Carmax is a notoriously bad example. For example, they have this Model Y Standard listed as a "Long Range (Premium)" and priced at $6k over MSRP right now due to this error.
https://www.carmax.com/car/28702417
That HW3 Y will likely need a price correction to sell.
That being said, R2 may not...
I honestly think the depreciation curve on the launch edition R2's is going to be brutal in 24 months.
By then Lidar/RAP1 will have been out for over a year, and all the cheaper trims will also be out.
Look at used Teslas and look at the difference in resale value between the *newest* HW3 cars...
This is not true. If you get an order invite right now and try to order Coastal Cloud, it tells you its not available yet and you can "Request build" where it notifies you when it is ready. You don't pay the $400 lock in deposit yet until its ready.
Just out of curiosity, what kind of a markup did the OEM pay? I doubt they're a very price conscious buyer. In the near-term, what do you see as the R2 price ceiling before someone just buys an R1 instead?
I'm just wondering if August is when Coastal Cloud interior can be ordered (with a wait for delivery) or if deliveries of that interior start in August.
I think you can get one if you want. Sure they had probably 100k reservations, but of that most wont convert to an order, and of the ones that do, some will wait for Gen 3 chip, some will wait for lower prices trims, some will wait for the coming interior/paint options etc. If you’re flexibile I...
Unfortunately had to sell my R1T due to financial reasons. Selling a very lightly uses S00nish Premium Charger v3 and a never used A2Z EV NACS to CCS adapter for charging CCS vehicles at Tesla Superchargers. The S00nish charger includes 2 Apple OEM MagSafe pucks already installed (when you buy...
I live in Alabama and have found the state has pretty good Supercharger coverage, which will make Rivian trips easy now. Alabama also has one of the few Magic Dock superchargers (Alabaster, AL) in the country so far.