The Holy Grail Of AWD Systems | Rivian R1T

What's the best AWD/4WD system? How does an electric motor at every corner allow for the best capability on-road and off-road? Subscribe to Engineering Explained for more videos! - https://goo.gl/VZstk7 Recommended Books & Car Products - http://amzn.to/2BrekJm EE Shirts! - http://bit.ly/2BHsiuo The Rivian R1T is a vehicle like no other on the market. It’s the first production passenger truck that has an electric motor for each wheel. Four wheels, four motors, each independently controlled. There really aren’t any other production cars out there that have done this, aside from a few uber-niche low volume builds only the people who watch channels like this one would know about. It’s difficult to overstate just how cool and how capable this all wheel drive system is; it’s as good as it gets. So hello everyone and welcome, in this video we are deep diving into what is the holy grail of AWD systems. And you’re thinking, so what, a motor at each wheel, who cares? Brace yourself nerds, I promise this video will convince you otherwise Engineering Explained is a participant in the Amazon Influencer Program. Don't forget to check out my other pages below! Instagram:   / engineeringexplained   Facebook:   / engineeringexplained   Twitter:   / jasonfenske13   EE Extra:    / @engineeringexplainedextra