Factory winch and sliders / rock rails spotted on this Rivian R1T?

[av8or]

Allegedly trying the rubicon with factory plates.

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[HaveBlue]

Wow sure is. Looks like synthetic rope based on the hook. Seems like it would need a real battery to keep the Prius sized ones from overdischarging. The sliders don't look like the patent step sliders but the pic isn't very good.

 

[electruck]

Also note that the corners of the front bumper in front of the front tires have been "carved out" for additional clearance.

 

[Chewy734]

I love how phone cameras nowadays have like a billion pixels, but whenever someone posts some important picture, it looks like it was taken from some Blackberry in the 90s.

 

[av8or]

I love how phone cameras nowadays have like a billion pixels, but whenever someone posts some important picture, it looks like it was taken from some Blackberry in the 90s.

Sorry about that. I zoomed in on a Facebook picture and took a screenshot.

 

[Neuneleven]

why are they being towed by an ICE truck? Couldn't they flatbed the truck in tow by another Rivian truck? Not great PR - unless of course it's not done by Rivian...

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

why are they being towed by an ICE truck? Couldn't they flatbed the truck in tow by another Rivian truck? Not great PR - unless of course it's not done by Rivian...

Because it’s not a PR stunt. Because towing reduces range significantly and not efficient use of business hours for the test crew. This wasn’t a press event. Just a business going about its business and probably using a contractor to transport a test and evaluation unit. Plus, electrification is never about being fully green and completely displacing ICE (impossible and impractical). It’s about being more green.

 

[mroe]

I saw this truck a few months ago when I was off road in the eastern sierra. Want a factory winch and a stronger bumper so badly!

 

[Ralph]

why are they being towed by an ICE truck? Couldn't they flatbed the truck in tow by another Rivian truck? Not great PR - unless of course it's not done by Rivian...

Perhaps they (Rivian) simply called a tow service that was available in the area of the trail where the failure happened?

 

[Calvin2518]

I absolutely love my R1T. Best vehicle I have ever owned.

I am very excited to get my next R1 that’s hopefully a little more rugged like this (and fingers crossed with rear wheel steering!)

Love to see them testing and doing more R&D!

 

[Neuneleven]

Because it’s not a PR stunt. Because towing reduces range significantly and not efficient use of business hours for the test crew. This wasn’t a press event. Just a business going about its business and probably using a contractor to transport a test and evaluation unit. Plus, electrification is never about being fully green and completely displacing ICE (impossible and impractical). It’s about being more green.

It was not implied this was a PR stunt. How far were they moving the truck? what makes the ICE more efficient if the event is under 50 miles from their base, even with a doubling of the electricity use, that would still leave enough range. And as I mentioned, if the event is not by Rivian, then it's fully understandable as it's not from the maker of the car being tested

 

[Ralph]

I saw this truck a few months ago when I was off road in the eastern sierra. Want a factory winch and a stronger bumper so badly!

It seems to me that if we ever get the option for that winch and bumper it will be with a complete spec refresh. If Rivian won't provide for or let current owners, who they forced into manual covers, retrofit the new auto tonneau cover, they are highly unlikely to make this available to us.

And if they did, it would likely be around $10k.

 

[MountainBikeDude]

Perhaps they (Rivian) simply called a tow service that was available in the area of the trail where the failure happened?

It is a bit lame. They could have chosen to flatbed it with a gas vehicle as well to avoid being parked at a charger constantly next to other Rivian owners asking a million questions.

 

[MountainBikeDude]

It seems to me that if we ever get the option for that winch and bumper it will be with a complete spec refresh. If Rivian won't provide for or let current owners, who they forced into manual covers, retrofit the new auto tonneau cover, they are highly unlikely to make this available to us.

And if they did, it would likely be around $10k.

I'm sure they've tried to utilize the existing structure. It would be poor business sense to alienate 30-50k worth of customers.

 

[R1Sky Business]

I love how phone cameras nowadays have like a billion pixels, but whenever someone posts some important picture, it looks like it was taken from some Blackberry in the 90s.

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