True. There was no" legal " commitment, but putting out statements that max-pack battery res holders would receive their vehicles first, publishing numerous bogus forecasted delivery dates, combined with the delivery of vehicles to new res holders vs early res holders paints a very untrustworthy...
Fair assessment. Nothing wrong with adjusting business plans based on market and economic pressures.
Stringing along reservation holders with empty promises to deliver with numerous missed dates and continued dangling of the hope carrot is disingenuous and shameful.
They are following and saying the plan to kill off maxpack is going well... the masses are starting to doubt it will materialize and that we should move on and compromise after 4years of waiting.
If you ordered when you were 35 years old, would you be ok to pick up your dream truck when you're 40? 41?42?... life changes, missed opportunities, for a few vaporware items?
Thank you for laying out the time lines which describes exactly the feeling of betrayal that Rivian has completely abandoned max pack res holders.
Worse than betrayal is the the idea that they are stringing along these res holders with no real intent to deliver 4-motor max pack. They will punt...
"If we kick the can far enough down the road, maybe our biggest supporters and longest term res holders will just drop or cave-in and compromise for a 300mile pack" - Poser Leadership
This is a very well thought out business analysis, one this is out into kindler terms than my as assessment but essentially the same.
The only fault I see is the same with many 1st time EV folks. Akin to a first time crush on that girl in junior high school. She is perfect and can do no wrong ...