Rivian Drive Systems Explained | Dual-Motor & Quad-Motor | Rivian

Rivian Senior Director of Powertrain and Thermal, Henry Huang, spoke with Rivian owners and reservation holders about the drive units that power our different drive systems. Read more about our three R1 drive systems — Dual-Motor, Performance Dual-Motor and Quad-Motor.



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[mdun]

I wish I could afford to get a Rivian. I love the looks.

[johnnybosh]

Amazing vehicles! Best design and performance in the EV game.

[RivianShane]

I kinda wish I got the dual motor for some range reasons but I sure do love my quad motor all the same!

[stevensolazzo]

@Rivian, please give us selectable locking diffs in the dual motor. This would make it an unimaginably good off-roader. It's already pretty good as it is but proper, mechanical, locking diffs would make it legendary. The offroading community needs this!

[tazeat]

So, that's nice, but how does the torque vectoring work on the dual? How does it perform in split mu or wheel off the ground conditions? How does the front/rear split work in normal and performance driving?

[realKJT]

@RivianOfficial - any plan to apply the dual motor drive unit enhancements to the quad motor drive units?

[ROBSAB]

So can you basically simulate a locking diff with the dual motor? So you’re less reliant on the computer making the right torque decision and have a more traditional off-roading driving experience?

[marshalllapenta]

Question?
How much power is loss from the motor or motors to the wheels?
How's the center of gravity, say the R1t vs the rivian sun?
I'd go dual motor.
Is Rivian making the inverters in house, what about the cells and the motors?

[Eric-xpkl]

Would love to see the Quad unit and Dual right next to each other. The Dual which is actually a single motor looks larger than the Bosch unit? Also, there is really, very little additional range or efficiency with the Dual option. Quad still looks like the best overall value and experience.

[chingwodapigu]

The Dual Motor Enduro drive unit looks even larger than the quad drive unit. Why can't the Max battery pack I pre-ordered come with the quad drivetrain I also pre-ordered? Is that still a possibility? RJ mentioned during the IG live feed that they were still working on that.

[whatcouldgowrong]

Great vehicle. Really well done!

Ultimately time will tell…🤞

[diypasco]

Is the performance version hardware, software, or both. If it’s just software, would you be able to add it at later date if you so desired? I would expect adding it at a later date to be a little more expensive than getting it as part of the original truck.

[DaiChurch]

Amazing! Can I have my tonneau cover yet?

[imudevco]

I’ve asked Rivian to switch from the quad to dual motors, but a Rivian rep told me that the post March 1, 2022 pricing would apply, which is more expensive than my current quad motors pricing of $75k. Although I was expecting Rivian to give me some credit for the switch which saves them money as I really don’t need all that power. I’ll keep it and hope to start the delivery process before interest rates start going up again.

[bbq]

Will not take delivery until quad-motor & max pack is available 😂

[dtiff]

Has 3 different drive units but still can’t put in CarPlay. Sad.

[doca]

Let’s fix the quality issues first.
A/C doesn’t work!

[dhaferalqarni]

This video lacks a lotta of useful information

[skfaru]

It could have been a winner had the prices aimed at middle class families

[Fechual]

@Rivian Please consider offering a software unlock purchase for the Quad Motor. We know there is more on tap! Love my R1T. By far the best Truck / Sports car I have ever owned. There is nothing like it.