Not really any type of conspiracy... If they hired a professional camera crew, they often drive whatever they want. Also, test vehicles are often towed in to places like Death Valley, to complete high temperature testing. Not many places to charge there, and diesel or gas engines have proven reliable towing in these conditions.Did anyone notice they appear to not be using a Rivian in their testing/shots? That mirror, door handle, and fender flare appear to be from a Ram.
Feels like they just pulled any photos from testing and chunked them into the article without paying attention. I think they did initial powertrain validation using top-hats from other pickups.Did anyone notice they appear to not be using a Rivian in their testing/shots? That mirror, door handle, and fender flare appear to be from a Ram.
At least here in CO, test vehicles are often flown out to DEN, then driven from the airport up to the mountains. So many zebra cars along 56th and I70 where I live (just west of the airport).
Actually, you can see an R1 front end in the background pulling a trailer. In the 2020 hot weather towing video there was a Ram support truck, so this might just be an image from that test.Did anyone notice they appear to not be using a Rivian in their testing/shots? That mirror, door handle, and fender flare appear to be from a Ram.
One thing doesn't even require comparisons of parts in different contexts (I really wish Munro's staff shown a full pan around of the entire battery pack before they started tearing it down, so we could see all sides, top and bottom, as they sit in a vehicle):Okay, my turn with the conspiracy theories... Did anyone notice that the top cover of the battery seems to have a couple inch bump up? Maybe taller cells? Extra cooling?
Looking at some of the Munro videos, the sheet looks mostly flat.
