Rivian R1T’s Troubled Energy Tonneau Is Gone—at Least for Now

• Rivian has notified R1T reservation holders that it’s eradicating the powered tonneau possibility on the electrical truck and can “improve” the system to reintroduce it at an unspecified future time.
• Reservation holders ready for an R1T who need to obtain their truck as scheduled might want to select between getting a guide cowl or no cowl possibility in any respect.
• Selecting no tonneau leads to a $1500 discount in worth, whereas selecting the guide cowl possibility reduces the value by $700.

It is no secret that EV startup Rivian has had some rising pains in its first 12 months of delivering automobiles. Deliveries of the extremely anticipated R1S SUV skilled delays earlier this 12 months, and Automotive and Driver skilled our share of digital glitches all through our testing course of earlier this 12 months. In September, Rivian reached out to R1T homeowners to put out plans for a alternative tonneau cowl resulting from a litany of points cropping up for homeowners. On Friday the corporate introduced that as it really works on an answer, or as they put it, an “improve,” the present tonneau shall be pulled from manufacturing. The corporate plans to reintroduce the choice sooner or later however has not indicated how lengthy earlier than that occurs.

Preorder holders are being given two choices: select a guide tonneau cowl and see the value of the R1T drop by $700, or forgo the tonneau possibility totally and have the value drop by $1500. Rivian made it clear in a press release to C/D that neither alternative will have an effect on automobile supply date. The corporate remains to be engaged on updating its on-line configurator, one thing it expects to finish later this month.

The guide tonneau will consist of 4 interlocking panels, which could be saved in an accompanying cargo bag when not in use. It is going to be totally lockable and may shield cargo from “gentle climate.”In response to the assertion despatched to homeowners, any buyer with a preordered R1T slated for supply quickly is not going to obtain a guide tonneau for the truck till someday in early 2023.

Unusually, contemplating there’s the choice of no tonneau cowl, Rivian is planning to take away the built-in aspect rails beginning in 2023. A Rivian customer support consultant is quoted on the Rivian discussion board saying that there shall be no choice to retrofit a powered tonneau sooner or later. Both you already acquired your truck and have the choice, or you need to wait till “the foreseeable future” is over after which configure a truck with the powered possibility.

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