The Rivian R1T is a highly capable electric pickup truck with an impressive EPA-estimated range. Can this family use it for road trips towing their Airstream?

Check out the Rivian R1T and R1S price, specs, range, towing capability, release date, and everything you need to know about the exciting Amazon-funded Tesla competitor.

The all-electric Rivian R1T pickup has a towing capability of up to 11,000 lbs (4,990 kg), but towing might cut the range in half, as one of the first reports showed.

64-80% Power, 67-91% Torque, 100% Towing Base Dual Motor models will produce 533 hp and 610 lb-ft of torque. Software programming gives Performance models a Sport mode and ups output to 665 hp and ...

If that's not enough, there's also a hidden trailer hitch. Rivian normally covers that up on the R1T, so as to aid with aerodynamics, but pop it off and there's support for a 2-inch Class V receiver.

The Ford Lightning offers a max towing capacity between 7,700 lbs (Pro) and 10,000 lbs (XLT, LARIAT). Rivian says its R1T can tow up to 11,000 lbs. Let’s see who wins in a towing test.

Rivian’s first-generation electric vehicles, the flagship R1T electric truck and sister R1S SUV model, are built to go beyond the norm with the ability to drive through 3ft of water, rock crawl ...

The First Rivian R1T real-life towing test shows a big range penalty, with charging needed every 100 miles (162 km). A cross-country trip is still possible, although not entirely convenient.

To ensure the R1T was as capable as promised, the team made “multiple runs” towing a 30 foot (9.1 meter) trailer loaded to weigh 11,000 lbs (4,990 kg).

With an 11,000-pound towing capacity and 1,764-pound payload limit, the mid-size all-electric Rivian R1T pickup does utility in all the expected ways — and also some unexpected ones.

TFLTruck took their Rivian R1T up to what they call the IKE gauntlet named for an eight-mile section of road on I-70 in Colorado that incorporates the Eisenhower / Johnson tunnel with a peak ...

Rivian set out to impress at the flagship end of the market with its first R1T and R1S electric vehicles: now, it has to build versions that the rest of us can afford. The new R1 Dual-Motor series ...