Maybe one of the supply chain issues is LR drive units if they guessed wrong on demand
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sflgator
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My Tesla account still shows July, so at this point, I'll be happy if I take delivery in June. I'll be surprised if I get a VIN for May delivery and right now, I doubt May will happen for me.
d1ez3
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GrnSqrl
LR,blk/blk,19”,rcd 8/25;VIN4392; only waited 235d
ssv22
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The positive I can take out of this is that the Rivian R1S might be available for a test drive by then and help make my choice easier.
sflgator
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Not sure how anyone can compare an electric SUV or Truck with the the MS LR or Plaid sports sedan? It's a total different type of EV. The Rivian looks nice and I'm sure has decent tech, features, and max battery range (I think > 300 mi.?) but it won't perform and feel like the Tesla MS...just saying. Do you want to drive a truck or an SUV or a sports sedan? I'm sorry but I can't compare these EVs as they're just not in the same category of vehicle just b/c both vehicles have electric motors for their drive-trains. Also -- Rivian is a brand new EV manufacturer and thus far hasn't produced one single EV...if you think Tesla is having problems with manufacturing and delivering the MS (which is now > 10 years old with hundreds of s/w updates and improvements), imagine what's going to happen with Rivian over their first few years? Talk about being a guinea pig? Okie dokie then. Good luck!
BTW -- Although Rivian has major investments from Ford, it's still technically a brand new auto manufacturer. I wouldn't say the same thing about an auto manufacturer like Porsche, Audi, VW, MB, Volvo, JLR, etc. that are now producing EVs...not the same as Rivian and Lucid.
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So glad I put a deposit on a Rivian last month.
LiveSai
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Damn might change my LR I ordered earlier in Jan to a Plaid. August is a little longer than the original feb15-march 15 I got... My date is still emty
ssv22
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you raise valid pointsNot sure how anyone can compare an electric SUV or Truck with the the MS LR or Plaid sports sedan? It's a total different type of EV. The Rivian looks nice and I'm sure has decent tech, features, and max battery range (I think > 300 mi.?) but it won't perform and feel like the Tesla MS...just saying. Do you want to drive a truck or an SUV or a sports sedan? I'm sorry but I can't compare these EVs as they're just not in the same category of vehicle just b/c both vehicles have electric motors for their drive-trains. Also -- Rivian is a brand new EV manufacturer and thus far hasn't produced one single EV...if you think Tesla is having problems with manufacturing and delivering the MS (which is now > 10 years old with hundreds of s/w updates and improvements), imagine what's going to happen with Rivian over their first few years? Talk about being a guinea pig? Okie dokie then. Good luck!
At this time I am just looking for a commute car, whether its a sports car or a fun SUV, i dont really care as long as its electric, since I have never owned an electric before. I have other cars to satisfy my sports car need and a SUV to haul stuff. Just looking for something new and unique.
aerodyne
2 of 3 EV's - Defect Free!
4680 cells not ready for vehicles...
Expect rate production in 18 months.
Expect rate production in 18 months.
"The earnings call is not the place to make major product announcements" 
What this really means is don’t expect any meaningful deliveries until next year as we didn’t know what we were doing when we started this…
No reason to cancel my reservations, but definitely have to look at what else is out there, or will be, given the fact he effectively admitted they can’t deliver any time soon.
No reason to cancel my reservations, but definitely have to look at what else is out there, or will be, given the fact he effectively admitted they can’t deliver any time soon.
SoCalrancher
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GrnSqrl
LR,blk/blk,19”,rcd 8/25;VIN4392; only waited 235d
When you “change” you ha e to place a new order, new RN number .... get to the back of the line. It’s not like changing paint color
Yeah, now that the call has ended, I went back and re-listened. Definitely "battery", I stand corrected.
I think for a subset of buyers, the important thing is that it is an EV and can be flexible beyond that. My first choice is the Model S. but in the past, I have had a Grand Cherokee as my daily driver and loved it, so I would consider an R1S if Tesla cannot deliver on the S in a reasonable timeframe.
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