Production of the all-electric Rivian R1S SUV is on pace to quickly overtake the output of the electric startup’s first production model, the R1T pickup truck.
While recently speaking at a Deutsche Bang AG conference, Rivian chief financial officer Claire McDonough revealed that the R1S currently accounts for approximately 70% of Rivian’s pre-orders. Rivian says it is on track to build approximately 50,000 vehicles this year which will be double the number of vehicles that it built in 2022.
“We’ve seen significant progress in our ramp of R1S,” McDonough said. “It’ll be the first quarter in which R1S will be the majority of our production volume.”
McDonough noted that the recent launch of the company’s two-motor ‘Enduro’ powertrain is a reason for increased pre-orders and production, noting that “the Enduro ramp continues to be slightly ahead of plan.” She added that the in-house development and launch of the Enduro powertrain has also helped it overcome supply chain bottlenecks as the four-motor unit made by Robert Bosch GmbH has encountered order backlogs, Bloomberg reports.
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Two-motor variants of the Rivian R1T and R1S produce 600 hp and 600 lb-ft (812 Nm) of torque in standard guise while the optional Enhanced Dual-Motor AWD system sees these figures jump to over 700 hp and 700 lb-ft (948 Nm), or 708 hp according to a recently leaked EPA document.
Shoppers can have the electric motors fed by either Rivian’s 135 kWh ‘Large Pack’ battery or its more substantial ‘Max Pack’ battery. While range figures for the Max Pack battery are not yet known, it is reported that an R1S with the 135 kWh pack, 20-inch wheels, and all-terrain tires is good for a range of 305.79 miles (492.12 km). Meanwhile, the R1S with 21-inch wheels and standard tires can travel 348 miles (560 km) on a charge and the R1S with 22-inch shoes is good for an impressive 352 miles (566 km).
