Rivian’s CEO RJ Scaringe Tweeted a video of himself surrounded by R1S electrical SUVs. Within the video, he explains how the second and third-row seats fold down and shares perspective of how a lot room future drivers will even have.

In a latest Tweet, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe gives followers of the automaker a glimpse at a posse of R1S SUVs. The video options eight totally different R1S’ lined up in numerous colours. Scaringe speaks about how he has been driving the R1S the previous couple weeks and has been loving it.

He talks about loading up his children and equipment, and even posted together with the video, “Prepared for tenting!” This definitely suits the theme of outside, all-terrain conditions the high-performance EV is geared particularly towards.

Scaringe admits many individuals have been interested by how the second and third rows fold flat within the R1S, so he determined to share an indication. With the tailgate down, the seats lay seamlessly flat from the second-row headrests, out the EV’s rear.

Rivian’s CEO circles across the R1S to offer the viewers a full glimpse of the accessible house. Then he takes it a step additional. Scaringe then crawls his 6′ 2″ body into the again of the R1S and lays flat, looking towards the rear of the EV. Even sprawled out, it seems there’s not less than a foot or two of house earlier than the tailgate hinge. Scaringe factors out how nice this quantity of house might be as “an superior automotive tenting setup.”

Rivian’s R1S SUV

The upcoming R1S would be the second Rivian EV to debut. Regardless, it stays a flagship product along with the R1T pickup. Rivian plans to start deliveries of the Launch Version this August. Sadly, these reservations have been full for fairly a while. That being stated, two extra trims are scheduled to launch in January of 2022.

The R1S is ready to reach with a quad motor powertrain, providing as much as 7,700 lbs of towing capability. The battery additionally guarantees an EPA estimated 300+ mile range and may go 0-60 mph in 3 seconds. The inside might be accessible with 5 or seven fold-flat seats, garnering 108 cubic toes of cargo house

Final month, the automaker revealed the specs to its upcoming charging community known as the Rivian Adventure Network. Rivian will first goal off-roading pit stops, nationwide parks, and RV parks. Once more, becoming the outdoors-focused theme the model has constructed itself round.

Electrek‘s Take

The video from Scaringe showcases design effectivity and innovation to make the most of each inch of house. A vital issue when gearing up and trekking out within the open air for days at a time.

This was a sensible hype video too. Not solely does it provides followers of the model an replace to moist their beaks somewhat, but it surely provides outdoorsy clients a show of its tenting utility.

That isn’t to say Rivian is pigeonholing itself both by specializing in tenting. That quantity of house might serve all drivers, whether or not they’re hauling surfboards, a pack of Bernese Mountain Canines, or a Costco haul for a household of eight.

As Rivian strikes nearer to delivering its first EVs, it’s short videos like these that maintain the automaker on individuals’s minds. Maybe extra importantly, they maintain potential clients hyped to purchase their very own.

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