Rivian R1T Max battery with quad-motors pushed to 2024

Rivian will in the end supply three battery packs for the R1T pickup and R1S SUV. We have seen considered one of them so far, the 135-kWh Massive pack good for an estimated vary of 314 miles within the quad-motor R1T. There is a 105-kWh Commonplace pack under it, a 180-kWh Max pack above. In December of final yr, Rivian introduced it might delay rollout of the Max pack till 2023. The automaker mentioned simply 20% of preorders for each autos specced the most important battery; specializing in overwhelming majority wanting the Massive pack would assist speed up manufacturing. An identical scenario has come up almost a yr later, The Kilowatts posting communication from Rivian to reservation holders who ordered the Max pack quad-motor powertrain that their autos will not arrive till 2024, the identical yr the Commonplace pack is anticipated to start deliveries. The Commonplace battery will solely be fitted to the dual-motor powertrain.

Consumers who wished the Max pack with twin motors are scheduled to start receiving their rides in summer time 2023. Consumers who do not need to anticipate 4 motors can both reconfigure their vehicles to the dual-motor model and save $6,000, or take the much less capacious Massive battery pack and save $10,000. They will additionally cancel their reservations. Within the meantime, Rivian says their buyer accounts have been up to date with the revised 2024 supply home windows, and the automaker will start notifying all clients awaiting supply about their estimated supply occasions as soon as each three months. The corporate’s configurator says that any pickup or SUV ordered at this time should not be anticipated till late 2023. 

Rivian’s at the moment testing its new Enduro motors New Zealand to be used within the R1T and R1S. These are Rivian’s first in-house motors, designed for the electrical supply vans (EDV) that may use a single Enduro motor on the entrance axle. The e-motors in Rivian’s quad-motor powertrain are Bosch models that Rivian reengineered. The tough specs for the two-motor powertrain are at the very least 600 horsepower and 600 pound-feet of torque, in a position to tow 11,000 kilos. Powered by the Commonplace battery, the 2 motors are estimated to be good for 260 miles of vary on a cost. With the Massive pack that rises to an estimated 320 miles, the Max pack will get an estimate of 400 miles or extra. The automaker says “with the next gear ratio on the rear motor, the Twin-Motor system biases extra torque rearward and likewise options entrance to rear torque management, offering a excessive stage of on-road and off-road efficiency, towing functionality and all-weather traction.”

Extra updates ought to arrive earlier than the yr is out, the Rivian telling clients, “We plan to share extra information on the Max pack later this yr.”

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