Rivian, a California-based electric vehicle start-up, has unveiled new entry-level battery and range options for its R1T truck and R1S SUV. These new options are called Standard and Standard+.
The Standard range option, available only with the dual-motor variants, is estimated to deliver a range of 270 miles from a 106-kilowatt-hour battery pack. Meanwhile, the Standard+ pack will provide an estimated 315 miles of range from a 121 kWh battery pack and is available for both the dual-motor and performance variants. Please note that the Standard+ option wasn’t available on the configurator at the time of publication.
Prior to this, the automaker offered two battery and range options, the Large pack with 135 kWh of total battery capacity and the recently launched Max pack with 149 kWh of total capacity. The new range options lower the entry point to Rivian vehicles, with both the entry-level R1T and R1S models experiencing a price decline of about $3,100. Additionally, Rivian mentioned that certain customers may qualify for a partial federal tax credit of $3,750.
Here are the prices for the new variants:
- R1T Dual Motor Standard: $69,900
- R1T Dual Standard+: $73,000
- R1T Performance Dual Standard+: $78,000
- R1S Dual Standard: $74,900;
- R1S Dual Standard+: $78,000
- R1S Performance Dual Standard+: $83,000
Rivian is set to unveil its first R2-platform-based crossover on March 7, which should markedly lower the entry point to Rivian EVs. Until then, buyers have the new entry-level R1 models to choose from.