Rivian has raised the unique $67,500 base worth of its quad-motor R1T electrical pickup with giant battery packs to $79,500 (sans vacation spot costs). That’s a whopping $12,000 enhance that may apply to most reservation holders aside from these within the very last phases of buy. The worth of the R1S SUV (beneath) can also be being hiked by $12,000 from $72,500 to $84,500.

“Like most manufacturers, Rivian is being confronted with inflationary pressure, increasing component costs, and unprecedented supply chain shortages and delays for parts (including semiconductor chips),” mentioned Rivian’s chief progress officer Jiten Behl.

If you have been nonetheless hoping to pay the decrease costs, there may be another choice. Rivian has launched dual-motor variations of the R1T and R1S EVs, with each beginning on the authentic $67,500 and $72,500 costs. You even have the choice of equipping the dual-motor automobiles with the massive battery packs, priced at $73,500 for the R1T and $78,500 for the R1S. 

However, neither of these automobiles will likely be accessible till 2024, and each may have smaller “standard” battery packs that ship much less vary than the massive packs (260 miles as a substitute of 310 miles). So you will be getting rather a lot much less automobile for a similar cash. 

The dual-motor variants (one at every axle) may have motors designed, engineered and manufactured by Rivian. They’ll ship 600 HP and 600 pound-feet of torque, in line with Rivian, delivering a 4.0-second 0-60 mph time. That’s a few second slower than the fastest quad-motor R1T (835 HP and 908 pound-feet of torque), however nonetheless fairly darn quick.