thesmokingman
Active Member
I'm sure they'll improve some aspects like the software and hopefully charging handshake etc, improve its charging rate etc. But the efficiency is baked into the design. Think about it for a second moment, you cannot do anything to change physics. These things weigh 6000lbs to 7000lbs and are shaped like bricks. They need massive amounts of battery to just get typical or expected range for the price and expectation.Admittedly I know very little about the Rivian’s battery. They’re good looking cars and I love the interiors. But I’d also be adverse to buying the first run if any car fir a lot of the reasons you stated in your original post. Give them a chance to work out the kinks first. I bet the efficiency will increase with time and revision.
The Model Y is efficient in huge part to its low weight and it's ridiculously low drag coefficient of .23 CD. The stupid low drag coefficient is a hallmark of Tesla design principles. The shape of their cars is dictated by their wind tunnel work. Now look at the Rivians and basically the legacy trucks. They are bricks on wheels. Thus it really should not be a surprise that they are ev guzzlers. The new Lightning, the Hummer all ev guzzlers with even worse efficiency. The Lightning for ex. is guesstimated to have at least a 125kwh battery for a paltry 230mile range and 155-170kwh battery to just get 300 mile range. The hummer? Lmao that thing will use a 200kwh battery, hence the 9000lb weight, smh.
In a real world, think about what that does to charging costs and charging times!