Those looking to pick up a new Rivian R1T or R1S now have two additional battery options to choose from, named the ‘Standard’ and ‘Standard+’ packs.
Rivian has listed its Standard battery pack on its online configurator tool for quite some time but it has not been available until now. It is currently offered to customers who opt for the Dual Motor AWD powertrain and in the case of the R1T, provides the pickup with 270 miles (435 km) of range. The range for the R1S equipped with this battery pack is also 270 miles (435 km).
Read: Rivian R1S Now Available For Lease, But It’ll Cost You
Then we have the Standard+ battery pack. This pack can be coupled to both the Dual Motor and Dual Motor Performance powertrains and, in the case of both the R1T and R1S, lifts the range to 315 miles (507 km). Interestingly, Rivian has not provided any information about the construction of these battery packs nor what minerals they use. What we do know is that the Standard battery is a 106 kWh unit while the Standard+ has 121 kWh.
An entry-level R1T Dual with the Standard battery starts at $69,900 while the R1T Dual Standard+ is available from $73,000, and the R1T Performance Dual Standard+ has been priced from $78,000. Prices for the R1S Dual Standard start at $74,900, the R1S Dual Standard+ is available from $78,000, and the R1S Performance Dual Standard+ starts at $83,000. With many of these models falling below the $80,000 cutoff for the federal EV tax credit, they are available for an incentive of $3,750.
The addition of these two new packs means customers now have four battery packs to choose from. Sitting above the Standard and Standard+ packs are the Large and Max batteries providing 352 miles (566 km) and 410 miles (660 km) of range respectively.
