Some potential electric pickup truck buyers have concerns about range loss while towing, which are certainly valid concerns, though there are many variables at play. In this video, we get to see how the Rivian R1T fares when it comes to towing different trailer setups. The focus is to learn if a trailer's weight or shape has a greater impact on the electric range of the R1T.
If you follow InsideEVs regularly, and/or you're a fan of our own Kyle Connor's growing family of Out of Spec YouTube channels, you're probably aware he's had his hands on a Rivian R1T of late. In usual "Kyle" fashion, he's not just doing the typical review video followed by maybe one other video on a related topic. Nope, Kyle and his team are cranking out video after video to reveal everything they possibly can about the first fully electric pickup truck in the U.S.
That said, they didn't have a ton of time, and they were ultimately on the fly gathering up non-stop coverage of the R1T. The video gives us a first look at weight versus aerodynamics when it comes to towing with an EV. Kyle admits that this just scratches the surface of the topic, as his team did the best they could to explore it on the fly with the limited resources at their disposal.
