A Richmond, Va., car dealer touts some cool features popular EVs come with. Recharged (@recharged.com) posted a TikTok clip showing off a Rivian R1S, Tesla Model Y Performance, Toyota Rav4 Prime, and Tesla Model X. Throughout the video, a dealership employee walks viewers through various items and attributes packed into these vehicles prospective car buyers may not be privy to.
Rivian R1S
“EVs come with a bunch of really cool features. I thought I’d show you some in a couple different cars today,” she says to viewers before showing off a Rivian R1S. She calls the vehicle the “the best third-row EV in the market right now” and cracks open the driver’s side door. Following this, she points to what looks like a white circle. It’s not just a design accent, however, but a recessed, pop-out flashlight.
Afterwards, she delineates some of the car’s other features while speaking inside of the EV’s cabin. “Another super cool thing about the Rivian is this bluetooth speaker that comes with the car,” says while pulling out the item, which is housed beneath the center console between the front driver and passenger seats.
Tesla Model Y Performance
Tesla is known for packing software-related surprises in its cars, but in the video, the saleswoman highlights a driving dynamic boost the Tesla Model Y Performance carries. “We don’t see this much in EVs, but it has track mode in it,” she tells viewers before demonstrating how to turn it on. Once inside of the Tesla Model Y, she begins interacting with the car’s infotainment screen, narrating off-camera. “We’re gonna go in, select the car in the left-hand corner. Go to dynamics, customize.”
What’s more, she explains there’s a granular level of performance tweaks folks can enable with a series of touchscreen presses. “And here you can customize your driving to your preference. You can control the stability, braking, balance, anything to your liking,” she says.
Toyota Rav4 Prime
While not an all-electric vehicle, Toyota’s Rav4 Prime does offer some fully electrified commuting. Due to its variety of driving modes, there are different ways commuters can choose the way they want to cruise, including charging the battery by turning on the car’s gas engine. “There’s a really cool feature here if you wanna come inside,” she says while pointing to the center console. “So we have this HV-EV-CHG hold. Basically, if you hold down this button, it will charge your car from the gas engine,” she says…