The U.S. startup Rivian presented its first electric cars to the general public in 2019 after almost ten years of work in the background. Prices have already been given for the R1T pickup truck and the R1S SUV: the Stromer coming to Europe should start at $ 69,000 and $ 72,500 before tax, respectively. Now there is an update.
As Rivian announced at an event in California in the new year, the company will soon announce the final prices for its first works. The news agency Reuters Founder and chief RJ Scaringe already announced in advance that R1T and R1S would be a little cheaper than originally announced.
For the R1T, Scaringe expected a price of around $ 69,000, which would correspond to the previous level – but there is probably still a slight downward adjustment here. For the R1S, the company boss named around $ 72,000, or $ 500 less than initially planned. The prices are to apply to the medium-sized models with a range of 483 kilometers in accordance with the US EPA standard.
The starting price for Rivian electric cars will be lower than the prospects now announced: According to Scaringe, a basic model with a range of 370 kilometers is also planned, the correspondingly smaller battery should save several thousand dollars. Interested parties who want to drive more kilometers with one charge and have the necessary budget can later order a battery for a range of 644 kilometers.
With the R1S, Rivian is priced below the large SUV Model X from competitor Tesla, which is currently available in the US from $ 79,690 – the battery used, however, allows the Tesla an additional 45 E-kilometers (a total of 528 km). The Tesla “Cybertruck”, announced for late 2021, should be available from around $ 49,900 with a range of around 480 kilometers – and thus for significantly less than a comparable Rivian pickup.
In an interview, Scaringe asked how big the demand for the R1T and R1S, which can be pre-ordered for $ 1,000, was Reuters not say. He only spoke of a “very positive” reaction to the vehicles and noted: “We are thrilled with it. But now we are faced with the challenge that many pre-orderers will not receive the cars as quickly as they want because there is such a long queue. ”
Rivian wants to serve the first customers in its home market from the end of 2020, international markets are to follow in the following year. With its developed technology, the startup is one of the most promising new electric car manufacturers from the USA. Last year, Rivian successfully completed four rounds of funding, the last of which was $ 1.3 billion. Ford and Amazon, among others, took part in 2019.
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