Anybody seeking to buy Rivian’s R1T electrical pickup truck with the accessible Quad-Motor AWD powertrain and 180-kwh Max pack battery shall be upset because the configuration is not accessible. This is applicable solely to the pickup because the Max pack was by no means accessible on the associated R1S SUV.

It additionally extends to R1T preorder holders who had been knowledgeable this week by way of a letter that they will want to modify to a different configuration. The Max pack battery can nonetheless be configured with the usual Twin-Motor AWD powertrain, whereas the Quad-Motor AWD powertrain can nonetheless be configured with the 135-kwh Massive pack battery.

Rivian mentioned the change will assist simplify the manufacturing course of as the corporate continues to ramp up numbers.

Rivian additionally mentioned the Max pack battery together with a Quad-Motor powertrain with “further functionality” shall be made accessible once more at a later date, doubtless at an elevated value. Whereas preorder holders even have the choice of ready for this new configuration, the supply time could be awhile. Preorder holders prepared to go for one of many present configurations may get their pickup delivered as quickly as early 2023, Rivian mentioned.

For the Twin-Motor powertrain in each the R1T and R1S, Rivian can also be getting ready a efficiency improve. Rivian in January will announce a software program tweak that’s anticipated to spice up output to round 700 hp and 700 lb-ft of torque, in comparison with the present ranking of 600 hp and 600 lb-ft. The efficiency improve can also be anticipated to drop the 0-60 mph time of Twin-Motor fashions from 4.5 seconds to three.5 seconds.

The efficiency improve will solely be accessible on new orders, at the very least initially. Pricing data shall be introduced nearer to the market launch.

Whereas Rivian adjusts its car configurations, the automaker is constant to roll out over-the-air updates that add new performance. The latest is a Snow mode, designed for on-road driving in wintry situations.