The all-electric Rivian R1T pickup has a towing capability of up to 11,000 lbs (4,990 kg), but towing might cut the range in half, as one of the first reports showed.
Most recently, The Fast Lane Truck had an opportunity to take a Rivian R1T for a real test, in which the pickup was not only towing a trailer with another pickup (8,100 lbs/3,674 kg total), but also was climbing in cold weather.
The R1T has an EPA range of up to 314 miles (505 km), but switching to Towing mode alone reduced the estimated range to 135 miles (217 km), which is less than half. At this point, the truck was fully charged - its state-of-charge (SOC) just switched from 100% to 99%.
