Again, the Top Safety+ Rating is scored/awarded based on a comparison against the particular vehicle segment (i.e. against other pickups), but simply against IIHS's own testing standards that applies to all vehicles it tests.
Top Safety+ Rating is impressive regardless of how crappy other pickups might be when it comes to safety. Of all vehicles on the market, only 30 earned Top Safety+
The IIHS has posted its 2024 Top Safety Picks / crash test results and for the 3rd straight year, the R1T earned the IIHS Top Safety+ Rating! ?
You can see on the list that no other pickup (ICE, Hybrid or EV) received the Top Safety+ award!
https://chatgpt.com/g/g-dHRRUFODc-video-summarizer
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ChatGPT's summary:
Overview of Updates: The video begins by comparing the new 2025 Rivian R1S with the older model, focusing on various updates in the undercarriage. The presenters express surprise at the improvements Rivian managed to implement.
Subframe and Suspension: The cast aluminum...
https://electrek.co/2024/08/20/rivian-rivn-approved-major-plant-expansion-r2/
Rivian (RIVN) approved for major plant expansion for R2
The Normal Town Council voted in favor of Rivian’s plant expansion on Monday. The amendments to its site plan include a new “R2” building, a 1.14 million sq ft...
https://electrek.co/2024/07/30/amazon-ev-milestone-15000-electric-delivery-vans-in-service-100000-by-2030/
When Amazon co-founded The Climate Pledge in 2019, it announced plans to put more than 100,000 electric delivery vans on the road by 2040. Five years later, and the house that Bezos built...
Cloaked Audis, covert CEO meeting: how VW's $5 billion Rivian bet transpired
https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/cloaked-audis-covert-ceo-meeting-how-vws-5-bln-rivian-bet-transpired-2024-06-27/
June 27, 2024
SAN FRANCISCO/BERLIN, June 27 (Reuters) - A few camouflaged Audis...
Description:
I check out the new Gen 2 Rivian R1T and R1S with Greg Dachner, Rivian's R1 vehicle line director, and Wassym Bensiad, Rivian's VP of Software, and let the two explain all of the upgrades that come with the next generation of RIvian vehicles.
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Greg...
Full 2024 test report: https://bit.ly/4erNLqp
00:00 Introduction
01:39 On The Road
09:51 Consumption
11:17 Braking & Skidpad Intro
12:24 Wet Braking & Skidpad
13:16 Dry Braking & Skidpad
14:19 Track Laps Intro
15:50 Wet Lap Times
19:37 Dry Lap Times
22:48 Conclusions
Tires Tested
Bridgestone...