Rivian has made its largest battery, a 180-kwh unit dubbed the Max Pack, obtainable on its R1S SUV for the primary time.

Beforehand restricted to the R1T pickup truck, the Max Pack battery can now be ordered on the R1S for fall supply.

Like on the R1T, the Max Pack on the R1S can solely be configured with a Twin-Motor powertrain. The R1S has an obtainable Quad-Motor powertrain, although this feature is obtainable completely with a 135-kwh Giant Pack battery.

Rivian has mentioned that it plans to make the Max Pack obtainable with an enhanced Quad-Motor powertrain at a later date, although to date solely the R1T with this configuration has been talked about.

The corporate mentioned it should present an replace on how prospects with an R1S preorder can replace it to the Max Pack. It hasn’t mentioned how a lot the Max Pack for the R1S prices however the firm mentioned prospects ordering this battery possibility can anticipate as much as 390 miles of vary within the R1S or 400 miles within the R1T.

The claimed vary of the R1S with the Giant Pack is 340 miles (350 miles for R1T), and with a 105-kwh Normal Pack is 260 miles (270 miles for R1T).

Rivian can also be making ready a efficiency improve for the Twin-Motor powertrain in each the R1S and R1T. A software program tweak is predicted to spice up output to round 700 hp and 700 lb-ft of torque, in comparison with the present scores of 600 hp and 600 lb-ft. The efficiency improve will drop the 0-60 mph time of Twin-Motor fashions from 4.5 seconds to three.5 seconds, Rivian mentioned.

In an investor replace on Tuesday, Rivian mentioned it managed to construct 24,337 automobiles in 2022, which was the automaker’s first full yr of manufacturing, but in addition a yr beset by provide chain points. Rivian mentioned these points will persist effectively into 2023, however that it expects to greater than double manufacturing to 50,000 items for the yr.