Actually got this email but was so mad when I saw the “we are unable to give you a delivery window” that I didn’t even read the rest. Think I will be contacting Rivian on Monday to set up my delivery. Thank you for pointing this out. Just sealed the deal for the Rivian.
I was surprised as well. I would have considered it, if not for Space Karen. I also loved 4 wheel steering and 48v. I do think Tesla has muscle and can take risk, which Rivian as a new company don’t want to do or cannot do and wants to drive down complexity.
While many hybrids use 48v systems I am pretty sure none use it exclusively and still have parts running on 12v too.
You are correct. He was confusing the HV system with the LV system.
OkAs an engineer, I would say the Gigapress frame casting is an engineering marvel. The rest of the CT? There are zero engineering marvels. Name one - ALL of this has been done in other vehicles in the past, including the "engineering marvel" know as the giant windshield wiper. Mercedes, bus and truck companies have been doing single/large wipers the right way for years.
See My reply to zoidz, all things I listed put into one vehicle, Designed and built with all new manufacturing techniques in 4 years. I don't care about the price or the range promises that they didn't keep with Because I would never buy one. As a person who works for a high end manufacturer this thing Is far and away more complicated to make than anything else out thereWhat specifically about it is an “engineering marvel”?
Why does it have 30% less range for30%much more pricing than was promoted originally?
Unless of course you want to spring for a $16,000 “range extender” that needs to be permanently installed in the bed, which also happens to be where your spare tire needs to sitBye bye cargo space…
Why did it go from bragging about having steel balls thrown at the windows to a softball being barely thrown at it ?
It was promoted as being able to cross “seas that aren’t too choppy”. Where was that yesterday?
Can it actually off road on the types of trails other trucks tackle? Instead of videos of it towing a Porsche 911 while “racing” the slowest 911 or a stupid tractor pull competition maybe show people something real?
You don’t know anything about crash ratings or real world range or charging info. So what exactly makes it a “marvel”? It’s entirely underwhelming compared to what was promised.
I’m glad there are more options for EV buyers, but this belief by Tesla fans that everything Elon does is years ahead of everyone else is just laughable at this point. He promised one thing and is delivering something (4 years later) not even close to it. It’s another EV truck. Nothing about it is revolutionary other than how weird it looks.
You mostly cited specs, not marvels. Every one of those have been done before. So where is the engineering marvel?
Unlike Rivian, Tesla way over states the range of its vehicles. Open Class action law suit on this issue, actually.
Tesla is the first production vehicle to use a 48v LV system.
All the things i stated in one vehicle, with the design and production process.
On a good day, figure 70%. That’s what I see on my Model S and MY
That's not an engineering marvel in my book. Yes, it's challenging, it's hard work, it's problem solving, it's time consuming - but it's still gluing together existing, well developed tech that others created.
You missed in your book where a company who never made a truck made and built one in short order that has better specs as a truck than anything else out there.
