It certainly is, though the price I see for a base X with 7 seat option is $83,490. Certainly more than the $70K for an R1S “Explore” edition (which becomes even less costly with the federal tax credit).Yes, charging network would be my biggest concern as this would be our family car.
Just trying to justify spending $87,000+ on a vehicle. That’s a lot of money for a car.
With the base X you get an EPA of 371, an extensive service network in place, Auto Steer (you can’t appreciate how wonderful that is on long distance trips until you use it), and of course the Supercharger network. At this point I would not be comfortable relying on the Electrify America network for long distance travel. I hope it improves in the future, but my long term concern is that it will not be as reliable as I would like it to be. It is in Tesla’s self interest to ensure the Supercharger network is as problem free as possible because it is a significant driver of sales. Since Electrify America is not tied to any one manufacturer they may not be as responsive to complaints. In my opinion, all the commercial EV charging companies suffer from this problem to some degree.
Rivian reportedly will be building 41 service centers in the US and also offer mobile service. That sounds good and I hope that is all operational when the first vehicles are delivered in Jan 2022 but I suspect their service network will only be partially in place by then. Tesla also struggled with service in the early years, and even today it can be less than optimal due to a massive increase in the number of Teslas on the road.
I very much want Rivian to succeed. I can even imagine considering an R1T for a tow vehicle in the future, replacing my X. But I’m going to wait a few years and see how Rivians perform over time. And my biggest concern would be charging on long distance trips outside urban areas. As of now a Cybertruck would be my preference, but unfortunately my spouse is dead set against one.
I think that is quite possible. Elon has already cut the price of the S in response to Lucid Air pricing.Some good points above. Makes me think Tesla will lower the price of the X before next year when these are available.