R1S Shop access live with lots of inventory!

[Southern R1S]

Great because my guide thinks it’s is coming by train but isn’t sure where or on what transportation it is on. Why do they call them guides if they do t know where your vehicle is or even how long it takes to mail the charger. Did you get your charger quickly or using something else?

Could come either way, but mine definitely went by truck last month. Charger ships separately and mine arrived before the truck did (showed up around 2-3 days after confirming my vehicle in shop). I honestly haven't installed it though and believe I'm going to return it.

I have a 240v on a dedicated circuit in my garage so I've just been using the included portable charger for now which pushes 32a vs 48a on the hardwired charger. I get ~8kWh on the included portable charger plugged into the 240v outlet which is generally good for about ~14 miles of range per hour charging, which is more than enough for my daily usage.

We registered ours out of state and our utility company provides a $500 rebate for an EV chargers, so probably going to return the Rivian unit and go with a good plug-in unit (likely Juicebox or Grizzl-e) that the rebate will cover & avoid hardwire install costs. If you're on Georgia power, I believe they offer a $250 EV charger rebate & they have discount plans for EV charging so make sure you dig into all of that if interested.

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[robertrivian]

Charger ships separately and mine arrived before the truck did (showed up around 2-3 days after confirming my vehicle in shop). I honestly haven't installed it though and believe I'm going to return it.

I have a 240v on a dedicated circuit in my garage so I've just been using the included portable charger for now which pushes 32a vs 48a on the hardwired charger. Our power provider also offers a $500 rebate for a charger so I'm thinking about buying a plugin charger (likely wither a Juicebox or Grizzl-E unit) which the rebate would cover vs. dealing with the costs of hardwiring since I already have a compatible outlet sitting on go.

I get ~8kWh on the included portable charger plugged into the 240v outlet which is generally good for about ~14 miles of range per hour charging, which is more than enough for my daily usage.

No matter the brand of EVSE you get, I suggest hardwiring it to avoid any future issue. If you have 6 gauge wire and a 60amp breaker go for the 11kw charge setting (48amp). It will future proof you house and reduce or eliminate Hazzard’s from the 220 outlet.

 

[SeaGeo]

Sometimes the simplest answer is the most likely answer. I can't help but wonder if it "got lost" in the sea of vehicles at the factory and just sat there for months....?

Maybe. The thought has definitely crossed my mind. It also makes me wonder if it's been sitting there with a dead HV battery for months.

 

[Neuneleven]

Mother's day was great...

I configured a FG/OC R1S in September 2021. I had an initial delivery date estimate of October to December 2023. With the last Jan date reshuffle, it was moved forward to June to September. On March 27th got an Action required email from a Rvian guide whom I spoke to and was informed the vehicle was already produced and she read me the VIN number and said it could be in my possession in as little as two weeks. - I live under 100miles from the factory. I balked - part worried it might be a declined one I was picking up and I additionally just a couple of days earlier added a Volvo XC 60 to our fleet of cars as I anticipated a few more months of waiting. I then got cold feet and called back under two weeks later to be reactivated. Last week asked for access to the shop and it was granted on Saturday.
I persuaded wife to look at the shop last night. We wanted 21" wheel for range. Our oldest kid found "logical" reasons to take the only similar car in the shop with the 22" wheel: We have other ICE cars including a people loader -a 2022 Ford Expedition Max; The 22" wheels are prettier... you name it. She succumbed to familial pressure/pleading and clicked on the car herself. Time to make space in the Garage...

 

[kilik49]

It looks like Rivian is clearing out inventory from the shop. They had around 40ish cars (+/-) sitting there since the big dump happened about 2ish weeks ago. They've periodically added some since the bulk add happened and some have sporadically disappeared as people claimed them. Just now the shop went from 42 cars down to 29 in the span of about 10min. I'm guessing they let cars sit in the shop for a certain amount of time for the people with access to mull over, but then assign any matches to the next group of people in the next "wave" of upcoming delivery windows. Then repeat that process.

Edit: Wow I just went back through the old posts to see when the large addition to the shop happened and it was Thursday 5/11. It felt like 2 weeks ago but it was only 4 days haha. It was a loooong 4 days.

 

[Neuneleven]

Oh I forgot on previous post. Thanks to all on the forum who have shared ideas and who got me to politely push for access...

 

[Mygrain]

She said the reason why my R1S from the shop has no vin assigned yet is due to it being factory gated. Does anyone truly know what that means? She explained but I didn't understand.

You could search this forum for factory gated, but you won't get a definitive answer. Rivian promotes the R1 Shop as having "ready-to-deliver" configurations. Factory gated or not (whatever that means), I would be suspicious if Rivian were withholding the VIN of my "ready-to-deliver" vehicle.

If we were on a Ferrari forum, factory gated would mean the gear shift looks like this photo.

 

[R1SFamilyGuy]

I wonder if it's also because of the config you selected when you reserved yours (I forget if people do that, it's been a while). As in, because you selected a config that was more readily available, you got access. (literally my first post here so n00b insurance, pls!)

 

[s00n]

I'm in Texas and my guide said my R1S would come by train. She said they have access to see where the train is and would update me regularly on its progress once it leaves the factory.

Interesting. My R1S is coming by train and my guide said they have no way of knowing where it is once it leaves the factory via train. 4 weeks now and haven't gotten any updates.

 

[R1Sky Business]

Interesting. My R1S is coming by train and my guide said they have no way of knowing where it is once it leaves the factory via train. 4 weeks now and haven't gotten any updates.

Reassuring....

 

[LazarusTaxa]

Interesting. My R1S is coming by train and my guide said they have no way of knowing where it is once it leaves the factory via train. 4 weeks now and haven't gotten any updates.

It took mine 3 weeks to make it out to the PNW. My guide never gave any info but the Rivian Insurance rep could tell me exactly where it was.

Mine got to the SC on Friday... No offical notice yet though. I'm hoping the delivery team reaches out ASAP.

 

[andisimose]

Just picked mine out of the shop. Ended up with a launch edition GW/FE/22 brights. A little deviation from my OG order but free LE wheels! PN vin 9447, seems pretty recent

 

[mcclajb]

Just picked mine out of the shop. Ended up with a launch edition GW/FE/22 brights. A little deviation from my OG order but free LE wheels! PN vin 9447, seems pretty recent

Congrats! I pre-ordered the same time as you. Hopefully, I’ll get access soon. How long have you been able to view the shop? And was it by way of a call, email, or chat request, or did they just reach out to you unexpectedly?

 

[andisimose]

Congrats! I pre-ordered the same time as you. Hopefully, I’ll get access soon. How long have you been able to view the shop? And was it by way of a call, email, or chat request, or did they just reach out to you unexpectedly?

my wife went on a first mile with me Friday and made nice with the person and she said if I stuck around for a bit and filled out some forms with her she could recommend shop access and someone else would review and approve within a few business days. Woke up this morning with it on my account page.

there were odd questions like promising to pick it up versus asking for delivery and that I ordered in A certain time period. Seems very weird.

 

[athlon64x2]

Awesome seeing so many picking up vehicles from the shop. I am just patiently waiting for one to show up with some decent wheels and RUS and Ocean coast interior ...

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