Stock, from the factory - they would likely beat out any other truck at that competition before mods. Larger tires and added weight could definitely go a long way. As much as people like internal combustion engines, electric easily beats them in every way except range. We're watching a dying breed of motorsports, and that's okay because the future looks interesting.

I learned that they're not real trucks at all.

wdym

@@Cyber_Homestead when nerds get into motorsports

@@brandonmacon3317 Yeah, I agree.

Great job! Even as a Tesla owner that Rivian is a really nice truck

Put just 10,000lbs on any of them and drive down the road and you'll need to fully recharge every 60 to 80 miles

@@mrrey8937 Electric trucks aren’t for towing heavy loads long distances

@@aidanrace814 there goes 4 to 7 million Rv'rs. :-(

@@aidanrace814 I can see myself getting a rivian for daily driving around the city, but I’d definitely take my f250 hauling long distances over the rivian unless I’m not in a hurry and don’t mind charging then maybe things will change but hopefully faster chargers etc otherwise f-250> anyday for hauling and rivian for daily 🤷‍♂️

And the tired screaming for their life

It’s a lie , in reality both average conservatives and liberals love , for example , distribúyete solar energy. They don’t like government impositions but love the independence. Now the dudes and dudes that spend too much time with conservative media are a different thing , and so are the politicians.

Most people are more open minded than others give them credit for. Well, in real life, but not so much in internet comment sections. 🙃

@@BillyBobDingledorf I’m right there I’m open minded I’m a huge muscle car guy or cars that is build to be fast but I don’t mind owning a electric truck or electric car for daily driver.

Cuz they’re curious how they would perform.

@@jaimeduncan6167 Exactly. I Never understood why conservatives would be against the freedom that solar energy and electric cars bring. I charge off my solar panels and the electricity company pays me for the extra. Unless of course its conservative media and their dark money donors that are feeding them an alternative narrative.

It would definitely be competing with the commercial classes

Be pretty cool!

If they can find one that’s not already broken down 😂

It’s a complete pile of shit

I don't think they could get the battery to last a full pull

Why specifically water softener salt? 😆 Is it heavier than sand?

@@TranceFur You can use it later on

How do you like it? In my opinion its the best EV truck, Not a fan of Ev’s overall. But if I had to choose one it would be the RT1. What a great looking truck, inside and out. Im also a ford guy and not a fan of the lightning at all😂

Where does rivian say the rt1 frunk can hold 700#?

@@TC-kf9zw right next to the part about using it in truck pulls :) he was just saying 700lbs in the frunk kept it under the 8000lb weight rating for the pulling class

Tires were the weak point which is better than having the chassis being the weak point if tires were upgraded lol

We wanted to see how they perform exactly how they are. Bigger tires means less range/ fuel mileage.

@@nhuff73 Yea, but doubt the range is all that good on the other trucks at the competition.

Right?! Why wouldn’t they put better tires on them?!

@@nhuff73 When doing a test as unrealistic as this though, is there really a point in finding out range? I'd rather see a range test pulling something within their tow rating rather than something 10x it. Definitely should've given both trucks better tires.

Ya, I bet the Lightning would have done similarly to the Rivian with similar tires.

Tires definitely played a part in this, you don't get that much spin with the right tires.

Substantially, for sure. Doing this with the Lightning on the street tires was basically pointless.

Yes tires, but also the riv has 1 motor for each wheel with advanced off road software that kicks in when you're driving slowly and wheels spin it has super fine traction control.

All season tires are basically no season tires....

They weren't spinning the tires at the end. Lots of traction. Needs lower gearing.

@Off The Grid They can, it will just take a bit longer. If you can cover 800 miles a day with an ICE pickup, you'll cover 600 with an EV pickup.

@@VNCTHE1 are you kidding. You’ll have to stop every 50 miles for 3 hours too charge, if you can find a working charger. How do you plan to go 600 miles? Even being on the road for 24 hours and if a charge only took an hour, it would take 2 days to go 600 miles. I’m basing this on the Ford going less than 100 miles with a little trailer.

@@mikelliteras397 You can easily go 100 miles in 1.5hrs, and charge for 30min. This means a run rate of ~100 miles for 2hrs. 600 miles is 12hrs of driving. Very possible in a day. It does not take 3hrs to add 100 miles of range, even 100mi of trailer range will be 30-40min max. So 12-14hrs easy for 600mi. Just because your data and math is wrong does not equal facts...🙄

@@VNCTHE1 you are assuming an unaerodynamic trailer at max weight. If you have an aerodynamic trailer at half weight, you can easily exceed 200 miles between charges with the longest range versions.

@@mikelliteras397 the only EV that takes 3 hours to charge is a Chevy Bolt and it can’t tow. You really need to question your information sources more, they are intentionally misleading you.

And tire selections for the task 😊

I suspect more of them like them than they let on, especially the kids. I have a neighbor and her husband is a truck guy, her son is a truck guy, works for GM and all his kids care about are electric cars. His 9 year old daughter was excited and freaking out when one of the neighbors bought a Tesla.

@@venom5809 well the GM EV will be out soon so maybe then.

99% of people are fine with electric vehicles and don't actually care either way. However, they're not "good for the environment". The range is terrible. The resources required to make these batteries are as bad as blood diamonds. I don't care what people drive, but the facade that they're "going to save the planet" is just propaganda.

@@tedkaczynskiamericanhero3916 well that is a new disinformation tactic. Of course mass transit is better for the environment than personal vehicles, but personal BEVs are vastly better than personal ICEVs. There is tremendous research to back that up. And no, range isn’t terrible. There are plenty of ICEVs with less range than some BEVs. The resources needed to make the batteries depends on chemistry and the more common chemistry LPF is fine. It is a fact that the planet won’t be saved for people without BEVs. You should really question your sources of information more. They are misleading you.

