Rivian’s refreshed EVs, the R1S and R1T, have dozens of meaningful improvements under the skin. There’s a heat pump, which improves efficiency, and several other tweaks that are meant to make the car easier to manufacture and ultimately cheaper for the end user, including a lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery for the entry-level version.
The other battery pack versions are also different from the pre-facelift vehicles, and they should be better in every way–that’s to be expected from a refresh. However, as our friend Kyle Conner from Out of Spec Reviews found out, that’s not necessarily the case.
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