It’s funny to me that the CEO comes out with a statement admitting they are not communicating well, and yet people on here are still defending their communication. ?‍♂️
I’m hoping similar for both WY and MT. I spend a lot of time in both states, and right now the non-Tesla L3 charging is almost non-existent. It’s the MaxPack paradox - need MaxPack now because charging isn’t there, but won’t need it when they start shipping it if charging is better. ?‍♂️
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That’s close to the 6 month window I mentioned. I wonder if (a) the timeframe was longer than expected, or (b) if they were clear upfront how long the wait would be.
One reason to continue preorders until they work down the preorder backlog is that people paying a non-refundable deposit are going to expect some level of certainty on a delivery date and I don’t think Rivian is anywhere close to being able to provide that beyond the preorders right now. Also...
They could also make some serious coin for selling the adapters at a ridiculous price. Since it’s proprietary, they could make it where they are essentially the only ones offering it.
If you’re cashing out, you want to do it at maximize price - hype or otherwise. And if you look at most recent IPO’s, the prices are based more on hype and expectations than they are on actual past performance.