RJ Scaringe said Tank Turn goes against the company's messaging to respect the environment while off-roading.
Rivian first confirmed the tank turn feature for the R1T and R1S in December 2019, but the EV maker has postponed its introduction several times since then., announcing reservation holders that Tank Turn would not be available on the R1T at the start of deliveries.
Now, however, Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe has announced that the feature might not be offered at all. In an Instagram Q&A session on May 26 that was later uploaded on Rivian's YouTube channel, he explained whywill likely never make it into a Rivian production truck: because the feature has the potential to be really destructive to the environment.
While Rivian is able to implement the Tank Turn, Scaringe said that it simply goes against the company's messaging toPhotos "Over the last year, year and a half we've arrived at the view that it's a feature that while we can do it, it's so easily abused and so hard to make sure that we don't tear up trails and really do things that are in contrast to what we stand for as a company," he explained.
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