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lol I’m not sure his experience is “false.” Interestingly, SF has lowered our insurance for each of our cars this year. And they are sending dividends. Not sure what the deal is. But this I KNOW - the insurance company always wins in the end.

Yeah today’s environment is not a good rate one haha

If interest rates are low, buying with cash is actually a money loser, right? If you can get a 0-2% loan and pocket the $100k and put it in the market for 6 years, you are way better off than paying cash. Just saying that there are many reasons people get car loans. For leasing, most people I...

Where we go - not often - you need spare juice in some form. Folks who think they don’t get towed when someone finally comes upon them. Even in Joshua Tree. I’ve driven over 200k EV miles and have had an EV for 12+ years. So, no range anxiety here.

Plus you would have to go with a first product for another small startup. Think of all the growing pains this group has gone through… That said, they have my deposit, for now!

Yawn. Advanced means number of stations. Not technology. lol - what are you even talking about? Plus, I have an app that lets me see what gas pump is free and lets me pay for and unlock the specific pump I want to use, before I even step out of the car. As with most of your posts, you seem...

True. But the charging network will never be more advanced than the gas station network. At least not in the next couple decades. With an ICE car, you can bring more range with you. That’s why everyone has extra gas cans with them. You can’t do that with an EV. And even with the extensive gas...

Agree. The 2nd Gen R2 will be out in a bit and will have a much longer life before support drops off, based on Rivian’s m.o.

Range extender

Don’t give up hope. The conversion rate likely isn’t knocking the socks off. Will know more at next earnings.

I think you are conflating cost with demand. Just because a car is expensive, doesn’t mean it will have everything possible included, even options only 1% of buyers want. The R1 and R2 also do not have cigarette lighters. The one nit would be that this is an off road car, so you would think...

I’m not seeing the issue here if you can buy a portable AM radio that can be forever powered by the battery pack you are driving.

Agree. At first it feels a little like a golf cart. But after you get used it to, using the brake seems silly.

So are the comments.

Interesting. Though fast charging does increase battery temp quite a bit…

How do larger charge deltas lead to full cycles sooner? If you are putting in and taking out the same amount of energy, the number of charge cycles is the same if you go from 0-100 once or 60-70 ten times. The best advice is keep it from 20-80, fast charge only when needed, and then don’t...

You can get a lambo windshield for $2k. EV9 is $2400. Rivian is in line with the market, except somehow lambo glass is their only cheap part.

Stop messing with me. I’m still in coffee mode.

Today’s movement is due to a general rotation out of AI stocks. Not the reviews. It will trend back down to $14 or do. Then next real movement will be R2 sales numbers. FWIW - expectations seem to be modest.

You seem to mention him a lot.