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Me too, another year is painful but I will keep the faith.I was hoping for earlier dates, but happy to see progress & an official announcement.
I would tend to agree unless they decide to roll it out in phases, perhaps initially with colors, options, etc and later adding the ability to submit your config and get a delivery date. Releasing it sooner would give better insight into what they will need to produce but may be a bit riskier from a pricing perspective.Well, the timeline's about a quarter later on the R1T and R1S than I would have liked and I've estimated in other threads and postings, but I'd rather have Rivian take its time and do it right than rush to market. Measure twice, cut once.
I don't see the point of releasing a configurator more than a quarter ahead of actual production, so it now sounds like the configurator won't be up and running until Q1 2021. Any thoughts on this?
It’s possible, but that would kinda negate the whole “Late Summer/Right Around The Corner/Very Soon” line that Rivian has been giving us lately.I don't see the point of releasing a configurator more than a quarter ahead of actual production, so it now sounds like the configurator won't be up and running until Q1 2021. Any thoughts on this?
They've repeatedly said "late summer", and more recently "soon". There are a number of forecasting & supply chain benefits to having the configurator out well in advance of production.Well, the timeline's about a quarter later on the R1T and R1S than I would have liked and I've estimated in other threads and postings, but I'd rather have Rivian take its time and do it right than rush to market. Measure twice, cut once.
I don't see the point of releasing a configurator more than a quarter ahead of actual production, so it now sounds like the configurator won't be up and running until Q1 2021. Any thoughts on this?
I hope it's another case of underpromise & overdeliver, and I respect them for tempering expectations even though it's not what reservation holders hoped to hear.Not what I would consider "early 2021" per the recent James Chen (Rivian vp of public policy) interview I posted but it is what it is. Agree, nice to finally see Rivian starting to talk about production.