Great to have another Chicago area location, but it feels like Rivian is avoiding the further west suburbs (e,g,. Plainfield and Naperville up through the Batavia/Geneva/St Charles corridor). Even something like Westmont would be better (and there’s a precedent: Tesla opened in Westmont after...
We’ll have to see where things next out after trim and option choices, but $55k is an attractive starting price
https://electrek.co/2023/09/27/kias-flagship-ev9-starting-price-a-wake-up-call-at-54900/
‘Twas a beautiful day here in the Chicago area - I got in a bit of gravel riding and was able to charge the R1S at a Rivian Waypoint while I was out on the trails
^^^This. The R1 vehicles come with the air compressor and repair kit.
Related Personal Anecdote: I sadly got a screw through the top edge of my rear passenger tire after only 10 days of ownership. Because the Pirellis are specific to Rivian I’m still waiting for Tire Rack to deliver my...