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FishOnOne
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Jan 30, 2022

Rivian Electric Truck takes on the Ike Gauntlet

What a poor showing for the Rivian electric truck on the Ike Gauntlet test. The truck towing 8,100 lbs consumed 81% of battery capacity traveling 70 miles. From this test it's clear that electric ...
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BCSnob
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Feb 01, 2022
My TV has a 26gal tank; we get ~7mpg towing a 7k trailer on hilly terrain below 3000’. I wonder just how bad the Rivian would look compared to my rig running that route? The Rivian could run it faster than I since it has no worries about overheating.

We chose to stay at hotels instead of pulling the trailer up and over going out to Carbondale CO a couple years ago.

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