That's rather remarkable since the company had only five months to build these two trucks from scratch before the pair were placed in crates and shipped to South America. Thankfully for Rivian, both R1Ts finished the journey. The company learned a lot about the little things that can happen in the field from the experience-from bad 12-volt battery connections, frayed steel braided cables snaking through the suspension-and what it's actually like to service the trucks under severe conditions. We spoke to Brian Gase, Chief Engineer of Special Projects at Rivian, who told us the company used this drive as a validation exercise. (A few, to be clear, were temporary but many are staying put.) These pre-production vehicles, with a roughly 300-mile range courtesy of Rivian's "mid-sized" battery pack option, charged every night along the way. For one, Rivian built a transcontinental charging system just for the adventure-putting more than 200 level 2 chargers along the route. And a new video from Rivian details some of what it took to make this all happen. A versatile, packable down jacket, a range of cotton sweats and t-shirts, caps and a neck warmer complete the off.
Two Rivian R1T electric pickup trucks carried the support crew. Starring Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, Long Way Up. It's the chase vehicles that really grab our attention, though.
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