Kenypowa
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OT What are the chances?? I saw THREE Rivian trucks charging at the Electrify America site besides the Gaylord, MI Supercharger. (We're on a road trip from Ottawa, ON to Chicago and back.)
I was like a kid as - for a change - I had all the questions! The first two below are new buyers, and at far right is the third truck driven by two Rivian employees that I didn't meet. Comments the middle owner gave me:
Because he owns a Y, there was no animosity either way, and he was pretty fair. We were both just happy to share info.
- "It's exceeded all my expectations"
- "It's totally modern and well thought-out, just like my Model Y"
- "The range is pretty good, and the truck estimates better than my Model Y does, which tends to over-estimate range"
- "Rivian's working on a full kitchen add-in that slides out of the compartment behind the seats"
- "The only thing I'm a bit disappointed in is the automatic trunk cover - see? it's rubbing here, and the motor really grinds, I feel like it's going to break"
- "I like the extra front camera pointing down off the front- there are 11 cameras or something, so their Sentry Mode equivalent is pretty amazing"
- "I bought it because I want to be able to haul stuff from the store, and also to go camping, like we're doing this weekend. We're heading to Markette in UP (Michigan Upper Peninsula, 244 miles). I'm a bit worried as they're no chargers up there!"
As someone who cares most about the environment vs. beating other EV manufacturers, I say bring it on, Rivian. That said, I feel like I saw half of their June production in one place!
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A bit off topic here. I went to the Rivian flagstone near Venice Beach and spent some time in the display vehicles there.
I was so impressed with Rivian. Their infotainment system is almost on par with Tesla's and far superior to any legacy OEM. Navigation is Tesla like. Build quality is excellent.
Had Cybertruck not been introduced, I would get the Rivian R1T alongside the Model 3 as personal vehicles. That being said, I'm very looking forward to get the Cybertruck some time down the road.
At the same time, while I'm rooting for Rivian, I'm not 100% sure they will pull thru production hell. Their cash burn is crazy.