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We are quickly approaching the point of dimishing returns where the desire for secrecy will work against Rivian. Everyone knows R1T/R1S is coming. Everyone knows what it looks like. Everyone knows the most important features included. Hell, Tesla has probably made more than a few preorders...

I dont have one of the very early reservations but I will not be finalizing my order until more info is forthcoming. I am confident it will but the question is when.

Rivian better crush it with the R1T and R1S, and they need to be more proactive getting their brand out in the market. I agree. Many of us have said Rivian needs better, more frequent communications and brand awareness activities. I am not really worried about a Wrangler BEV. Hard-core...

My info is over 5 years old at this point but when I did a trade with Tesla, there was no negotiation - take it or leave it. Now that there is pressure to keep the sales pipeline moving? I have no idea.

My situation is a little easier - I am trading in a paid off 2016 Tesla Model X. But it sure seems to be problematic that 6 months before delivery they have not "ironed" out their financing plans. I hope its more a matter of they DO have them ironed out but are not ready to announce them quite...

I am keenly interested in this topic as well. Its only one of a set of topics that have yet to be addressed but will be critical for many folks to understand before Order Day.

At this point, all they need for a retail location is one of the prototype vehicles and a store front. Everything else is online so they can scale pretty quickly with more locations.

Just some personal observations from my experience that may (or may not) help you. I used to drive an F-150 and I love the ride height and road feel. It was my daily driver and used the bed for large loads occasionally. My 2016 Tesla Model X is first EV and I will never go back to ICE. One...

I had a reservation for CT but could not get over the fugliness. Spec are out of sight but I just could not see myself driving it.

I like that it doesnt sound like an ICE motor but the tone and volume are pretty annoying. Hopefully, they will tune that better to acheive the goal without getting on my last nerve.

If Project Gravity was taking pre-orders, my decision would be much harder. It will be neck and neck for whether Rivian or Lucid could dethrone Tesla. There are so many things both companies are doing right.

This is the one area that has me very, very nervous. I went want re-watched the Lucid Air announcement and Lucid has this dialed in - Rivian needs to take note. RJ's team may have this covered but it has definately not been communicated. I am not sure I can pull the trigger on my order until...

I cannot stress this enough - even after owning an EV for 4 years, my wife has trouble with this sometimes. New EV owners need to understand this in order for the right expectations to meet reality. As many have said before - planning, planning, planning. Longer range EVs will help but not...

Also, a spare will NOT be included - we will have to buy that extra on the R1S for sure - dont know about the R1T. I chatted with customer support last week - there will be room for a spare in the cargo floor under the 3rd row seat on the R1S but no spare is included. Its an accessory. They...

I had the exact same reaction and my usage is very similar. I drive a 2016 Tesla Model X with a daily charge amount of about 170 miles and after all the hills, I can rely on about 140-150. So when I saw that 400 was off the table for my Rivian, I was pretty pissed - as any EV driver will tell...

Several years ago, Elon said the Supercharger Network would never be a profit center. But, that was when all new vehicles got free supercharging for life. Now, you have to buy credits with new vehicles to use the superchargers. Also, now that Tesla is part of the S&P 500, there will be more...

I think this is a key point - we dont really know what the mileage estimates are. Rivian and GMC are being conservative, and rightly so. I get that. The 135KW battery pack might get 325 miles (test track, all season tires, whatever caveats). And you are right, people might say its not that...

Really? $78K is pretty reasonable for a mid-range launch edition with several bonus upgrades. I was expecting $80K for standard and $90K for the 180KW pack. So thats right inline with my expectations - just very disappointed on the 180KW date.

I wanted the 180KW pack. If I configure on Monday and they say "opps, LE has sold out", I will have to re-evaluate if I stay with Rivian.

I am very dissapointed that the description of Driver+ is quite different than the original vision. Maybe lawyers were involved. I was excited that Rivian's original vision of level 3 was "we want people to share photos and reliving experiences all while driving". Now they are making it...