EV startup Rivian has made its R1T pickup truck and R1S three-row SUV extra accessible by lastly making accessible lengthy promised entry-level battery choices, a Customary Pack and a barely greater Customary+ Pack.
As they’re at present priced, the R1T with the bottom 533-hp Twin-Motor AWD powertrain and the Customary Pack battery begins at $71,700, rising to $74,800 with the addition of the Customary+ Pack battery.
The R1S with the bottom powertrain and Customary Pack battery begins at $76,700, rising to $79,800 wit the Customary+ Pack battery. All figures embrace a $1,800 vacation spot cost.
Because the costs fall beneath the $80,000 cutoff for vans and SUVs, some clients may qualify for federal tax credit underneath the Inflation Discount Act.
Rivian R1T, inexperienced, vs. Rivian R1S, silver
EPA-rated vary estimates for the brand new battery choices have not been printed however Rivian estimates the Customary Pack battery will ship as much as 270 miles and the Customary+ Pack battery as much as 315 miles.
Patrons in search of extra vary can go for the mid-level Massive Pack battery that delivers an EPA-rated vary estimate of as much as 352 miles. Above it is a Max Pack battery that is rated by the EPA at as much as 410 miles.
Rivian nonetheless has extra battery choices deliberate for the R1T and R1S. The corporate confirmed to Inexperienced Automobile Experiences that new LFP batteries, at present due by the spring, are nonetheless within the pipeline for each the R1T and R1S.
Rivian additionally plans to launch smaller fashions primarily based on a brand new R2 platform. The primary of those, regarded as an SUV, is scheduled to be revealed on March 7. Its arrival will probably carry down the worth of a Rivian additional. The corporate has beforehand hinted at costs ranging between $40,000 and $60,000.