Here are 10 electric pickups you need to know about
An all-electric pickup truck from an American start-up… you know where this is going. Right? Except you don’t, because this pickup comes from an American start-up called Rivian. And, unlike that other pickup from that other company, it’s already in production.
Early trucks get a 300-mile range (longer- and shorter-range versions are coming) and quad-motor powertrain for 0-60mph in as little as three seconds, with prices starting from $67,500 (approx. £55k). It’s not short of loadspace either, with 330-litres in the bonnet, 350-litres in the lockable ‘gear tunnel’, and a 200-litre sealed bin beneath the rear bed floor. Oh, and it can supposedly wade through over 900mm of water and tow almost five tonnes.
Rivian has also promised a seven-seat SUV sibling, the R1S, though no word yet of when production might begin. You can read our first drive of the R1T below.
Click here to read our first drive