That bill has not passed and is therefore not law. Would be nice though. Honestly, I'm planning to leave mine off as I figure troopers will tend to ignore a truck.
Iowa Tesla Owner's Club is having a meetup this Saturday, 7/2 from 1-4p at The Hall DSM (in Valley Junction). As an honorary past member, I told them I'd bring my Rivian to show off and invite others. If anyone is around, stop by for a beer and bring your R1T if you have it. Would be cool to...
My buddy got his Saturday - blue in Ankeny. And my Red Canyon delivery is scheduled for Thursday. Its cool to see more in Iowa!
As a side note, if you haven't seen yet, the Iowa DOT is looking for input on EV charging infrastructure. Everybody should go here to fill out the survey...
I wonder on these smaller applications if Rivian could design one of the 12V outlets to take in power and eliminate the need for larger plug or other components? One of those rolled up doesn't take too much space. If you get 1kW of power, sitting in the sun all day you should get 8kWh or more...
Definitely. I couldn't find details about how efficient these are. Most conventional solar panels are 20% or better now. I'm guessing these are below 10%.
I agree, watching the new production trucks race would be fun. But this kind of exists, just not with production vehicles. You should check this out: https://www.extreme-e.com/