Rivian Cooks Up a Built-In Camp Kitchen for Its R1T Electric Pickup

• Automakers are packing their upcoming electric pickup trucks with all kinds of useful and unexpected features, like the Hummer's Crabwalk and the Ford F-150 Lightning's offboard power setup.

• In a new Twitter video, Rivian's CEO reminds us that the upcoming R1T will feature a Camp Kitchen in the vehicle's modifiable Gear Tunnel.

• Two cooking elements, a four-gallon sink, and a 30-piece equipment set are part of the deal. And, really, when was the last time you bought a new car that came with a teakettle?

UPDATE 7/6/2021: This story was updated to include more detailed R1T delivery information.

The electric-truck wars have started, and now we're in the phase where automakers highlight the unusual features their plug-in pickups offer as a way to stand out from the competition. Ford spent plenty of time during the recent launch of the F-150 Lightning talking about the EV's ability to power a construction site's worth of tools for three days. GM's upcoming GMC Hummer EV can drive diagonally using a feature called Crabwalk. And Tesla has made all sorts of claims about its angular Cybertruck, including multiple pull-out tables in the rear that can be used as a mobile kitchen.