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I thought the same thing, but then I went back and looked at my pictures of the aurora borealis that I took a few years ago. There are definitely green ones (see below), but then it morphed into pinkish-purple rays with green at the bottom. It depends on how the oxygen and nitrogen react to the...

If someone were looking to save money on gas they should look at the used EV market where you can find potentially better equipped EVs with similar or better range for under $25K. And if they wanted something new there’s the Hyundai Ioniq 5 ($36,600), Nissan Leaf ($29,000), Chevy Bolt ($28,995)...

I think it will be one of those special order things, like Tesla’s $35K Model 3 back in the day. Most people want more range than the 275 miles they’re estimating, especially when you factor in things like highway speeds and cold weather, which can reduce your range by as much as 40% (165 miles...

Haha. Alpha Motors Corp. has some really cool renderings, but they’ve only made one actual prototype of the Alpha Wolf EV truck and that was almost 5 years ago. I love their designs, but are they ever going to produce anything?

Hm… Maybe they’ll do an R2T at some point, but honestly I think they’re going to wait and see what happens to the EV pickup truck market first. It hasn’t done so well overall. Rivian sells over twice as many R1S vs. R1T. You’ve got the Slate truck coming out at the end of 2026 for under $25K...

I said the same thing in my post. Have an entry-level R1 with a more traditional suspension like the R2 and slot it in between the high-end R2 and low-end R1.

Rivian wants to continue to sell the R1 lineup. In my opinion, they will take what they have learned from the R2 and apply it to the Gen 3 R1. This means structural battery pack with 4695 cells, haptic halo wheels, new OS, faster RAP1 chipset, LiDar, and maybe even the R1 base model having a...

Sounds good. I guess we’ll know once there’s an OTA update how much Gear Guard might pull. Hopefully they have a feature like Tesla where you can have it automatically deactivate at home or wherever you want. I have a camera facing the vehicle when I get home and don’t need a redundant recording...

Thanks for all of the great info. When you did the vampire drain test did you have Gear Guard and/or Cabin Overheat Protection on?

Cool. Maybe on the AWD?

Correct me if I’m wrong, but this looks like the R2 Premium with LiDar and 19” wheels. I didn’t think you could spec the Premium with 19” wheels, at least not on the website. The reason why I say it’s a Premium and not a Standard or Performance is because it has the tow hooks (unlike the...

It’s not just LiDar, but a more powerful in-house chipset (RAP1) that somewhat future-proofs your purchase for years to come. The current NVidia chip set, while powerful and capable of Level 2+ autonomy, will never be able to achieve Level 3 or above. It will always have to be supervised, which...

I’ve got the same invite window as you. I feel like the whole “place in line” thing is very malleable based on so many factors. Rivian is just going to move people around based on their preferences and what’s available. We’ll get the vehicles that we actually want, or can afford in my case...

Not that I could afford an R1, but if I won an EV of my choice in a raffle or something I still think I’d go with the R2 due to insurance and repairs. The R2 was definitely designed with ease of repairability in mind compared to the R1. Things like the dark gray trim on the impact zones of the...

All of this is great, especially the plastic recycling. Very little plastic gets recycled these days (only like 5% of it). I actually like the recycled backs of the R2 Standard seats. I gives them some character. Such amazing advancements in sustainable materials that will only grow over time...

I agree. I had it on in the background. There was some interesting information in there, but it was encased in immature debased behavior. I feel like they could have brought up concerns and shared their enthusiasm for vehicles without all of the fake shitting on everything and calling people out...

Nice. I love the color combo. I wish I could afford the Premium. Oh, forgot to mention I’m from Columbus, Ohio with a service center about 30 minutes away.

I think I’m going with the Standard as well. Unless I can win one of these EV raffles this Summer.

Are you getting the Performance with Launch Package or waiting for the Premium or Standard? Where’s your location, service centers nearby? Just curious if there’s a method to their madness.

I’m in the same boat. When did you place your reservation?