The climb to Jebel Shams asks more of a battery's cooling than anything on flat ground does, and the descent runs almost entirely on regeneration. That is easier on the brakes than it sounds — so much easier that the discs corrode from disuse rather than wear out, which is a fault we look for here specifically.
The Rivian R1S is the SUV, and one of perhaps a handful in the country. We cover quad-motor drive units, air suspension and over-the-air update handling outside the home market in Muscat, and tell you plainly when nothing needs doing.