@@venom5809 They like trash

Ok... and? They are expensive trucks and they wanted to test how well they pull shit. Wouldn't have a fuckin video if something happened on the way there driving the trucks. Not only that, but these guys probably have a media company the trucks are owned under. Insurance may be a factor.

@JunkSnifr - "and what? Your playlist screams that you are a pube kid who doesn't have $80k for any truck.

I was always thinking the Rivian was meant to be a mid size truck. Weird how it looks smaller than it really is.

Ditto I've seen up close and I drive a Tacoma occasionally and I thought they were about the same size. Surprised it's actually full size

Its bigger than a ranger but smaller than an f150, the R1S SUV is the same vehicle essentially but like 4 inches shorter.

I have an F150 and my friend has the rivian. Big difference in size inside the cab. The rivian is still a very nice truck and very capable

The Rivian is a true midsize. Midsize seating in the back even.

Yeah, there are a lot of things u can modify in an electric vehicle like mud flaps and cup holders. There is also a huge mod market for them at this time especially if it’s not a tesla.

Why not? Decent alternator, pure sine power inverter. Maybe a couple auxiliary batteries so you don't have to run the truck non stop. No problem powering appliances during a power outage, assuming your panel is set up for a generator or something, which it would need to be in either situation. Without running extension cords to every appliance anyway.

@@caddyguy5369 I think the Ford power station that charges the BEV truck can also work in reverse to power the home with same plug? You just have to get the home power station installed and have a switch that turns off grid power when the BEV truck is supplying power to the home. No cords other than the one to the truck. If you have solar, you can power your home and truck at the same time. Then you can use/store the extra power in your truck's battery if the weather is bad or at night.

@@mrgold3591 That doesn't explain why you couldn't do that using a modified tractor pull truck.

@@caddyguy5369 You can use anything you want to power your house. Read my original post: "Tractor pull on Sat, power home if power goes out, and take the family to church on Sunday" I don't see a lot of modified tractor pull trucks running errands around town, getting groceries, pulling a trailer for vacation, work commuting, home Depot runs, or providing whole house power in an emergency?

@@mrgold3591 You left out the part of the comment I was responding to from your quote... "Can't do that with those modified tractor pull trucks." Sure you can. Just because you don't see something doesn't mean you can't do it. You specifically said you can't do something that you can. That is what I was addressing. You picking up what I'm laying down? PS: Quotes ommiting context are very bad form. Ask the media. PPS: I don't see many / any EVs doing those things either... Doesn't mean they don't or can't. They are a poor choice for me personally though.

I really doubt the frunk can hold enough weight to make a difference. The run is short enough that the Rivian doesn't have time to do any of its suspension adjustment.

400lbs in the frunk would indeed make a difference.

@@prerunnerwannabe Oh wow. Never looked up the frunk weight limit. That’s *way* higher than I thought!

And better tires

imagine now with the same tires as the Rivian 👍

Wow! How's that possible please I'll appreciate your assistance on how to go about it.

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@Chris Paukert I was expecting the batteries to bubble... :)

@Chris Paukert I would have been more worried about the hitch assembly!

With all the money Musk spent buying Twitter. His focus on that ugly grade school designed EV pick up might get placed on hold. Give me the Ford because Ford knows how to build trucks like their new Super Duty Ice diesel capable of towing 40,000 lbs..

@@DWH300 I agree, I'd rather take the Ford over Rivian or Tesla. I trust the company with over 100 years of experience building trucks more than these little startups. Hell, I'd even trust GM to build a better electric truck.

Better than either of these, but it's 9500lbs, so it's outside of all the weight classes

You can only put out so much power in 30s. Assuming it's maxing power (it's obviously not due to traction and low speed) it's outputting 800hp or 600kw. To drain a 130kwh battery pack at 600kw takes 13 minutes. My guess is that it's probably only able to put 200-300 horsepower to the ground before the wheels start slipping. It could probably pull that sled for 45 minutes (but it might start overheating pretty quickly, just like a gas/diesel truck would)

Glad you liked it!

The Rivian also has AT while the Lightning has All Seasons.

I don't think there is a differential. it's just a shaft attached to a motor

@@andrewdalvet6871 The ford only has two electric motors, one for the front and one for the back. You'd have to have a differential if you wanted to turn without sliding the tires.

@@andrewdalvet6871 It has an electronic diff than can divert power to which ever wheel has traction and stop wasting power on the ones that are spinning. Pretty neat honestly.

Says who

It's fair to say we felt like fish out of water, too. But that was part of the fun!

You do realize most of the people working at the plants that make electric vehicles are these same people. LOL

It doesn't have a drive shaft so no body torsion

My thoughts exactly. Would be very interested to see back to back pulls with traction control on and traction control off. Also I'm not sure if these two trucks have locking differentials, but the Hummer does. That could help as well.

Another reason for the love of gas vehicles is that it is nice to have something that works for the intended purpose.

Are the numbers wrong?

Right. I’m also curious if tow /haul mode helps or harms?

#hashtag I love over-air updates!

Just needs to be a better truck in general.

It takes the fun out of all those folks that have pumped 10's of thousands of dollars into modifying their diesel burners. LOL

Watch out the next few years. Solid state batteries are finally nearing viability for EVs. Better energy capacity, weight, and safety (hard to ignite). We're going to see a turning point very soon.

The Lightning starts off cheaper than the Rivian... Seems like Rivian is going the Tesla route and overcharging on the basis that people will spend anything on a startup company.

That Hummer ev is trash. They having very bad reports coming in already