This Is Rivian R1T’s New Powered Tonneau Cover

Rivian service facilities throughout the US have simply began to put in the up to date powered tonneau cowl on buyer automobiles.

This new tonneau cowl has been fairly a very long time within the making. The R1T was out there with a powered tonneau cowl when it launched however following plenty of points, the automotive producer determined to not solely cease manufacturing of it however to utterly take away it as an possibility on the electrical truck. As such, prospects had to decide on supply with a handbook aluminum cowl or no prime in any respect.

After engaged on the brand new cowl for greater than 12 months, Rivian confirmed in mid-October that it had handed its sturdiness testing and would quickly change into out there.

A member of the favored Rivian Boards revealed final week that their R1T had been outfitted with the brand new cowl. The proprietor says the redesigned prime continues to make use of one motor, versus the 2 motors that some house owners had been hoping for. It additionally options an up to date spring system designed to make sure the panels stay in good alignment, has strengthened gearing, and has been examined and proven to work even when sand is poured onto it.

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A few movies shared to the discussion board present that the quilt stays fairly noisy with some suggesting it’s simply as loud because the first-generation one. However, it definitely appears to be like fairly sturdy and is claimed to maintain out most water from the mattress when it’s closed.

In October, Rivian confirmed that it could begin reaching out to prospects “on a rolling foundation” to schedule appointments to have the brand new cowl put in. It’s being put in on these automobiles that had been specced with the powered cowl from the manufacturing facility however ought to be added as an adjunct in Rivian’s Gear Store shortly. It stays unclear how a lot it should value.