Rivian Showcases The R1T Electric Pickup - Can They Become The Tesla Of The Truck Market?

Concurrent with its grand debut at the LA Motor Show, Rivian released a set of videos showcasing some of the abilities and features of its all-new R1T electric pickup truck.

The R1T electric truck is perhaps the most exciting entrant in the plug-in segment since the Tesla Model 3. Though its launch date is still a couple of years off, this electric machine really gets our hearts pumping.

Why? Well, it’s a truck and here in the U.S. trucks sell incredibly well. Beyond its truckness, the R1T is a long-range electric (perhaps capable of going over 400 miles per charge in the right configuration), it tows, hauls and has all sorts of really slick features.\

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SanJoseDriver - 11/27/2018 1:01:13 PM

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The specs pretty much blow away any other truck on the market but I'm not sure if people will be willing to spend that much on a truck. The starting price is $70k, with options and battery upgrades this will easily get into six figures.

vdiv - 11/27/2018 1:22:44 PM

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It has to start somewhere. If it was easy it would have been done by now. If they offer something mediocre, no one will pay attention or buy it.

skytop - 11/27/2018 1:39:18 PM

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Looks very promising.

TomM - 11/27/2018 1:42:15 PM

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Can they become yet another doomed EV company that failed to work in the existing marketing space - SURE.

Ten years from now - all the people who took their time (Like Toyota) in going to EV cars will be looking at the carnage that took out Ford- GM- VW - and Tesla.

PRBolt - 11/27/2018 6:00:40 PM

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Truck manufacturers better start developing all-electric trucks (if they haven't been working on development already) in order to be relevant in a few short years. Gas/diesel trucks will be at least twice as expensive to operate and can't touch the performance (hp, torque, efficiency, ease of maintenance, etc) of an EV truck or SUV.

valhallakey - 11/28/2018 12:50:49 AM

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How can you be down on a 10,000lb/ft of torque truck? You could yank the White House right through the center of the earth to Moscow with this thing. It is a beast!

SanJoseDriver - 11/29/2018 3:42:22 AM

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What could go wrong with propulsion using highly flammable liquids and controlled explosions?