Rivian’s Dual-Motor System Only A Few Months Away From Production

Mason Verbridge, Principal Drive Unit Design Engineer at Rivian, has given us yet another sneak peek at the future dual-motor

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all-wheel drive system The dual-motor powertrain is in the "final phases of certification" and will enter production

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in a few months after completing testing for roughly a year and a half. The dual-motor all-wheel drive technology will

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be available in the R1T and R1S, but the specifics won't be revealed until next year. Two variants will indeed be available, one of

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which is the entry-level model, with a combined output of 600 horsepower (447 kW / 608

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PS) and a 0-60 mph (0-96 km/h) pace of 4.5 seconds. Customers can also purchase an

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the little Tesla outperforms a number of well-known competitors.

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