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Zero adjustment whatsoever? What is this, a penalty box?

The figures trace back to a 2022 AutoInsuranceEZ study that combined US fire-incident data from the National Transportation Safety Board with sales data from the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The catch is the "per 100,000 sold" denominator, and it's a big one. Fires overwhelmingly happen...

It's not an age thing, it's variety of problems: For my mother, her parking is on her property but entirely uncovered and about 50 feet from her house, more from the electrical panel. There is no way she would see building a parking structure and/or having electrical laid underground to her...

I don't think the fear of vehicle fires is widely thought to be a significant factor in the take rate of EVs in the USA today... There are more EV options than ever before here in the US, in many vehicle classes and price segments. And yet... Don't get me wrong, I love EVs and own/have owned...

Hmm, to be clear, my comment was saying the target of the R2 was to be a Model Y competitor with approximately the off-road capability of a Subaru ICEV. Re: on-road (ie zero-slippage) AWD behavior, nearly all EV systems, even if they're PM on both axles with no mechanical disconnects, require...

Same with Audi Quattro these days. A vast majority of AWD (in ICE form) and multi-motor (in EV form) are 2WD until slippage is detected. That’s not really here nor there though, given PT4WD vehicles are still the overall most off-road capable though, and they’re literally 2WD-only on dry roads…

Great data, and really solidifies why Rivian is nowhere near the reliability/dependability benchmark it needs to be at. That being said, the post reads a little bit clanker to me.

Looks nice-ish other than the weirdly shaped black section in the lower fascia, same as the ix3 sport trims. Also, loss of the tailgate is super disappointing. It’s like making a 4Runner without the roll-down rear window. Why get rid of your special sauce.

All good points. I’m assuming you weren’t following the 2 years of steady info coming out about the R2 after placing your reservation though, because this was all known… a mass-market Model Y competitor with more of a Subaru-level of off road ability is exactly what the R2 was always supposed...

Totally, but exceedingly rare in 2-row cars.

The front seats absolutely recline, it sounds like the rears aren’t adjustable at all (not talking about headrests) But, this isn’t unique to R2. R1 has quite a storied past of QC issues.

32, but yeah not fitting there

Exactly. Buy whatever 20s your trim offers, and swap to a tire you prefer, depending on what you’re targeting, either right away or at the end of the factory tire lifespan. Easy imo!

Feel the supple seats, made of the all-natural Diet Coke bottle you threw in the trash 15 years ago

There should be a way to auto ignore Tesla tangents in these threads

… that’s for the Gen2 Quad R1, not the R2. This is the R2 forum, so I assume OP is talking about the R2.

I can’t find any evidence it was ever marketed with lifetime Connect+

You’d need the weights of the 2 wheels to answer this question. But the 20” on the premium trim gets 330, so those are always an option

There’s also the fact that some estimates have EV sales as a percentage of all new auto sales in the US peaking in 2025, with hybrids the only growing segment in 2026 and beyond, replacing ICE.

Wait… there is no adjustable recline on the rear seats? Insane!