Rivian R1S
Sitting next to an SUV with that model designation. Nice looking rig, appears to be in the same chassis as pickup. No plates out. Marty
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JRscooby wrote:Huntindog wrote:time2roll wrote:agesilaus wrote:I am still waiting to get a report on using a Rivian as a toad. If it works I might just trade....
Not of great interest to Class A, B and C Rvers.
Could it be setup to add braking on a downhill? Regenerative?
Another idea; If driver of MH could power up the toad on the fly, make toad pull itself, or even push, on steep hills, or when need to accelerate.
This would make room in battery for the regen.
Great idea. But probably a pretty small market for a manufacturer to invest in the R&D needed. That would be mostly software.
Toyota is working on “follow me” software where the car would just follow the Motorhome. That would be a more universal approach as you could use any car as a toad. Or just tell it to meet you at the campsite. :). Mercedes and Tesla are probably not that far from that now with their (future) autonomous driving software packages.
