# Pre-order your Electric pick-up truck or SUV Rivian **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [December 2, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-order-your-electric-pick-up-truck-or-suv-rivian/130018 "2018-12-02T00:01:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 12:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-order-your-electric-pick-up-truck-or-suv-rivian/130018/1 "2018-12-02T00:01:16Z")
The world’s first Electric Adventure Vehicles [https://products.rivian.com/](https://products.rivian.com/) [https://products.rivian.com/suv/](https://products.rivian.com/suv/) Starting price of $65,000 after Federal Tax rebate Up to 400+ Miles Quad-Motor System Wading Depth of 3 Feet 0-60 in 3 Seconds Towing Capacity 5,000 kg Up to 700 hp Not something I would really be interested in, but I can see where it would be for some ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 12:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-order-your-electric-pick-up-truck-or-suv-rivian/130018/2 "2018-12-02T00:33:31Z")
If they rock-crawl in severe situations better than a gasoline powered vehicle, I can definitely see their appeal to that segment of the market. ---
**Author:** ![texases](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/texases/32/862_2.png) [@texases](https://community.cartalk.com/u/texases)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 1:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-order-your-electric-pick-up-truck-or-suv-rivian/130018/3 "2018-12-02T01:35:51Z")
I’ll be AMAZED if that’s the actual selling price for those specs. Batteries are SO expensive! ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 1:50am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-order-your-electric-pick-up-truck-or-suv-rivian/130018/4 "2018-12-02T01:50:09Z")
I wonder if you go in deeper than three feet if you risk electrocution? Water and electricity are a bad mix. ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 2:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-order-your-electric-pick-up-truck-or-suv-rivian/130018/5 "2018-12-02T02:23:35Z")
I think manufacturers learned what “insulation” is quite some time ago… It may be more limited by the vehicle getting afloat or unstable at that depths. ---
**Author:** ![Barkydog](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/barkydog/32/2470_2.png) [@Barkydog](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Barkydog)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 2:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-order-your-electric-pick-up-truck-or-suv-rivian/130018/6 "2018-12-02T02:40:56Z")
I could do one of those when my trailblazer dies, I hope the 03 TB makes it another ten years, then things should be better, but vehicles for towing boats are jeeps and trucks these days. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2018, 2:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pre-order-your-electric-pick-up-truck-or-suv-rivian/130018/7 "2018-12-02T14:05:46Z")
Can I drive it to work daily without any passengers?