Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has announced that one ... One of the questions centered around a "tank turn" capability that had been demonstrated with prototype vehicles, and if it would ever be added ...

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The glorious Tank Turn feature that Rivian showed off way back in December 2019 got a lot of truck and off-road enthusiasts talking, for good reason. The mode showed off the possibility of using ...

Way back in the halcyon days of 2019, Rivian made waves online with a video showing what was then a pre-release R1T executing a "Tank Turn" with its four independent motors. The R1T is now a ...

Back in 2019, when Rivian was showing off all of the neat tricks its electric powertrain would allow its vehicles to perform, it showed off a feature it called “Tank Turn.” However ...

Rivian is a case in point. This may have been the guiding thought behind Rivian’s "tank turn" feature. In 2019, the company created viral videos that helped to showcase its R1T truck and how ...

When Rivian teased the R1T in 2019, it also introduced the "Tank Turn" feature that made EV buyers scream in anticipation. Rivian's "Tank Turn" is a forward-thinking feature like GM's "Crab Walk ...

Rivian in 2021 trademarked multiple names, giving it control of R1S to R5S and R1T to R5T. In the same Q&A, Scaringe also addressed the lack of the Tank Turn feature in current production Rivian ...

Back in 2019, when Rivian was just another EV startup, it delivered a tidal wave of virality by teasing “tank turn,” in which a shiny new R1T pickup drove in, spun in place, then drove off.

We've seen such ideas before, most notably with the now-discontinued Rivian Tank Turn, and more recently with the electric Mercedes-Benz G-Class and its G-Turn, and in those vehicles, the electric ...