R1S

Rivian beat the likes of Ford, General Motors, and Tesla to market with an electric pickup truck, but now it’s time for act two. The 2022 Rivian R1S shares most of its DNA with the Rivian R1T pickup released late last year, but in place of a bed, it has a three-row cabin with seating for seven. It retains the R1T’s distinctive styling, impressive off-road capability, and improbable acceleration, but in a package for drivers who need to carry people instead of stuff. Rivian unveiled the R1S unveiled alongside the R1T…

Early buyers of Rivian’s latest electric SUV are facing another delivery delay. A number of customers who pre-ordered Rivian’s R1S SUV received an email this week informing them that an expected June or July delivery window has been pushed back several months. According to , customers posted on Rivian’s forum that their delivery window had been updated to August or September 2022, or as late as October through December 2022. The first debuted the seven-passenger vehicle — which has a starting price of $72,500 — back in…