Rivian is taking $1,000 deposits now, but test-drives are still in the offing, as is verification of its staggering acceleration and range claims. The RT1 will be marketed at three levels of range ...

2024 Rivian RT1 | Manufacturer image One big reason people buy pickup trucks is for their utility — a truck’s cargo-carrying bed as well as its towing and payload capabilities are big upsides ...

Key Points Rivian is an EV maker trying to break into the big leagues of the auto industry.The still-young company started out by focusing its efforts on high-end trucks.Its next big move will be ...

The Rivian R1T would win praise if it were merely a credible pickup truck that is also an electric vehicle, but it's far more. Not content to simply mount an electric motor or two under the hood ...

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.

The redoubtable Rivian R1T, the first crusher in a coming wave of electric pickup trucks, can soar unscathed over gnarly boulders, hitch an 11,000-pound load and scorch 60 m.p.h. in about 3.5 seconds.

Rivian beat out three other finalists to win this year's title: the 2022 Ford Maverick, the 2022 Hyundai Santa Cruz, and the 2022 GMC Hummer EV, which is set to start reaching customers this month.

Rivian’s electric pickup truck is the first on the market and is starting to roll out to customers. The company invited me to Colorado to get an idea of what it means when it calls the R1T an ...

The Rivian R1T, which won MotorTrend's 2022 truck of the year award, is seen on stage at the LA Auto Show on Nov. 17. Frederic J. Brown /AFP via Getty Images ...