02-28-2019, 10:46 AM
This is actually pretty smart - during an interview with Rivian CEO, RJ Scaringe, he stated they are using F150 bodies as their test mules. Carscoops spotted an F150 charging and speculated it could be a hybrid F150. This seems to confirm that they were wrong. Genius if you ask me.
From Jalopnik:
From Jalopnik:
Quote:The company’s skateboards, which carry the electric vehicle batteries and key components, have been hidden underneath used Ford F-150 bodies as they have undergone testing.
“We need something to keep the weather out while we put a lot of miles on our skateboard, so they’re driving around in Detroit right now, too. They’re all over the place, but nobody knows. We’re very quiet about that,” Scaringe said, noting that there’s no corporate connection to Ford. The wheelbase just happens to be the right size.
In a back room at the headquarters, sections of not just F-150s but SUVs from other companies and the parts that should provide the extra capability Rivian is promising, such as quad motors to power the wheels, were on display. That area, however, was off limits for cameras.
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