Rivian is now shipping its Gen 2 R1T and R1S EVs with tri-motor powertrains

Rivian is present shipping its electrical trucks and SUVs with a tri-motor configuration, adding an other powerfulness boost implicit the dual-motor version. The caller 850 horsepower powertrain uses Rivian’s caller in-house Enduro motors, with 1 successful the beforehand axle and 2 successful the rear axle.

The caller tri-motor setup underpins Rivian’s recently redesigned Gen 2 models, which launched earlier this twelvemonth successful conscionable a dual-motor configuration.

As reported by Inside EVs, these 2025 Rivian models are the archetypal from the institution to get a tri-motor setup, arsenic the erstwhile procreation lone came successful dual and quad-motor setups. Rivian volition commencement shipping its Gen 2 quad-motor mentation aboriginal adjacent year.

Between the beforehand and rear motors sits Rivian’s caller Max artillery battalion that’s susceptible of taking the conveyance up to 405 miles connected a azygous complaint successful conserve mode oregon 371 miles for all-purpose driving. The R1T Ascend Tri-Max starts astatine $99,900.

Tesla’s Cybertruck, the top-selling all-electric motortruck close now, besides has dual and tri-motor options. However, the second “Cyberbeast” exemplary has a higher starting terms of $113,990 compared to the Rivian. The EV marketplace has a year-over-year uptick successful sales, but electric trucks are inactive conscionable a driblet successful the bucket against EV cars and SUVs.