Rivian appears to be taking the bull by the horns with regard to design points on its R1T pickup truck. One in every of its most novel elective options, the Camp Kitchen is now not obtainable for order because it undergoes a redesign. The electrical automaker says that it doesn’t have a timeline for when the choice will return and it sounds as if the worth might change too.
The a lot marketed Camp Kitchen function of the Rivian R1T slides out of the additionally novel Gear Tunnel behind the passenger compartment of the electrical truck. Rivian reached out to prospects and posted by itself web site concerning the change.
The message mentioned partially: “We’re briefly pausing manufacturing of the Camp Kitchen as we work on an up to date design… As our workforce has continued testing the Camp Kitchen in varied environments, we’ve discovered alternatives to refine the design and make our model of cooking within the wild even higher. The redesign additionally contains updating the Gear Tunnel Shuttle, which is included within the Camp Kitchen bundle.”
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It additionally clarified that any prospects with the Camp Kitchen on their present orders would see it passed by October 18th. For now, the corporate isn’t making a gift of any particulars about when it will likely be obtainable as soon as extra. It did verify that ought to a buyer nonetheless not have their automobile by the point the Camp Kitchen comes again on-line, they then may add it again.
Sadly, Rivian’s language surrounding the change casts doubt on whether or not or not it’ll value any extra when it returns. The corporate particularly says that “We’ll share pricing particulars as soon as we’ve finalized design updates to the Camp Kitchen.” Rivian was additionally non-committal on a follow-up FAQ about whether or not or not prospects who had their Camp Kitchen order canceled could be price-protected.
“We’ll share particulars as soon as we’ve finalized the Camp Kitchen redesign and set new pricing,” it says. In the intervening time, it sounds as if Rivian remains to be within the very early levels of the redesign.