Rivian took the wraps off the car earlier this year, and indeed, it hits a lower price -- Rivian estimates that the vehicle will cost $45,000 when it starts delivering in the first half of 2026.

Design and interior While companies like Tesla are trying to push the boundaries of electric truck design for products like the Cybertruck, Rivian is taking a slightly more understated approach.

The Rivian R1T, with four electric motors, is even faster, with a 0-to-60 of 3.2 seconds. And its cabin is more posh, with the fit and finish of a $70,000 vehicle (whereas the Lightning starts at ...

The immediate future of Rivian relies heavily on lower-cost electric vehicles than the R1S SUV and R1T truck of today. But, a ...

Once inside, you’ll find a clever mix of modern tech and the rugged design that you would expect from a contemporary pickup truck. You won’t be blown away by any eccentric features like a yoke ...

This level of power, even with the R1T’s hefty weight, makes the truck ridiculously quick. Yet it’s easy to drive the Rivian in a normal way, too, as the power comes in a smooth, linear fashion.

The front trunk provides another 11 cubic feet of dry, lockable space, and Rivian’s revolutionary truck-spanning “Gear Tunnel” is good for an additional 11.6 cubic feet of the same.

The R1T also has a big storage area under its hood. MotorTrend’s writers also lauded the Rivian’s interior design and materials calling them worthy of the truck’s $70,000 price tag.

On its first try, Rivian produced the Goldilocks of pickup trucks. The Rivian R1T electric truck is neither too big nor small. It handles rock crawling and off-camber trails with ease, can zip ...

With the launch of Rivian’s R1T electric pickup truck just weeks away, the EV startup is beginning to let more people poke and prod at one of the buzziest vehicles coming to market. And it looks ...