--- title: "Watch Out Tesla: Rivian’s Electric Truck Will Drop in 2020" description: "## Nuts for Trucks" date: "2018-11-26" modified: "2018-11-26" authors: - name: "Victor Tangermann" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://futurism.com/authors/victor" url: "https://futurism.com/the-byte/rivian-electric-pickup-truck-2020" categories: - "Advanced Transport" - "Tesla" tags: - "electric car" - "Electric truck" - "tesla" - "the digest" --- # Watch Out Tesla: Rivian’s Electric Truck Will Drop in 2020 ![]() *\Image: Rivian\* ## Nuts for Trucks As the electric car market [heats up worldwide](), more and more car manufacturers are closing in on a market dominated by prominent brands like Chevrolet, Nissan, and Tesla. And it's not just luxury sedans or dinky subcompacts that drivers will be charging at night. US-based automaker startup Rivian [revealed]() a brand new plug-in pickup truck at the Los Angeles Auto Show today. The company is also [expected to announce]() a similar SUV tomorrow, according to *The Verge*. ## Need for Speed The R1T pickup has some pretty incredible specs. It comes in three different battery capacities, the biggest of which offers an impressive range of 400 miles. And it's fast, too: zero to 60 mph in just three seconds — that's even faster than the Tesla Model 3 Performance's 3.3 seconds. That's thanks to four motors that provide 200 horsepower to each wheel, according to [Rivian's website](). Top speed: 125 miles per hour. It also boasts some pretty luxurious features: multiple massive touchscreen displays in the dashboard, three power outlets in the truck bed, and self-driving technology. And, perhaps most importantly, it might beat Tesla's ["Blade Runner-style" pickup truck]() to market. Rivian has an ambitious timeline in mind, and wants to start selling first units in 2020. We have yet to hear from Tesla about an exact release date for its truck, but the specs will likely be [pretty comparable](). ## Keep on Truckin' Rivian is targeting an audience that loves to spend time outdoors or needs a reliable utility truck for work. That's a steadfast market that prides itself on raw power, and performance. Will these kind of specs win over enough contractors and construction workers? As Faraday Future's [recent demise]() goes to show, the electric car market is a sink-or-swim industry. **READ MORE:** [The all-electric Rivian R1T is a dream truck for adventurers]() \[*The Verge*\] **More on electric pickup trucks:** [Tesla Pickup Truck Will Be Straight Out of “Blade Runner”]() ## Author I've been at Futurism since 2017, where my role has evolved to encompass design, writing, and increasingly editing. I've always been fascinated by space exploration and advanced transportation, which I've leaned into by interviewing luminaries in those fields while closely following the dimensions of policy and regulation that allow next-generation projects to succeed -- or, sometimes, to fail. I'm also keenly interested in the effects of generative AI on society, policies, and democratic institutions, as well as clean energy, physics and biology, and the vagaries of tech leadership. My work for Futurism has been cited by publications including Ars Technica, Gizmodo, PC Magazine, Jalopnik, Fox News, and the New York Post. I spent my childhood living in locations including Manila, the Philippines, and Geneva, Switzerland, attended McGill University, and now live in Toronto, Canada. Before Futurism I worked at AskMen and a small photography studio. In my free time, I'm an avid gardener, foodie, and craft beer lover, as well as a maker of artisanal hot pepper sauces. I have a magnificent dog named Freida. ### Author social links [Bluesky]()