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That’s not the actual cost to make the car. That’s including SG&A, R&D, marketing, etc. of course it’s going to be high per car when they don’t sell a lot of cars.
I posted something similar in another Rivian forum. I think that the battery pack used in the dual-motor Max is also a new design and if that is so, it would mean being a ß tester for two systems. I too will be waiting for more information from Rivian before making a final decision.
I listened to the December 23 Rivian Stories podcast last night featuring Tony Caravano and a Rivian engineer named Mason who was involved with development of the Rivian dual motor Max Pack. Sounds like the difference between the two new Max Pack options is just software.
After rethinking about this, it make sense. If it’s only a software update, range could be exactly the same in both version assuming you don’t use the extra power. The effective range will be lower only if you drive more aggressively using the additional 100hp. That is actually what I experienced in my model Y.
Yes
I finally gave up and went with the 4 motor large pack option. I figured the range difference wasn't significant enough and I didn't really want to haul around the extra weight of a max pack for the driving exception. BTW, super happy with the large pack R1T.
I would probably vote for that, but I don't think they can increase range to "around" 400 miles just by reducing performance. IMO there will be a larger battery pack, just not 180 kWh as they originally planned. Which is super disappointing.
There is no possible efficiency gain that could get them anywhere near 400 mile range without additional batteries. It's simple physics. "Reduced performance" doesn't actually buy them much, if any, more efficiency. There will be some gains from dual vs. quad motor in some circumstances. Even if they get 20% more efficient -- which I guarantee it won't be, probably more like 5% -- they're still well short of 400 miles.
That’s a sedan, not a 7000+lb truck.
A very slippery sedan, at that.
