EV startup Rivian has made its R1T pickup truck and R1S three-row SUV extra accessible by lastly making out there lengthy promised entry-level battery choices, referred to as a Commonplace Pack and a barely greater Commonplace+ Pack.
As they’re presently priced, the R1T with the bottom 533-hp Twin-Motor AWD powertrain and the Commonplace Pack battery begins at $71,700, rising to $74,800 with the addition of the Commonplace+ Pack battery. The brand new Commonplace pack replaces the outdated Commonplace pack, now Commonplace+, leading to a decrease beginning worth of $3,100.
The R1S with the bottom powertrain and Commonplace Pack battery begins at $76,700, rising to $79,800 wit the Commonplace+ Pack battery. All figures embody a $1,800 vacation spot cost.
For the reason that costs fall under the $80,000 cutoff for vehicles and SUVs, some prospects may qualify for federal tax credit below the Inflation Discount Act.
Rivian R1T, inexperienced, vs. Rivian R1S, silver
EPA-rated vary estimates for the brand new battery choices have not been printed however Rivian estimates the Commonplace Pack battery will ship as much as 270 miles and the Commonplace+ Pack battery as much as 315 miles.
Consumers on the lookout for extra vary can go for the mid-level Giant Pack battery that delivers an EPA-rated vary estimate of as much as 352 miles. Above it is a Max Pack battery that is rated by the EPA at as much as 410 miles.
Rivian nonetheless has extra battery choices deliberate for the R1T and R1S. The corporate confirmed to Inexperienced Automotive Studies that new LFP batteries, presently due by the spring, are nonetheless within the pipeline for each the R1T and R1S.
Rivian additionally plans to launch smaller fashions based mostly on a brand new R2 platform. The primary of those, regarded as an SUV, is scheduled to be revealed on March 7. Its arrival will probably convey down the worth of a Rivian additional. The corporate has beforehand hinted at costs ranging between $40,000 and $60,000.