Upfit for Duty! 🚨 Rivian R1S gets full bulletproof package & municipal lighting / siren package from PatrolEV division of EV Sportline

[R1TandMe]

This thing lacks in so many ways.

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[EV Sportline]

I had to look to satisfy my own curiosity - looks like they offer a ballistics kit for the doors and side windows. Unclear re: windshield.

On this R1S, we bulletproofed the doors and b-pillars.

Windshield and door windows is possible, but the cost is much higher than doing doors and b-pillar. We can armor as much or as little as the customer desires or budgets for.

 

[EV Sportline]

Oh dear, it must be a D.A.R.E. vehicle. A copper might make a couple of changes.

1. Bulletproof for 9mm? So I'm guessing some aramid fiber, maybe NIJ IIA or less. Who would order that? Even Ford Explorers are good for AK-47s.
2. What department would accept a siren package mounted on the floor? Jack, we are coming up on traffic or an intersection, quick lean forward and reach for the floor and hit yelp. No horn interface? Must have two people in the car to operate. It works for school show and tell.
3. So I open the rear hatch, and all the emergency lights disappear and are no longer visible from the rear.
4. Nice brackets for the windshield lights, and not painted black.
5. Whelen tracers for the running boards.
6. Whelen under side mirror lights.

First, we build to spec - so this is EXACTLY what the customer wanted. Every municipal customer has different specs / needs / wants.

1 - we off all levels of bulletproofing, you spec it - we build it.
2 - we offer a center console you'd find more typically in patrol cars. This is an admin build and exactly how they requested.
3 - Yes, we offer lighting integrated in the bottom of the tailgate, if specified. Visible when door is open.
4, 5, 6 -- as spec'd.

 

[EV Sportline]

Needs :
- 3rd row delete with rear being a complete caged area ( think partition and cage on window openings) to safely secure equipment. The vault is cool for personal use, but you won't fit a rifle, shotgun, beanbag shotgun, 40mm kinetic launcher, tac vest, extra pistols, helmets, gas mask... etc. Double it if you have a partner and one of you has your emt gear.

- Mechanical door locks that aren't push buttons. A physical lever that actually disengages the door lock in the event you lose all power.

- Has to be serviceable by City mechanics that go through some kind of Rivian certication.

-can't be totaled every time an Officer crashes minor or major.

Police cars are driven hard. Without being able to be fixed easily or cars being at Rivian service for weeks or months, it will guarantee that they are either not used for Police work or they become community service vehicles for show.

Really cool though...

we offer prisoner compartments and door / seat covers. This particular build is an admin build though, not a patrol car.

 

[gtpowell]

Ballistic glass is extremely heavy, typically consisting of multiple layers of glass and polycarbonate along with a TPU between each layer. Windows on ballistic proof vehicles I have built in past, were over 1-inch thick and so heavy the side glass required special motors and mechanics to lift the extreme weight of the side glass. These motors also required increasing wire gauge size to the motors as the current draw of the more powerful motors are much higher.

 

[s0ysauce]

I'm interested in the rear secure cargo container.

 

[EV Sportline]

I'm interested in the rear secure cargo container.

working on that listing now, will be posted for purchase on evsportline.com and patrolev.com soon!

 

[A_E]

Ballistic glass is extremely heavy, typically consisting of multiple layers of glass and polycarbonate along with a TPU between each layer. Windows on ballistic proof vehicles I have built in past, were over 1-inch thick and so heavy the side glass required special motors and mechanics to lift the extreme weight of the side glass. These motors also required increasing wire gauge size to the motors as the current draw of the more powerful motors are much higher.

I will show you ours on our R1S when it's done.

 

[Ye8qhYD7f]

any plan to offer the bulletproof kit to consumers?

 

[A_E]

any plan to offer the bulletproof kit to consumers?

Companies like Armormax or Alpine Armoring can do this. It’s not cheap.

 

[EV Sportline]

any plan to offer the bulletproof kit to consumers?

Yes, we do this. It’s reasonable pricing for doors and b pillar. Suitable and reasonable for a casual enthusiast who wants body protection.

