Rivian R1T pickup named Truck of the Year by MotorTrend
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The Rivian R1T has been named MotorTrend Truck of the Year. It is the first electric pickup to win the magazine's award.
Each marks the first time a startup's first vehicle has received the awards, which is often featured in manufacturer advertising.
MotorTrend called the R1T "a monumental achievement and astonishes with a quality of design, engineering, materials, and technology unmatched in trucks today, while providing a driving experience like that of a high-performance luxury car."
The R1T entered limited production at Rivian's Normal, Ill., factory this fall with a $73,000 Launch Edition and the company hopes to deliver 1,000 trucks by the end of the year before ramping up production in 2022 and starting production of an entry level model that starts at $67,500.