Rivian has up to date its on-line gear store and deleted the entries for the R1T-specific Camp Kitchen and Tunnel Shuttle equipment that had been beforehand listed as “not accessible but.”
Each had been designed to suit contained in the R1T’s distinctive gear tunnel that acts like a form of lockable trunk between the cargo mattress and passenger compartment. It runs throughout the entire width of the all-electric pickup and is a good place to retailer lengthy gadgets like skis or tent poles that wouldn’t match within the entrance trunk and leaving them out within the open mattress could be lower than best.
Rivian showcased the Camp Kitchen that match contained in the gear tunnel again in 2019 and it was a reasonably cool bundle that included a 30-piece kitchen set and three predominant modules – cooktop, sink, and water – that had been mounted on a so-called Tunnel Shuttle base that might slide out and in of the gear tunnel.
The Camp Kitchen was slated to price $5,000, whereas the Tunnel Shuttle was priced a bit extra moderately at $1,500. The kitchen accent was placed on maintain in October 2022, when Rivian advised reservation holders that it’s briefly pausing manufacturing in order that it may be redesigned, however that by no means occurred and now it’s nowhere to be seen on the carmaker’s on-line store.
In an announcement launched by Rivian for Electrek, an organization spokesperson mentioned the next:
“As we proceed the work of delivering automobiles to our prospects as rapidly as attainable, we’ve made the choice to halt manufacturing of the present variations of the built-in Camp Kitchen and Gear Tunnel Shuttle. We’re exploring up to date designs and can provide adventure-ready cooking options for our automobiles sooner or later.”
In different phrases, the American EV producer is contemplating redesigned variations of each equipment, however now it’s specializing in delivering as many automobiles as attainable, as rapidly as attainable to reservation holders, which is sensible contemplating Rivian desires to make double the variety of automobiles in 2023, after barely lacking the 25,000-unit goal final 12 months.
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