The Rivian R1T is an "Adventure Vehicle," so Death Valley National Park should be a piece of cake, right? There's really no reason an EV shouldn't be able to handle Death Valley, and this is especially true of an off-road-ready electric pickup truck. However, there are always unexpected hurdles, and in this case, while the R1T did have a weird issue with its brakes, the main problem wasn't actually related to the truck itself.
Just last week, we shared a video with you from YouTube influencer Jehu Garcia. It was essentially just a rundown of his impressions after owning his R1T for 10 days, during which he racked up his first 1,000 miles. If you didn't get a chance to watch it, it's linked near the bottom of this article.
In the previous video, Garcia noted that almost as soon as he took delivery of his Rivian electric pickup truck, he took it on a road trip. He figured that the best way to determine whether or not he was impressed with the R1T was to hit the road and put it through the paces.
