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I think the 2 produced was to meet their promised timeline to "start production ". According to their investors call, they were having problems building the R1S in the R1T line.

Hopefully because Rivian is testing these for themselves to use as mobile service trucks.

Pretty sure you take the Tesla motor and their battery pack and put it in a square boxy design, put some cool looking 21” rims, add a spear tire, a kick-ass sounds system (heavy speakers & amps including subwoofer + spare portable speaker) along with a bunch of other great (but heavy) options...

It’s an off road truck. What did you expect? Just wait for any competitor to actually release a comparable vehicle and then a fair assessment “list” can be discussed. i.e. Ford Explore, Ranger. Or RAM TRX. The F-150 and Hummer are not going to be in the same class either. Maybe the...

This makes sense. I think “extended range” mode should still kick in the other wheels if needed. I’d hate to compromise safety for range. Extended range mode should simply prioritize 2WD (Lower the hight, reduce accelerator power curve, etc).

Are you trying to say that regen breaking is already factored in to the EPA test? Because regen breaking by definition puts energy back into the battery pack that can then be used for range. Obviously you cold go a lot further if you never touched your breaks, because regen breaking doesn’t...

The cheapest Airstream would be in the low $40ks, the LE R1S is $77k. So your "work for free" would cost them quite a bit for 4 months worth of work.