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I’m even talking about a partnership with a Chinese brand- namely Nio or Xpeng. It is clear by now that major Chinese brands are rapidly expanding and driving sales inside China and well beyond… major foreign automakers like Mercedes and Audi are being pushed out by demand. China would represent...

I;ve said it here before but got skewered, but here it is again- Rivian needs to admit defeat in their go-it -alone approach and formerly team up with a Dealer Network. VW would seem like the natural choice at this point but who knows what VW is going through internally these days. there are...

Your frame of reference seems to be of a typical American not knowing about the Mk1 Golf which popularly kick-started the entire genre of hot hatches. the Omni was just an American copy of the original. I’m on board with the R3X when it rolls out. My guess is that Rivian plans a quick rollout in...

The Bronco Sport is strong with this one.

With these tariffs Americans are going to have to get used to the fact that they will be paying the most for cars of any country in the entire world. Already Americans are oblivious to how inexpensive a lot of stuff is around the world to purchase.If anyone thinks Ford and GM are going to lower...

I bet they offer a tri-motor R3 Sport purely road variant with the R3X as the off-road marketed version.

R3X order banks opening. fat chance,

Out on the road Supercharging is about the same $/mile as gas. Where you save big time with EVs is charging at home. this is especially true if you have a solar system On your house.

Unlikely IMO. The Convertible RR Evoque convertible didn’t exactly make sales records. And if Rivian struggles with tonneau covers I can only imagine them trying to tackle a convertible top.

After a roadtrip to Atlanta and another to Orlando this name was easy and justified.

The wild card is the price of oil which now is managed quite tightly worldwide. Gone are the days of wildcat drillers or wayward nations defying cartel wishes. The recognition amongst the oil industry bigwigs now is that EVs are a real threat and pricing discipline is paramount to extending oil...

Price will be key in order conversion Rates. The Cybertruck is just too expensive for mass appeal. Rivian’s “$45k” R2 target seems optimistic to me with first deliveries perhaps being dual motor at $55k or so and Tri-Motor at $63k. The $45k tier maybe announced for later delivery with only a...

I hardwire my Lv2 chargers only for a reason. just for piece of mind, I eliminate the NEMA plugs entirely. These seem to be the main cause of so many issues. Too much risk.

I would imagine there is going to be a VW /Rivian announcement regarding Service on Rivians available at VW dealers when R2 starts shipping. The mass market Rivian is going after with R2 and R3 would mean swamping current Rivian Service Centers and much longer wait times than even current...

My piggy bank is saving up for a top-spec R3X

Ummm. Just putting it out there that the new refreshed R1 lineup features a 850hp Tri-motor option. If this is the same Tri-motor setup bound for the R3X line we are in for supercar-shredding performance,

At some point you just have to pull the trigger. Waiting for the next thing means you are waiting then only then hearing about the next big thing to come next year. The EV world is like the Solar industry- every year solar tech gets better and better not only with basic panel efficiencies and...

Just wait….next year I think is likely $5 gasoline once again. Gone are the wildcat drillers in Shale country From 15 years ago. They were bought out by the big oil conglomerates and operate as a cartel once again.

Perhaps if it was actually charging it is a Rivian test vehicle for opening up the system. Although an e-Tron would be a curious choice seeing as how a Model Y or ID4 would be a better test car.

I charged at that Buc-Ees in Alabama last month for free from the Mercedes branded dispensers. I wanted to try out my A2Z adapter at the Superchargers but they were full. Not a soul at the Mercedes chargers towards the left. Worked hreat and $0.00 bill. I don;t know if those units were in a...