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Personally I don't think there is much "extra" hate on tesla or EV owners. I think the reason that we all believe that is because Tesla's record video. I bet if every car recorded video we'd see just as much to other brands.

I guess everyone is missing the point on this. The suspension was designed long before they put these 2 trucks together. This should have been thought of on an adventure vehicle. And yes, I understand the frunk having pumps and such in there as this is a prototype. But if those pumps were to...

Yes, but the DESIGN of where the reservoir goes was something that engineering thought would be a good idea to put in a vulnerable place. That was not done in 2 weeks. And if you want to go that route, people have built trophy trucks in two weeks to race in desert races and their shocks didn't...

I know that this post will come with the "This is only a test vehicle", etc, but honestly what a major fail of Rivian to say these are adventure vehicles and have such vulnerable pieces so low. Honestly, what would it have taken for them to TIG weld an aluminum skid plate around that. This is...

Hey RivFly, I live in CA and I can tell you that it is not too cheap to have an EVSE (the charge port) installed. If you install it next to your electrical panel it'll still run you about $400 for the electrician. I was about 15 feet away and it was closer to $500 as they need to use either 6...

I get it and I drive the grapevine a few times a year. It is super annoying. They are only supposed to stay in the 2 right lanes, but they do not. Then take all the left lane drivers that won't move over to let people pass, the road rage can be plentiful!

Sway control does not necessarily need to be a mechanical device on a hitch like Anderson does. It can be electronic for example by putting brakes on the rear wheels on the truck on opposite sides to combat sway. We don't know what system they are using for this. And keeping in mind that the...

Kind of reminds me of this. I am sure they crapped their pants when this happened....

@Ssaygmo be careful if you actually do that. In CA over 10,000 lbs puts you in a different category and you will be held to the law under CVC 22406 and 22407. Basically this means that the speed limit for you is 35 MPH, not even 55 as jjwolf120 says. If you can actually get your truck up to...

I used to live in NJ, does that count? :)

Why is having the configurator now such a big deal? I understand I would like to see trims and pricing, but we are talking about the first R1S being delivered in Summer of next year. Even if they put up the config 3 months ahead of that you can still make whatever choice you want then. We...

The said in a tweet that 11k pounds will reduce range by about 50%:

And this is where I disagree with RJ when I spoke with him, as did many others about doing their own charging network. The cost is WAY more expensive than the supercharger network as well as the BS about having it cheaper with a $4 monthly subscription. I HATE that. Most people will charge at...

I hope that they will have EA integration on screen. When planning a trip on the tesla I do believe that it will not route you to down super chargers. However this: As said should NEVER be allowed to happen. Take down 1 at a time and give ample notice. This is just such a fail on the part...

THIS is why I am still skeptical about any car beside a Tesla. Superchargers that are down are shown on the screen on my Tesla. I sure hope that in a year or 2 the public infrastructure is better....

Understood, but when you charge at your house before the trip, push that battery to the limit so you have as much range as possible. Agree on DCFC, I usually stop charging my M3 when it tapers off.

While I am leaning to get the 180 kwh battery, I want to see how much the difference in weight will effect range and cost. It could be that a 135 get about 350 miles (just a WAG) due to it weighing less and a 180 get 410 (again a WAG). If the cost difference is thousands of $$$ it may not be...

When I spoke with them at Overland Expo (back in May), they told me "more to come in the next 18 months" on a winch option. I was hoping that there would be a custom winch that could run off of the drive battery rather than the 12 volt, but we'll see what happens. As they have a motor to all 4...

Good news is that we know the dimensions that fir the Rivian perfect which would be: Packed Size 50 x 43 x 8.5in Packed Weight 105lb I plan on using an ARB Skydome SWAG. Had a rooftop tent and it is cumbersome. The swag packed up should fit in the gear tunnel.

I wrote Tepui about this about a week ago, here is their response: Hello, I have a pre-order for a Rivian and saw that you have a tent for that truck. While I know it isn't out yet, can you give me some specifics on what what on that truck? Is it a model that you currently make with just the...