Rivian and Lightspeed RV

[Donald Stanfield]

Can the Rivian R1S physically and legally tow the Lightship which is 8300 lbs fully-loaded with a tongue weight of 820 lbs?

No but the T could.

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[MasterofWilford]

Pebble Flow has fewer moving parts and feels more home-y to me. The Lightship is one big slide-out (slide-up?) and I hear those slide-outs are an absolute pain when they break. Completely useless at your campsite if that fails. Pebble flow is cheaper and can also hitch to your vehicle remotely. Pebble has smaller battery but says off grid capability for 7 days. Production supposed to start later this year.

Also, Lightship looks like a coffin when in tow mode. ?

100% agree. It is also 6,800 pounds fully loaded, which is 1,500 pounds lighter than the Lightship. The recharge/regen mode sounds very useful and the magic dock is game changing. Wonder how much less efficient it is than the LS when both have their motors run to help assist / propel. Pebble Flow is significantly cheaper. One worry is the quality of the windows.

 

[MasterofWilford]

No but the T could.

Awfully small market, so R1T and Cybertruck owners only? Even the Chevy Tahoe’s towing capacity can’t safely tow the Lightship. Highly doubt the typical large diesel truck owner would ever consider an EV RV let alone a 200K one.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

Awfully small market, so R1T and Cybertruck owners only? Even the Chevy Tahoe’s towing capacity can’t safely tow the Lightship. Highly doubt the typical large diesel truck owner would ever consider an EV RV let alone a 200K one.

I don't know what the market size is. The pebble flow is only 7K lbs so the R1S can tow it. That will appeal to more people.

 

[MasterofWilford]

I don't know what the market size is. The pebble flow is only 7K lbs so the R1S can tow it. That will appeal to more people.

That’s my point and why the Pebble Flow makes more sense for me and my R1S.

 

[DaveA]

100% agree. It is also 6,800 pounds fully loaded, which is 1,500 pounds lighter than the Lightship. The recharge/regen mode sounds very useful and the magic dock is game changing. Wonder how much less efficient it is than the LS when both have their motors run to help assist / propel. Pebble Flow is significantly cheaper. One worry is the quality of the windows.

According to Pebble, they got 1.8 kwh efficiency when in assist mode and 1.4 without. So 243 miles with an R1S or R1T (Large pack, I'm guessing). They also towed one on a 200 mile trip with a Cyberyuck and it went the full distance and back without charging and they said a good amount of charge left.

Yeah, the new windows on the production intent seem to flex a bit when they closed the door, etc. Maybe tightened up in the production version, I hope.

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