Take a look at drive: 2022 Rivian R1T
The 2022 Rivian R1T is the primary all-electric pickup and full of tons of know-how and intelligent options. Fox Information Autos Editor Gary Gastelu went to Breckenridge, Colo., to check it on and off street.
Rivian could also be stepping up its pickup sport.
Rivian’s patent incorporates a step into the tailgate.
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The electrical truck startup has filed a patent for a brand new pickup tailgate that might assist it compete with multi-functional designs from GM, Ram and Ford.
Rivian is exploring a number of hinge designs.
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The patent, first reported on by CarBuzz, depicts a number of strategies for putting in a step within the heart of the tailgate that drops down when it’s locked within the horizontal place.
The GMC Multi-Professional tailgate could be set to 6 positions, together with one which creates a step.
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GM’s Multi-Professional and Multi-Flex tailgates incorporate a hinged part that can be utilized as a step, whereas Ford gives one which pops out of the vanguard of the tailgate.
Ford’s Tailgate Step pops out of the vanguard of the tailgate.
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The Rivian R1T’s tailgate is already distinctive, as it’s mounted on gooseneck hinges that extends the size of the mattress flooring when it’s open as a canopy closes the hole.
The Rivian R1T has a storage compartment below the ground of its mattress.
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A beforehand filed patent for a “Swing and Drop” tailgate would let the tailgate hold down to supply nearer entry to the mattress, which has an underfloor trunk the place the spare tire is saved.
Ram’s Multifunction Tailgate can open in quite a lot of methods.
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Ram has addressed the entry problem with its break up Multifunctional Tailgate, which could be opened to the aspect like a door, and Ford has been engaged on an identical setup.
Rivian’s Gear Tunnel has doorways that double as steps.
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Rivian hasn’t confirmed that the tailgate step might be put into manufacturing, however the R1T already has two on the perimeters. They double as door for its distinctive Gear Tunnel storage compartment, which runs throughout the center of the pickup between the cabin and mattress.
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