Rivian specializes in fully electric vehicles for outdoor enthusiasts, and a second generation of its rugged all-wheel-drive SUVs and pickup trucks are arriving in 2025. The progressive automaker’s R1Ts are the most efficient pickup trucks available in the United States, and the 2025 Dual Max with 22-inch tires is the most frugal variant of the R1T, earning an exceptional combined MPGe rating of 87. The dual-motor setup with the jumbo battery pack also delivers the longest range of any Rivian model, venturing 420 miles on a single charge and outdistancing its SUV counterpart, the 2025 R1S Dual Max, by ten miles.
The Environmental Protection Agency’s fueleconomy.com website ranks all pickups sold in the U.S. based on their fuel economy, and fully electric pickups are ranked at the top based on their superior combined MPGe ratings, which are considerably higher than the equivalent combined MPG ratings of gas-burning pickups. Different configurations of the R1T from 2024 and 2025 currently occupy the top twenty-eight spots in the ranking, with two variants of the 2025 Dual Max at the very top. The twenty-eight R1T models have combined MPGe ratings that vary from 87 to 72 and are followed by two variants of the Ford F-150 Lightning 4WD that are rated at 70. The least efficient fully electric pickup is a variant of GMC’s gargantuan Hummer that has a combined MPGe rating of 47, followed by a Ford Maverick Hybrid with a combined MPG rating of 37. Forty-eight pickup models sit at the bottom of the ranking with combined MPG ratings of 16 or less, the last of which can only muster 12 miles to the gallon.
An extraordinarily high number of R1T models make their way onto the EPA’s pickup truck ranking, and the bevy of entries is fairly easy to understand. The current list includes R1Ts from two model years, and Rivian offers numerous options that affect the pickup’s fuel economy. The R1T is only available as an all-wheel drive, but it can be configured with two, three, or four motors, three different battery packs, a high-performance software enhancement, and different tire sizes. All of these options have the potential to alter fuel economy, and the ranking appears to include every conceivable combination of options available across two generations of R1Ts.
The EPA’s exhaustive list of R1T models is a reflection of Rivian’s thoughtful marketing strategy. The standard R1T starts off as a very competent off-road pickup, and adventurous motorists then have numerous ways to upgrade attributes that are important to them. When paired with the jumbo 141.5-kWh battery pack, the dual-motor R1T delivers 420 miles of range, but the same drivetrain can be paired with a large 109.4-kWh pack that delivers 330 miles, or a standard 92.5 kWh pack that delivers 270. Adding the high-performance option to the standard R1T boosts horsepower from 553 to 665. Upgrading to the three-motor drivetrain raises horsepower even further to 850, and adding a fourth motor jacks it all the way up to 1050.
Pickup aficionados who are concerned about climate change will naturally gravitate to the most efficient models, but all should feel entitled to ignore minor variations in electric fuel economy when customizing their Rivian pickup. All R1Ts will generate substantial emission reductions when they displace the sale of similar gas-burning pickups, delivering valuable environmental benefits.
