Rivian electric truck.

[Badhabit]

Saw one in Yakima the other night. Owner said 800 hp 0 to 60 3 sec. I have never heard of this ev truck. Anyone else?

[Rutnbuxnbulls]

Yup they’re a new EV rig. Kinda cool lots of neat storage spaces, good power output. They have had some issues getting rolling, newer manufacturers. I’ve see a few around better looking than Tesla truck! I wouldn’t mind one if I had some extra cash lying around.

[h2ofowlr]

I keep seeing them on the road between Seattle and Bellingham.  They look interesting.  Probably great as long as you never have to pull anything with it.

[Bareback]

MSRP starting @ $67.5K. That’s a lot for a fast buggy to go to Home Cheapo or tow your boat no more than 20 miles.

[trophyhunt]

No thanks!

[HntnFsh]

Ive seen a few. 1 was pulling about an 18 foot cam trailer up the Oregon coast down by Florence.

[jackelope]

There’s a dealer in Bellevue selling lots of them. Anywhere from $70k-100k. Lots and lots of power. Tons of pulling power. Range takes a big hit when towing. Fit and finish under the paint is not very nice.

[Sandberm]

Saw an ad for one the other day. That 800hp really stood out to me.

Can't remember the name, but there is a new battery motocross bike coming out of Europe that also makes ridiculous hp compared to a modern 450. Like, unrideable amounts of power accept in a strait line.

[LDennis24]

Saw an ad for one the other day. That 800hp really stood out to me.

Can't remember the name, but there is a new battery motocross bike coming out of Europe that also makes ridiculous hp compared to a modern 450. Like, unrideable amounts of power accept in a strait line.

Oh boy! Hill climbs would be nothing with an electric bike! You wouldn't need to choose a gear! Just go!

[lee]

Towing capacity: 11,000 lbs
MSRP: From $67,500
Make: Rivian
Range: 260 to 314 mi battery-only
Battery: 135 kWh lithium-ion
Battery charge time: 13h at 220V,..........................  13 hours!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No thanks!!!!

[ljsommer]

There's definitely a use-case for this truck, I just don't see it being hunting (plus who would want to park that at a trailhead). Handsome truck with incredible usability. Really solid offroad as well with great ground clearance.

[follow maggie]

I haven’t seen one in person,  yet they’re pretty cool rigs. I just don’t understand why the people that design these battery rigs think they need to be so ugly.

[bearpaw]

FWW - I do think electric vehicles have their place and are in our future, they will make very good sense, when we have the technology and the infrastructure to support them. Currently, it seems this big push to electric before the electric grid has been improved is not well thought out, increase electric demand is certain to lead to more brown outs. Whatever happened to planning and critical thinking?

[Sandberm]

One thing I thought of is if you need a special charging plugin...some setup that will be used for your EV...where do you put it assuming you have to charge your EV every night?

In the garage? If you are like me you periodically have projects that take up floor space in the garage for a week or more and so you park your vehicle outside.

An outside charging station? So I have to park my car in the same spot every night where it will get snowed on instead of inside?

Will these at home charging stations have a 100 foot extension cord? I assume the cord is pretty short?

[kselkhunter]

Saw an R1T in the snow other day.  I have been following Rivian since it started. The R1T truck is smaller than I was expecting from the photos, now having seen one in person.  But very nice off road capabilities in them.   I would like the SUV version (R1S) that is starting to ship.  Considering it's competing against the Volvo, Mercedes, BMW, Tesla class of vehicles it is a compelling option for an electric SUV.

Here is the real world charging time on a DC fast charger (which is what most people would use on a road trip).  42 minutes to charge from 10% to 80% charge.  20 minutes to get to first 140 miles added.  It's not a linear charging rate. 
https://insideevs.com/news/586886/how-long-to-charge-rivian-r1t/

With the next gen DC fast charging stations coming out, the charge times will go down from these numbers as more of the new faster charging stations get deployed. 

With a Rivian wall charger at home, it charges at 25 miles per hour replenishment rate. 

Rivian is currently the best option for electric truck or SUV.  But competitors are coming with new models, so will see how the market shakes out.