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Here's the quote from the Reddit AMA, thanks to @AdamsFan1983 :

What is the goal for the RAN - still 600 locations by the end of 2023? If not the target when will the RAN be built out nationwide?
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Our goal is still 3,500 chargers at 600+ sites across the US and Canada. We've extended our timeline past 2023 to get charger production ramped up. Right now, we have over 50 active construction projects of RAN charging destinations - and even more in permitting and final diligence stage. Our timelines are phased - some coming online as soon as the next few weeks, like Sacramento and Truckee, CA -- which together fully enable travel between the San Francisco Bay Area and Tahoe and beyond on Rivian Adventure Network! Other routes coming soon connect Southeast Michigan to the Upper Peninsula and the Blue Ridge Parkway spanning North Carolina and Virginia.
Building a Rivian Adventure Network site takes many months, but along the way we listen to customers to know where to build and we are always open to suggestions. We're designing our charging network to ensure charging sites are within range of each other, close enough to support long distance travel, even when towing. In identifying areas of interest along the way, we visit the locations in-person and meet with potential site hosts to get a connection with the surroundings and experience. From there, we work through the process of diligence surveys and design drawings, utility and grid planning, zoning, and permitting, which all lead to construction and site opening. This process requires strong collaboration within Rivian and our external partners, too.
I still think they're going to beat the Tesla ramp -- which again would mean at least 63 stations open by June 30, 2023.

Of course I'm very selfishly happy that the BRP is still one of their early routes. At a minimum that should mean Asheville and Blowing Rock. Hopefully it will also include Gatlinburg/Sevier County, Cherokee, and areas further north into Virginia.
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Personally Id like to see some more charging in south Texas. Nothing really in the area. Whether it be RAN or another company.
 

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Here's the quote from the Reddit AMA, thanks to @AdamsFan1983 :



I still think they're going to beat the Tesla ramp -- which again would mean at least 63 stations open by June 30, 2023.

Of course I'm very selfishly happy that the BRP is still one of their early routes. At a minimum that should mean Asheville and Blowing Rock. Hopefully it will also include Gatlinburg/Sevier County, Cherokee, and areas further north into Virginia.
"Routes". As far as I know, there's only one RAN station currently under construction in Michigan, and it's not going to be adequate to enable travel with a trailer into the UP with Large pack trucks strictly on RAN. And though I haven't seen an update in a month, there was literally no work done on it between May and September. I'd love to know if it was being held up by an organization I could put pressure on. Government or otherwise.
 
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"Routes". As far as I know, there's only one RAN station currently under construction in Michigan, and it's not going to be adequate to enable travel with a trailer into the UP with Large pack trucks strictly on RAN. And though I haven't seen an update in a month, there was literally no work done on it between May and September. I'd love to know if it was being held up by an organization I could put pressure on. Government or otherwise.
We don't know of any specific sites along the BRP either, so I'm assuming there are sites being worked on that we just don't know about yet. That probably includes in MI as well as NC.
 

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I found a planning permit here in Deschutes County, OR:

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No building permit, though. The site I went to covers multiple counties in Oregon, including Klamath County to the south. This was the only record to pop up using "Rivian" as the search criterion.
Ooooh. This one will be in the *PERFECT* location for my towing trips to Bend. Last tow journey, I was *JUST* shy of being able to make the existing Madras stations - so had to stop in Warm Springs at the slow EVCS station at the casino. This location is far enough North that I should be able to make it - plus it being a faster charger, and Rivian near-certain to make at least one pull-through capable spot? :chef-kiss:

Hopefully it gets built soon!
 

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We already know of more than 60 specific locations in the works. I’ll bet they beat 60 by end of June, but I’m just saying that’s the pace to match Tesla.
I am sure they will beat 60 since that number are in construction. My point is that they should be beating a benchmark set 8 years ago.
 
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Stopped by the RAN chargers in Truckee today. They are right off Donner Pass Road and Highway 80. They are definitely under construction. Looks like there will be at least 4 chargers (maybe more). The bases and conduit were in the ground but no electrical or physical chargers to be seen.

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Come on something in the southeast PLEASE
 

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I'm hoping they'll come rescue Minnesota, since it seems no one is moving anything up here. The brand new EA station that went in on i90 launched with only 1 of the 4 stalls being functional.
 

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Broomfield, Colorado is under construction at Flatiron Crossing..

I love that there will be one near where we live… but also feel like these would make more sense in out of the way locations and charging deserts. Salida was probably a good choice for that reason. I’m not worried about charging on 36 or on I-70 though having something around Fruita would be nice to bypass the EA in grand junction. Northern colorado would also be nice, maybe to complement the charger in Yampa.

…but hey, if they want to put one in Broomfield, I’ll take it :)
 
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Stopped by the RAN chargers in Truckee today. They are right off Donner Pass Road and Highway 80. They are definitely under construction. Looks like there will be at least 4 chargers (maybe more). The bases and conduit were in the ground but no electrical or physical chargers to be seen.

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Good to see/hear.
Stopped by the RAN chargers in Truckee today. They are right off Donner Pass Road and Highway 80. They are definitely under construction. Looks like there will be at least 4 chargers (maybe more). The bases and conduit were in the ground but no electrical or physical chargers to be seen.

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Did a drive-by yesterday. Hard to imagine these will be live in "a few weeks" as reported on Reddit by Rivian but maybe they just need to pop them in and flip a switch? We don't have a charger at our cabin so I'm counting on these to get me through the ski season...
 

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Good to see/hear.

Did a drive-by yesterday. Hard to imagine these will be live in "a few weeks" as reported on Reddit by Rivian but maybe they just need to pop them in and flip a switch? We don't have a charger at our cabin so I'm counting on these to get me through the ski season...
Agreed the: a few weeks. Maybe a few months unless the snow hits early.

I did an experiment at our house this past weekend. Took my 50' welding cord and a couple of adapters up this time. Plugged into the dryer outlet and turned the charging rate down to 24amps. Worked perfectly! Going to buy a shorter cable and leave it at the house.
 

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Good to see/hear.

Did a drive-by yesterday. Hard to imagine these will be live in "a few weeks" as reported on Reddit by Rivian but maybe they just need to pop them in and flip a switch? We don't have a charger at our cabin so I'm counting on these to get me through the ski season...
Are these on the downtown / east end of DP road?
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