2022 Rivian R1S Reviews
You'll find all our 2022 Rivian R1S reviews right here.
Our reviews offer detailed analysis of the 's features, design, practicality, fuel consumption, engine and transmission, safety, ownership and what it's like to drive.
The most recent reviews sit up the top of the page, but if you're looking for an older model year or shopping for a used car, scroll down to find Rivian R1S dating back as far as 2022.
Rivian Reviews and News
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More US trucks to ram into Aussie market
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By Daniel Gardner · 10 Jun 2023
Australia certainly seems to think bigger is better when it comes to cars, with sales of plus-sized dual-cab utes gathering momentum faster than virtually any other segment, and more options are on the way to satisfy that growing demand.
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What happens when a hybrid car runs out of battery power?
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By David Morley · 23 Jan 2023
When a hybrid’s batteries are flat, the petrol engine starts up and continues to drive the vehicle while also offering up some charge to the flat battery. Fair enough, and that’s precisely how most hybrids work.
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What happens if your EV runs out of battery power?
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By David Morley · 06 Jan 2023
A modern EV won’t just suddenly stop in the middle of the road if it runs out of charge. While it’s tempting to think than an electric car flat battery is the same as an empty fuel tank in a conventional car, an EV is actually a bit smarter than that.
Diesel dual-cab doomsday is nigh!
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By Andrew Chesterton · 06 Oct 2022
The end of the road for diesel dual-cabs is now in sight. In fact, next time you climb into your Ford Ranger or Toyota HiLux, listen very carefully. It's possible you'll here the faint ticking of the doomsday clock, Edgar Allan Poe style.
Look who has turned up at Sydney Airport
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By Andrew Chesterton · 05 Oct 2022
A Rivian R1S has seemingly arrived in Australia, with an image of what appears to be a camouflaged version of the electric American SUV at Sydney Airport appearing overnight.The American EV brand - a key rival to Tesla - has long promised to launch in Aus
Electric utes are a bad idea - or the future?
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By Stephen Ottley · 14 Aug 2022
Earlier this year I wrote a piece questioning the logic behind the modern obsession with building big, powerful and opulent electric vehicles. In that story I asked if we are getting it wrong by building bigger and bigger electric vehicles like the reborn GMC Hummer, which seemingly uses an excessive amount of resources for transporting people.
The top 10 electric commercial vehicles to keep an eye on in Australia
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By Stephen Corby · 05 Aug 2022
For the uninitiated, “commercial vehicles” aren’t cars that star in TV ads. What the term actually refers to are any vehicles designed to transport multiple passengers or carry goods, and they typically come in the form of a van or a ute/pick-up truck.
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EV utes are on the way, but which do we want?
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By Tony O'Kane · 18 Jun 2022
In what seemed like the blink of an eye, the ute and pickup segment transformed from being a deeply conservative one, to one that’s looking at a virtual tsunami of all-electric options looming on the horizon. Some are ultra-pragmatic workhorses, some are pitched squarely at the ‘lifestyle’ crowd, and others fall somewhere in between. All are linked by a common thread – there’s not a combustion en
How long will you wait for the Cybertruck?
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By Stephen Ottley · 27 Feb 2022
With much fanfare (and an embarrassing window failure) Tesla revealed the ground-breaking Cybertruck in November 2019.It was a truly revolutionary car and promised to give the brand its biggest boost since the arrival of the original Model S, it's first t
Top car brands move to greener manufacturing
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By Tim Nicholson · 29 Dec 2021
Every car brand worth its salt is in the process of going green, largely because of shifting market demands but also due to increasingly strict environmental regulations.While the most visible trend is the transition of powertrain technology from internal
