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Off-Road Upgrade or Not?

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I saw an interview earlier which I believe clears this up (check out TeslaRaj's interview he did back at the beginning of 2020 with one of the engineers).
The battery protection is the same on all the vehicles. The extra protection with the $2,000 package is FORE AND AFT of the battery!
Well we have to be a little careful hereā€¦. Until a few months ago (I donā€™t remember the exact date because I never considered dropping it). The off road full coverage protection was a standard item. They dropped the full under body coverage (they also dropped the price by $2000) and then added the full protection package back with a $2000 price tag.
So the interview in early 2000 would have been with the full coverage as a standard installation.
This doesnā€™t mean the battery protection now isnā€™t ā€œgood enoughā€ but it is not the same thing that they were putting on all the trucks a year ago.
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I don't believe range will be impacted much at all, and I'm 100% confident it will not affect range in a material way. In fact, I'm wondering if the full coverage might aid aero enough to offset any range impact at all due to weight.
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The website says rather directly that the off-road upgrade will impact range in a material way. Do you have other info? I guess we will see the numbers when the release them.

Iā€™ve gone back and forth on the off-road upgrade, mostly because I donā€™t think I will use the truck in enough situations where the potential hit to the range will be outweighed.
 

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The website says rather directly that the off-road upgrade will impact range in a material way. Do you have other info? I guess we will see the numbers when the release them.

Iā€™ve gone back and forth on the off-road upgrade, mostly because I donā€™t think I will use the truck in enough situations where the potential hit to the range will be outweighed.
It does say it could effect it, does not say negatively or positively. It is just listing things that can affect it. For instance you know going with the 21s instead of the 20s it should be a positive impact
 
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I have the off road upgrade still on my configuration.

I took this picture back at the SF event last year If people were interested in the rear tow hooks.

not sure if this is standard or an upgrade.

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It was on the R1T.

back then the off-road upgrade was included.
 

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I have the off road upgrade still on my configuration.

I took this picture back at the SF event last year If people were interested in the rear tow hooks.

not sure if this is standard or an upgrade.

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It was on the R1T.

back then the off-road upgrade was included.
This was an older prototype. The newer ones do not have the tow hooks like this.
 
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I simply change my color from Rivian blue to LA Silver then added back the off-road package. Boom, saved $500.

Seriously, I currently don't have plans for any off road driving, but plans can change so it's best to be prepared. Plus, I think it will add to the resale value if it ever comes to that.
 

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Do we think there will be any way to tow charge a Rivian without the off-road package? Tow charging is a cool feature that shouldn't necessarily be tied to off-road abilities.
 
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Do we think there will be any way to tow charge a Rivian without the off-road package? Tow charging is a cool feature that shouldn't necessarily be tied to off-road abilities.
I think the only issue is having a way to attach the front of the Rivian to the back of the towing vehicle. There should be something available for pulling the vehicle onto a flat bed truck, even if a removable piece that screws into the frame. If a screw in attachment is the only option youā€˜d probably have to tow in a straight line using that or risk snapping it off, though.
 

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I simply change my color from Rivian blue to LA Silver then added back the off-road package. Boom, saved $500.

Seriously, I currently don't have plans for any off road driving, but plans can change so it's best to be prepared. Plus, I think it will add to the resale value if it ever comes to that.
This is the question for me. Will it increase my resale value. And now with delivery estimates, will it impact delivery timing. Every single delivered vehicle I have looked up on Twitter has the off road package. Could be coincidence. I looked at the poll, given the volume of data it is hard to say for sure.
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