The brand new battery is just obtainable on dual-motor configurations and provides 410 miles of vary on R1T and 400 on the R1S
October 4, 2023 at 16:07
Rivian’s long-promised Max pack battery is lastly obtainable for the R1T and R1S. The up to date power supply provides as much as 410 miles (659 km) of vary. To attain optimum vary each the R1T and R1S have some configuration limitations although.
The Max pack is one thing Rivian has talked about for fairly a while. Providing 400 or extra miles of all-electric vary is a giant deal however the pack noticed quite a few delays till now. Now, as found by the oldsters on the Rivian boards, it’s obtainable however patrons who need it must make do with just a few very particular concessions. Earlier than we get into that, let’s discuss concerning the most obtainable vary on each the R1T and the R1S.
The pickup is the one one that may obtain as much as 410 miles of vary however that’s solely with 21-inch wheels. Those that choose 22-inch wheels will rise up to 380 miles (611 km) of vary and that drops to 355 miles (571 km) on Rivian fashions with the 20-inch wheels. In fact, these with 20-inch wheels additionally get all-terrain tires, which explains the drop in effectivity.
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It’s value noting that the R1S has an EPA-estimated vary of 400 miles (643 km) with the Max pack however the different vary estimates based mostly on wheel dimension are the identical because the R1T. On high of all of that, the one method to get the Max pack is to pick out the Twin-Motor or Efficiency Twin-Motor model of the R1T or R1S. It’s not obtainable on the Quad-Motor AWD variants.
The Max pack prices $16,000, which shortly skyrockets the worth of a base Twin-Motor R1S from $78,000 to $94,000. Those that need the efficiency model have an excellent steeper worth to pay although. That improve prices $5,000 by itself. In whole, a Efficiency Twin-Motor R1T or R1S will value $21,000 over the worth of a base Twin-Motor model earlier than different choices.
That worth could also be effectively value it for individuals who plan to road-trip their R1T or R1S. Few electrical autos out there can declare an EPA-estimated vary anyplace close to the 400-mile mark. Solely the Tesla Mannequin S and the Lucid Air can declare that sort of determine proper now and never a single SUV or truck in the marketplace is even shut.
