..... 08-08-22....
Rivian is currently testing its in-house-developed dual-motor electric powertrain in New Zealand on R1S and R1T prototypes, CEO RJ Scaringe has announced. (insideevs)
......The dual motor powertrain nicknamed "Enduro" was first announced in March 2022, when Rivian also applied hefty price hikes to its R1T/R1S lineup. Unlike the current four-motor powertrain that features motors developed by Bosch and modified by Rivian, the dual motor setup includes motors developed in-house by the EV startup. Actually, the new drive unit is already fitted to a Rivian production model, the Amazon Electric Delivery Vehicle, which features a single motor powertrain with an Enduro drive unit on the front axle.
.....Hiti mentions that one Enduro drive unit provides almost as much power as two drive units from Rivian's existing quad motor powertrain, with the dual motor Enduro system boasting more than 600 horsepower and "a lot of torque." She didn't provide a figure, but in March, Rivian quoted more than 600 pound-feet (812 Newton-meters) of torque.
In the video, RJ Scaringe says.......
......The new Enduro unit will allow Rivian to cut costs and lower the price point of the R1S and R1T, as well as the R2 vehicles coming by mid-decade. This is particularly important at the moment as the new Inflation Reduction Act that recently passed the Senate excludes vehicles priced above $80,000 from any federal tax credit.
********** we need a boat load of Cash soon, sues biggest worry has been other technology, is this 1 of them...???? MO
.... Exro = High Risk very High Reward....MO
... hate to see a 50 million share dilution.....MO.... Hope they borrow against their PO's ?????
..... Rivian has dev this in months, not years...MO....that's what $$$ can do..... come on Copes ....