Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe said he needed credibility when pitching his electric vehicle company. A Ph.D. from MIT helped.

Here’s how it went. Top Gear got their hands on a brand-new R1T. In the episode that airs tonight, the famous British TV crew takes the show off the beaten path with the American pickup truck.

Like most modern EV makers, Rivian leans heavily on tech to stand out. The R1T has two big screens up front — a 15.6-inch infotainment display and a 12.3-inch digital instrument cluster.

If everything goes well, we should see a few hundred new Rivian R1T on the road in November and in December, which would add to a total of 1,000 by the end of 2021 - at least, that is the target.

Rivian continues to hit key milestones in its quest to survive as a player in the automotive new vehicle market. The R1T pickup truck came to market a few years ago, followed by the R1S three-row SUV.

When it unveiled the R1T at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto Show, Rivian made some bold claims, boasting of Jeep -like off-road capability, sports car-like acceleration, and enough range to get you to ...

The Rivian R1T’s deliveries have officially begun and it has been the talk of the town ever since. The EV has garnered a lot of positive reactions from the auto community, and was even Doug ...

Rivian now offers a trio of wheel and tire packages including aerodynamically optimized 22s. Available Storm Blue exterior color and blackout accents complete the R1T’s 2025 model year updates.

Rivian’s claimed 3.0-second 0-60 mph time (increasing to 3.2 seconds on all-terrain tires), makes the R1T quicker than the Ford F-150 Raptor, Ram 1500 TRX, and every other production pickup ...

If you need to carry lots of gear, make an adventure-themed statement or simply never stop at a dirty gas station again, the Rivian R1T could be the solution. Related: More 2018 L.A. Auto Show ...

However, Rivian is redesigning it for something that doesn’t take up the entire gear tunnel. Maybe a Rivian R1T movie projector isn’t that far off after all.

The Rivian R1T electric pickup has arrived — and we got to drive it. The truck comes packed with cool capabilities you can't get in any other truck. The $67,500 R1T is all about camping, biking ...