I have a Gen1 R1T and I won't replace it with a new Gen if it's not 800V.
Or you go off-grid camping and fast charging isn't necessary, or you use it for your jobsite where it sits and runs an office for a few days, or...
I was told confidentially from an internal source that one of the main driving forces behind moving away from a 180 KW battery was the inability to have a usable third row seat in the r1s with the physically larger battery they had come up with. The r1t, with its longer wheelbase, could have supported the additional modules in a different form factor. But with r&d and manufacturing costs needing to be considered for the r1s launch, having multiple versions of the max pack, and possibly multiple minor chassis configurations above and beyond the base platform configurations was just too much to juggle.Like a fair amount of other long time 2018-2022 preorder holders, The OG Max pack was around 180kWh usable, as compared to 141kWh like the current version on sale today.
The video is from OutOfSpec as they tour Normal Illinois EV facilities, etc while picking up an OOS Gen2 Max pack on lease. Super cool that Rivian, very early on, was trying to help prop up the community and engage with students to foster an interest in automotive, and EV's specifically. Shout out to Ford as well.
The comment from the tech is incorrect in the OutofSpec video below, it's actually an extra 3 modules. From 9 in the original large pack, to 12 in the max pack. 2 on the back of the pack and one additional module under the rear seats. Which actually aligns with the original under seat storage loss per the spec sheets.
I wonder if the main reason for the max pack being altered to a similar 9 module higher density form factor, was due to some pack incompatibility with the R1S and it's shorter skateboard. I know there was some talk that the payload was too hampered by the additional modules which could have been a further reason for its non production.
I still wish they managed to make it to production, however, given some of the thermal limitations etc, they probably made the right choice.
It makes perfect sense, as it was speculated the R1S was the main driving factor behind it's ultimate demise. As you said, more room in the frame of the T to allow for the additional modules.
Indeed. Even if they wired their packs for 900V, the limit is in the cell (cooling) and not the wiring to it.
Yea they promised 400 miles of range and would have had a lot of people complaining if it wasn't possible in the R1S. So they did what they could and pulled out all the tricks with FWD and bigger capacity cells. I'll still take this over the sneaky games Tesla played on range promises.
I personally would have preferred the 180 kwh pack over the small 3rd row but I don't have a family that needs the 3rd row. You would still have the same storage space (likely) when folding down the 3rd row as you would with the larger battery so it would have been ideal for me. Assuming similar efficiency with the new motors you would be looking at almost 500 miles of range (or more) with 180 kwh usable.
The medium sized pack GM trucks are actually rated to tow more than the max pack ones because of payload.Hummmm how does GM do it with 200kwh pack. They must be lying
And the GM vehicles are larger overall and I believe much heavier. Too lazy to verify.Hummmm how does GM do it with 200kwh pack. They must be lying
