Article: How do I get free Rivian-approved NACS DC adapter? Shipping in April!

[Count Orlok]

It matters when you took delivery, not when you ordered.

so basically early R1S res holders are screwed...

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[Captain JB]

How about delivering the adapters based on pre-order date vs when one received the vehicles through no fault of theirs ??

 

[Flypony53]

You could buy one from A2Z or Lectron if you're impatient. They are about $200

I have done this for my Lightning as my early order of the adapter was met with a June Delivery. I am not sure when Rivian will get to everyone.

A2Z was 3 weeks out for shipping as of Feb 29. I have yet to receive my shipped confirmation. I am sure they are much further out as of now.

On a different note, It is still not open until people have the adapter. So, only a handful of Ford and Rivian folks really have access.

 

[evcars4all]

However, this one should be easy to speed up the typical Rivian time continuium since the adapter is likely made by a third party, already under production and even warehoused, and shipped by a Fullfillment service.

They're made by Tesla. Tesla is already behind fulfilling the demand from Ford owners.

When GM joins the party, the backlog will be worse

Yes, in a perfect world, Tesla would have ramped up production of these as soon as it made the agreements with GM, Ford, Rivian, and others.

But, Tesla is pretty shitty about actually delivering things.

 

[evcars4all]

Please tell me Superchargers won't be clogged with Chevy Bolts pegged at 50kw charging to 100%..

A week ago, I was in my Tesla model S and stopped at one of the superchargers with the Magic Dock. There was a Rivian R1T and a Chevy Bolt.

I was impressed that the Bolt parked way off to one side, not even in a real parking spot to avoid taking two SC spots. And, the R1T was parked at the other end in the parking spot just to the right of the end SC stall so it wouldn't take up two SC spots.

 

[mroe]

To add to the prioritization debate: I think they should prioritize folks based on the number of DCFC kWhs added over your vehicle lifetime. Those are the folks who would benefit the most and those who have felt the most public charger pain!

 

[Trandall]

Would have been wise for Rivian to secure a fixed allocation of units on a timeline when they agreed to team up with Tesla. The announcement that shipping will start in april seems to support this.

No way they are just going to wait in line for whatever is left over after Ford gets their units. The ford adapters on backorder is probably due to demand outweighing their agreed allocation timeline.

Agreed, I'm sure there are agreements in place for who gets what from whom and when I just don't have any idea what they are hence all the speculation. But almost certainly demand will outpace supply for these adapters for well over a year. Meaning some EV owners will have NACS capable EV, a desire to use Tesla NACS stations, and the inability to do so for a long time. I think it's probable a fair amount of Rivian owners will fall into this category unfortunately. I believe this is largely out of Rivians control at this point.

 

[Trandall]

To add to the prioritization debate: I think they should prioritize folks based on the number of DCFC kWhs added over your vehicle lifetime. Those are the folks who would benefit the most and those who have felt the most public charger pain!

What about people who couldn't DCFC because the only options on their desired routes were Tesla SC. Your policy would really grind salt in that wound.

 

[SANZC02]

To add to the prioritization debate: I think they should prioritize folks based on the number of DCFC kWhs added over your vehicle lifetime. Those are the folks who would benefit the most and those who have felt the most public charger pain!

That is an interesting perspective, I would not be disappointed with that.

I have 14k on my R1S, when I picked it up the first 5100 miles was all DCFC driving home, rarely use DCFC at home. Usually do a charge after each OTA just to verify things are working. I would venture to say 40% of my charging is DCFC overall but 10% in the last 9k miles, not sure where that would put me on a list based on DCFC charging. I ordered an A2Z adapter just to have so I’m in no real rush to get the one from Rivian, if there is no time limit on the Rivian communication regarding ordering the official one, I’ll probably hold off and let others who need them get theirs first.

 

[R.I.P.]

But, Tesla is pretty shitty about actually delivering things.

Fake news.

I have ordered cars, adapters, EVSEs, roof shades and more from Tesla... Prompt order fulfillment and shipping.

Seriously, why do people think it makes them look cool to bash the company that is shipping more EVs and more EV parts than everybody else on the planet combined?

It's just a tired line...

 

[R1 EVY]

I'm waiting for the Yeti branded, Tesla/Rivian adapter. It will be eco-friendly, bleeding edge, and withstand a bear attack in an inferno for only $4,295.

 

[Ecupip]

I don't use public charging so I'm happy to send my adapter to someone who needs it more if you promise to send me yours when you get it.

 

[emoore]

Fake news.

I have ordered cars, adapters, EVSEs, roof shades and more from Tesla... Prompt order fulfillment and shipping.

Seriously, why do people think it makes them look cool to bash the company that is shipping more EVs and more EV parts than everybody else on the planet combined?

It's just a tired line...

Also Fake news, BYD alone sells more EVs than Tesla worldwide.

 

[R.I.P.]

Also Fake news, BYD alone sells more EVs than Tesla worldwide.

My bad, failed to add the line " in this country"...

 

[moosetags]

so basically early R1S res holders are screwed...

Where did this guy com up with the early adopters and first customers should be put behind "Johnny come lately" folks who stumbled into getting an early delivery.

Brian

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