The glass is a different ballgame pricing wise. Huge expense and compromises to vehicle / window thickness. If you’re a private citizen and really need the glass protection, you need it. But it’s definitely not a casual enthusiast thing.

 

[socaladam]

On this R1S, we bulletproofed the doors and b-pillars.

Windshield and door windows is possible, but the cost is much higher than doing doors and b-pillar. We can armor as much or as little as the customer desires or budgets for.

Then It’s not bulletproof is it? I’m not talking MRAP level protection here, but a minimum of a B3 rating would suffice. (Think 357 mag pistol)

Not to rain on your parade, but you’ve advertised and promoted something it isn’t.

You might as well have just put all the lights and sounds on the R1S for show and tell and offer it up as executive transport.

People who work the industry won’t bother spending money unless they can guarantee the client safety, even to a minimum. My prior life and the clients assigned to me required a minimum B3 rated vehicle.

 

[EV Sportline]

Then It’s not bulletproof is it? I’m not talking MRAP level protection here, but a minimum of a B3 rating would suffice. (Think 357 mag pistol)

Not to rain on your parade, but you’ve advertised and promoted something it isn’t.

You might as well have just put all the lights and sounds on the R1S for show and tell and offer it up as executive transport.

People who work the industry won’t bother spending money unless they can guarantee the client safety, even to a minimum. My prior life and the clients assigned to me required a minimum B3 rated vehicle.

Sorry you're misunderstanding, but we're very accurate in what we offer or not - I also made it clear in the comment you replied to as well = "On this R1S, we bulletproofed the doors and b-pillars."


These services are purely bespoke, whatever the customer specifies. This particular R1S I've posted here is built with the exact spec the customer choose, for the areas they wanted protection on. There is no 'right or wrong' here, it's what the customer selects.

 

[A_E]

Then It’s not bulletproof is it? I’m not talking MRAP level protection here, but a minimum of a B3 rating would suffice. (Think 357 mag pistol)

Not to rain on your parade, but you’ve advertised and promoted something it isn’t.

You might as well have just put all the lights and sounds on the R1S for show and tell and offer it up as executive transport.

People who work the industry won’t bother spending money unless they can guarantee the client safety, even to a minimum. My prior life and the clients assigned to me required a minimum B3 rated vehicle.

I always refer to it as bullet resistant. I don't see a point in adding ballistic protection to a vehicle unless you're doing the entire thing which includes the glass. I could see a scenario where a department may want to just do the doors for "cover." Sometimes they shoot out their front windshield.

As a civilian vehicle you would want the entire thing protected though.

Something that would protect against common handgun calibers would run you around $43,000 to do all windows and doors. If you're doing it right, 360 degree protection would run higher, just over 70k for basic handgun. For high powered rifle you're looking at closer to 80k but if you're already spending 70k why not spend 80k...

That is on the cheaper side of things. I have seen some companies charge over $100k for 360 degree protection up to 5.56.

 

[EV Sportline]

I always refer to it as bullet resistant. I don't see a point in adding ballistic protection to a vehicle unless you're doing the entire thing which includes the glass. I could see a scenario where a department may want to just do the doors for "cover." Sometimes they shoot out their front windshield.

As a civilian vehicle you would want the entire thing protected though.

Something that would protect against common handgun calibers would run you around $43,000 to do all windows and doors. If you're doing it right, 360 degree protection would run higher, just over 70k for basic handgun. For high powered rifle you're looking at closer to 80k but if you're already spending 70k why not spend 80k...

That is on the cheaper side of things. I have seen some companies charge over $100k for 360 degree protection up to 5.56.

Yes, municipalities often protect the 'doors' only, so they can hide behind them during shootouts. Very typical in upfitting. Most refer to it was 'bulletproofing', understanding there are levels and limitations. No one gets too wrapped up on the semantics of -proofing/-resisting/-protecting/-etc. It's clearly laid out from an expectation perspective by rating (ie level of protection) and areas to protect. Again, whatever the customer wants

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