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^ So now it's "Jeff Bezo's $20K Slate EV"? I really wish they would stop putting Bezo's name all over these articles. Everyone who's interested already know he invested, okay? It's not like Jeff is sitting there on his home PC designing the thing :rolleyes: BTW, maybe I missed it, but who's...

How can someone compare a Model Y with an R1 vehicle? One is a low slippery sedan designed for highway use, the other(s) is a truck/SUV designed for more rugged utilitarian use including towing insane loads. Of course you can compare Rivian as a vehicle manufacturer to Tesla and on that front...

His involvement with Amazon hasn't stopped people from ordering from them.

Better to start at $25K and have the option to add niceties per your own choice vs starting at $50K right off the bat. Some buyers have a budget, and if the base model with hardly any options make this EV fit their budget, that's one for the EV side! Others can add whatever they desire and or...

Best comment so far!! Just for laughs... cars known for some of the worst electrical systems over the years: Jaguar Rover Triumph (or any Leyland vehicle actually) MG Hmmmmm, do I spot a trend???

^^^^ ahhhhhhh, run away!!!!!! Anything made by Lucas sucks, ask my 20 year old self who was dumb enough to buy a TR7 :eek: "Trust Lucas"?? To do what... leave you stranded? Well, job done then.. brilliant :mad:

Yeah, I had one for all of my vehicles back in the day. When I was a skinny 145lb kid, I fit in and liked small sporty cars. That generally meant a foreign model, and that meant trouble. With a couple of Fiat's, a TR-7, MG Midget, 260Z, Mazda RX7, 68 Beetle, VW Bug dune buggy, etc.. I needed a...

HV battery replacement isn't very common, it's quite rare actually. Even your "battery" is not bad, the contactor (heavy duty relay that breaks/connects the 400V main power leads) is bad, but since Rivian put all the electronics inside the main battery case, it's not serviceable by SC...

No built in nav or audio.. oh the horror!!! How will people survive (or even find their way home)? 😆 If they can actually produce this thing for mid $20K, it will sell.

I was just thinking the same thing!

At least there supposedly will be a $20K range offering so if you're good with bare-bones you can get it that way and save a ton of $$$. Manual window cranks hardly ever break, cloth seats don't crack and they don't lose calibration, non-power mirrors work forever, etc.. look at all the...

1,000lbs towing capacity, deal breaker for me, but lots of folks don't tow so not an issue for them. At least it's not another $100K EV offering that everyone seems to mention when complaining about only high priced EV's being produced in/for the USA. I hope they succeed!!

If you have to run your EVSE off an outlet, please consider limiting your charge rate to 30amps max vs charging at full rated EVSE capacity. And, inspect the outlet often!

I've plugged tires on pretty much every vehicle I've owned over the years, only once did my repair leak to the point where I had to remove my plug and have the (one week old) tire patched from the inside. FWIW- once you puncture the seal on the little tube of rubber cement, it will harden over...

Outstanding work @bbonkk, I aready used your figures here: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/no-longer-an-all-rivian-household.43649/post-775041

Um... what?? I've been here since before the first employee deliveries in Oct 2021 and there was never 7% battery drain per day unless you left one of the seatbelts buckled and the vehicle never went to sleep. Nominal drain has always been in the 1-2kWh loss/day unless you had an issue with your...

According to recent forum posters, the new Rivian's come with a different brand of 12V battery now. So I guess it's been a significant enough issue that Rivian changed their OEM 12V battery supplier. It also could mean the new 12V batts might not fail so often.

They know they have a problem with their 12V batteries, they should be extending everyone's warranty grace period IMO. Other brands do exactly that when they have a known problematic component.

I think they (Rivian employees and exec's) avoid forums because they all already know about their issues, they don't need to read endless toxic posts by unhappy customers. 12 Volt battery failures- yes, they are aware of this issue Half-shaft defects- yes, they are aware of this issue Long...

I sure hope they reconsider that stance for the R2. If it has any VD, I almost guaranty I'll cancel my R2 reservation. How can BMW, Jeep and Hyundai produce EV's with no VD yet Rivian who everyone says "is so far ahead of everyone else" software wise not be able to do it? My 2 cents.. they can...