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With payments, it is about a wash.So you're saying rough payoff period of 7-8 years or around 150K miles (without considering NPV).
Starting at $69,000 and this is telling the Rivian folks there are people willing to pay $99,999 for their vehicle, with added accessories of course. They gonna be happy happy! Actually I'm a bit jealous. I can afford to pay that, but my mind won't allow me too. It's a struggle for me to justify $69,000, but I'm old and it's now or never, for $69,000 that is.....I do hope no one tries to outbid this 5 digit quote, otherwise I may as well get my refund, but at least it would move someone further up the line.......Please don't give Rivian any ideas as to what they can charge and get away with, unless someone wants to narrow the field and eliminate potential buyers. I would be surprised if Rivian doesn't follow this post, to see what people are willing to pay.I think you have to factor in the maintenance expense savings. If I can configure my RT1 order within 5 digits I’ll be happy.
No doubt you're correct skyote and hopefully you are. But....if they don't monitor this forum, then they're missing out on good ideas that are posted here, from their future customers....and, if by some chance they are monitoring, then they're either laughing at what people will pay for their product, or seriously taking note. Give the customer what they want. If we're willing to pay that much for it, hey, I bet they can help us out. As far as I know, they don't have pricing set for the mid/high models going to production. I suspect they'll see what their actual cost is and what the market will bear at the time, or maybe not. They don't have competition as of yet, but may by their production date. Either way, I had rather give the impression of needing a lower cost, which is true for me. No way would I consider $100,000, but I may not be the customer they have in mind.cc84,
...... have probably done a lot of due diligence & business/market analysis before they set pricing to begin with.......
Lol. This made me laugh. As I’ve said I keep bouncing. If I ignore the price this seems like a no brained car that I’d have for a looong time.Starting at $69,000 and this is telling the Rivian folks there are people willing to pay $99,999 for their vehicle, with added accessories of course. They gonna be happy happy! Actually I'm a bit jealous. I can afford to pay that, but my mind won't allow me too. It's a struggle for me to justify $69,000, but I'm old and it's now or never, for $69,000 that is.....I do hope no one tries to outbid this 5 digit quote, otherwise I may as well get my refund, but at least it would move someone further up the line.......Please don't give Rivian any ideas as to what they can charge and get away with, unless someone wants to narrow the field and eliminate potential buyers. I would be surprised if Rivian doesn't follow this post, to see what people are willing to pay.
[QUOTE="DocTwinkie, ... Keeping in mind that the battery size of this thing actually makes it worse for the environment than the Jeep in my state. ...
Ya know I could actually buy a Jeep AND a leaf for cheaper. Hahaha. And the leaf with the smaller battery would be more environmentally friendly.
Doc, you can reach carbon neutral sooner. Avoid that coal and install solar panels like CappyJax to charge your large battery pack EV. Oh, wait, then we have to do the analysis on how much of a carbon footprint there is to produce all those solar panels. (To be clear, I'm not criticizing, just a little tongue-in-cheek fun.)Now over the life of the vehicle they create far less carbon emissions during their use. However this is largely dependent on your region. In California where the plug your charging from is largely renewable that emission generated by use is extremely low whereas the Midwest (where I live) it’s all coal baby (good ol Midwest ignorance).