The automobile model Rivian has one other 5 new EV fashions within the pipeline. That is evident from a brand new teaser that the Tesla rival has revealed. The 5 mysterious EVs seem after the three electrical vehicles that Rivian just lately introduced.
After Rivian introduced yesterday that it’s getting into right into a partnership with Volkswagen, the American automobile firm shared a outstanding picture of its deliberate EVs in a letter to shareholders. The picture reveals a curtain over 5 of the unannounced automobile fashions. This makes it clear that Rivian desires to considerably develop its portfolio within the coming years.
The teaser is similar to the way in which competitor Tesla offers previews of its plans. Elon Musk’s firm additionally commonly does this with related photographs with canvases over unannounced merchandise.
Rivian will launch the R2 electrical SUV this yr and the R3 and R3X crossovers within the following years. As well as, the second technology of the Rivian R1T and R1S might be launched, geared up with a brand new structure, engines and batteries.
Three reasonably priced vehicles
The coated mannequin within the column above R2 and R3 is constructed on the medium platform MSP. The fourth column reveals three vehicles with a fabric over them and that are constructed on a platform that Rivian describes as ‘reasonably priced mass market’. That may be a placing step, as a result of the most cost effective Rivian is at the moment the R2 and prices from 45,000 {dollars}.
The R3, which might be launched within the Netherlands in 2027, can have a lower cost than the R2, however not one which falls into the ‘reasonably priced’ class. Many main automobile manufacturers, together with Tesla, Renault and Volkswagen, are engaged on cheaper EVs with costs between 20,000 and 25,000 euros.
Pickup-trucks
The form of the hidden Rivian fashions doesn’t should say the whole lot, writes Electrek. A number of the thriller Rivian automobiles could possibly be small pickup vans, as they’re standard within the US. Rivian could also be trying to give you a less expensive various to the Tesla Cybertruck.
Tesla boss Elon Musk promised a $25,000 electrical automobile years in the past, however it can in all probability take till 2027 earlier than it comes onto the market in massive numbers.
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