed it at $5,000, however stored pushing again the launch earlier than eradicating the camp kitchen from its on-line configurator altogether in 2023. So the standard caveat that patented concepts don’t equate to manufacturing plans deserves further emphasis right here.
Patent picture of a Rivian camp kitchen with grill
This is not the one potential redesign of the camp kitchen Rivian has tried to patent, although. One other patent utility displaying a camp kitchen for the R1S SUV surfaced in Oct. 2023. As a result of the R1S lacks a Gear Tunnel, the camp kitchen deployed from the SUV’s tailgate.
Rivian has loads of full fashions to complete along with new equipment. The $45,000 R2 SUV is slated to start out manufacturing in 2026, adopted by the R3X and R3 hatchbacks. And Rivian simply teased fiv some further EVs in its announcement of a tie-up with the Volkswagen Group.
