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Tech YouTuber Zack Nelson said he put his Rivian R1T truck to the test over the past year.
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Nelson found some issues with the EV, including doors that wouldn’t drain and dirt in its undercarriage.
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However, he said its performance outweighs any issues, and it remains his favorite car.
Tech YouTuber Zack Nelson, aka Jerry’s everythinghe pointed out several issues he encountered with the Rivian R1T after a year of owning it and more than 10,000 miles of driving—from waterlogged doors to plant growing in the undercarriage of his EV.
Nelson said YouTube video Pointing out some of the things he “hates” about the car.
Nelson, who runs an off-road wheelchair company called Not a wheelchair, he said he filled the bed of the truck with all sorts of things—from horse feces to dirt and gravel—and used it to haul more than 11,000 pounds and even go off-road. Outside of some “very small issues”, such as A.J Tonneau is broken And he had the shock replaced under warranty, Nelson said there were some issues that he felt were “a very big problem.”
In his YouTube video, Nelson notes that water entered his car’s doors and spurted in even after the automaker enlarged the vents on the doors to help more fluid drain.
Another “major issue” pointed out by the YouTuber is that the R1T’s fender extending over the truck bed—making it easier to haul things like lumber—can allow loose soil and gravel to fill the vehicle’s tight undercarriage through the holes on the sides of the tailgate.
“There’s probably two or three shovelfuls full of dirt, horse feces, and mulch down there that I can’t get to, and now I’m forever lurking around that bunch of rocks,” Nelson said in the video. “Not to mention where the battery and high-voltage components are located.”
In the video, Nelson showed that there was so much loose soil in the undercarriage of his electric car that plants began to grow inside the cavities of his car – a buildup that could It caused the truck to rust.
A Rivian spokesperson told Insider that the company is always looking for ways to improve its cars.
“Creators like Zack are a great window into how our products enable all kinds of experiences, dirt and all,” the spokesperson said in an emailed statement. “When things go wrong, we have a nationwide and growing service team that is able to address issues and get people back on the road as quickly as possible.”
“It’s exciting to have been driving for a year and a half after my first drive.”
Despite some things he says he hates about the car, he told Nelson—who has owned and driven a variety of vehicles from a Tesla Roadster and Model X to the F-150 Lightning—that the truck remains his all-time favorite vehicle to drive.
“It’s a truck with sports-car performance, but all the capabilities of a truck. I really like the handling and acceleration. When you’re pulling something you can barely tell it’s there. It’s so strong and powerful, it makes a gas-powered truck look old,” Nelson said.
“It’s exciting to be driving the car for a year and a half after my first drive,” he added.
Nelson told Insider he had expected to take the car in for various repairs as a first adopter, but was pleasantly surprised by the company’s customer service, comprehensive warranty, and lack of serious quality control issues.
“Buying a truck from a new auto company is a quantum leap, especially because you have to worry about whether they have what it takes to stay in business,” he said. “But I jumped in and I can’t say I regret it.”
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