This is a take on who will be first in meaningful production. I found his position on Rivian a little harsh and dismissive.
To be fair BEV startups should be viewed with strong skepticism.
https://jalopnik.com/so-wholl-be-first-to-mass-produce-an-electric-truck-1846623595
For the record I am...
This seems to be written by someone who is at least aspiring to be a journalist with their own perspective to go with the talking points. Im not inferring Pulitzer here but I enjoyed it.
Bloomberg Green Article
While I am WAY too proud of my parallel parking abilities, and this function is not on my wish list per-se, self-parking is becoming much more standard these days.
I cant find any documentation on the R1T having this ability. Anyone seen anything?
My instinct is this is going to be more of an...
Anybody think that Rivian could offer a battery upgrade?
Get a 135 kwh now and upgrade to 180 later?
The battery packs are modular I think???? Why couldn't they add the extra later on?
Anybody got an opinion ;)
Hoping for a factory delivery option down in IL. Also if there are any off road enthusiasts in the area I would love to hear about local trails that would be fun in the R1T.
One of the more intriguing options for the R1T is the roof.
What roof options can I expect?
We will offer multiple roof styles including electrochromic glass (which turns from opaque to transparent on demand), a fixed glass panel, a two-piece removable composite roof and a standard fixed...
I reached out to Rivian and got an Email back on Sept 23rd 2020 regarding buying Rivian Gear, when we might see a Configurator and financing.
Short version is the configurator was promised by the end of 2020 along with delivery date windows and financing options from Rivian financing partners...