NACS DC Tesla Adapter News Update: Timetable, Priority, Gear Shop Availability

[MidnightRivian]

Thanks for sharing this update. I am looking forward to getting adapter s00n (June 2023 delivery)

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[bigsky]

Thank you for the update!

If you purchase a Rivian from a third party and will not get the free adapter, forget the Gear shop. Should it work for you, reach out to me after January 2025; will make you a heck of a smoking deal on an A2Z Typhoon PRO.

 

[Hillbilly]

April and September 2023 deliveries got opt in emails months ago, nothing since.

 

[Hilbe]

If you're taking delivery soon, check with your guide if you make the cutoff. They're telling people via text now.

 

[Brian-MS90D]

Rivian has nothing to do with the timing of these. Tesla is the manufacturer and supplies them (and has been VERY slow making them and delivering them).

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Rivian has nothing to do with the timing of these. Tesla is the manufacturer and supplies them (and has been VERY slow making them and delivering them).

No longer the case. Tesla ramped production at Giga 2 to 8k units per week.

 

[Brian-MS90D]

No longer the case. Tesla ramped production at Giga 2 to 8k units per week.

What do you mean it's no longer the case? That Tesla isn't the manufacturer? They are. And they need to ramp more, obviously. Look at the rationing Rivian is needing to do.

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

What do you mean it's no longer the case? That Tesla isn't the manufacturer? They are. And they need to ramp more, obviously. Look at the rationing Rivian is needing to do.

It has always been made at Giga 2 (NY). Same factory where all Superchargers and solar roofs are made. Supercharger expansion has slowed significantly (paused even); Elmo's decision. Instead, they recently ramped production of adapters to 8K units per week. This news is about a month old and shared multiple times in this forum alone. Rate of distribution has already picked up and evident for those who have been paying attention. March '23 deliveries are now getting theirs. Some have them in hand already. Just a month or so, only deliveries up to Dec. '22 have been contacted to confirm their addresses. Next wave to be contacted will likely be up to Jun/Jul '23, and should be happening relatively soon.

Set personal emotions aside and look at the evidence objectively. Rivian delivered 57,232 vehicles from Q1 to Q4 of '23. Some of those are the vans. Since distribution of adapters began in early May, they've already worked through all '21 and '22 deliveries and are now working through first quarter of '23 deliveries. It's clear pace of distribution has picked up significantly in the 5 months since it started.

They need to do more? Rivian is already doing what they can based on what is available from Tesla. For Rivian to do more, Tesla would have to ramp beyond 8k units per week. Who's going to demand that from Elmo? You? Anyone here work at Giga 2? I don't think so.

 

[Gavinmcc]

Got mine. R1T delivered 12/22

 

[ReyvaRivian]

April and September 2023 deliveries got opt in emails months ago, nothing since.

Similar September 2023 delivery for a 10xxx VIN and no word since the first opt in email.

 

[saylormd]

What serch term should I use to find the opt-in email, if I missed it coming in?

 

[HeyEllwood]

Bought my R1S a year ago from someone (private seller). VIN is just shy of 8,000. Got an email that mine was shipping and just got it the other day! Weird.

 

[Yossarian]

No longer the case. Tesla ramped production at Giga 2 to 8k units per week.

While it's true that production has been ramped up to 8,000 weekly, it may well be that the increase is due to GM. Tesla recently announced that GM electric vehicles are now supported at its SC's and GM is offering the adapter for purchase at $225.

The increase in rate is welcome, but given that production now will be shared among three groups, many not make much difference in Rivian (and Ford) adapter fulfillment rates. As I wrote in another post, to avoid disappointment, you are better of viewing 25 January as an aspirational goal for your adapter to arrive from Rivian rather than a deadline.

 

[Jacopa]

Who knows what the production rate was before? Coulda been 7999/week…. Just simply not enough info to make a prediction

 

[dsmking]

If you're taking delivery soon, check with your guide if you make the cutoff. They're telling people via text now.

Your rep is more optimistic than the rep for my 9/27 delivery who just focused on the everyone by the end of January 2025:

Hi David! We are working hard to get NACS adapters into the hands of all of our owners. I learned just today that everyone will have their adapter by end of January 2025. You'll receive an email inviting you to opt in after you take delivery of your R1S.

I'm hoping that your rep is more accurate as I plan to do a short road trip mid/late October and I'm not buying a 3rd party NACS adapter at this point.

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