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Rivian Patents Tailgate Tech To Fight GM, Ram, And Ford

R99 · 5 mo ago

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Following their tailgate bike rack patent application from a couple of weeks ago. Rivian has field a couple new patent applications for tailgate technology to keep up with the likes of Ford, Ram, and GM.

The first patent is for a tailgate with an integrated step and the second one is for a Telescoping Tailgate

United States Patent Application: 0220144051

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Discussion Starter · #2 · 5 mo ago

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Where is the 180deg tailgate (drop down)? I liked that one on the prototype!

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Brilliant if you ask me. Improvements to make it suit a wider range of buyers is always a win.

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Discussion Starter · #5 · 5 mo ago

Turbop11 said:
Where is the 180deg tailgate (drop down)? I liked that one on the prototype!

Yeah I was surprised that didn't make it to the production models.

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