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If that's intended to be the main blinker, people aren't going to be happy about that. Rivian should really pillage ChevyBolt.org for the feedback on the Bolt doing this. People hate the aesthetics and there are stories of cops even pulling people over thinking they have tail lights out. That...

This is complicated, how far do we want to parse this? My bottom line is the regulation is outdated and OEMs are both lazy and cheap. How that manifests across the industry varies. 99% of people are clearly the idiots. I'd be that idiot. You think I'm going to sit here and lie and say I'm not...

I do believe Rivian will be popping champagne corks if they breach 100k units/year on the R3 on the first year. You saying the Trax is peanuts doesn't make it true. What's the metric we're working against? Everything must be the Model Y in popularity? Clearly that's not possible.

I mean, the Chevy Bolt had a model-wide recall and they cancelled it yet ChevyBolt.org is still one of the more active car communities per capita. I think you're conflating "not popular" with "not as much money to be made as big cars so Ford and GM killed them and made people buy SUVs instead...

My guess is they're busy snatching up capacity that enters the market while Ford and GM play with steam punk artifacts. Rivian will be able to make this car at a profit no matter what because they can choose any starting price between $35,000-$42,500 and have a market to sell to. At those...

There's a DOT regulation that says tail lights can't be placed on moving hatches unless there's redundancy elsewhere. Where do they add tails? Bottom somewhere? Federal Government gonna ruin everything. Could the tiny slits at the bottom in the second pic be them? Going to be poopy if they do...

Everything I said about my driving history is true regarding performance, etc. I'm also 42 so I've got a few years under my belt. I've surprised myself with this car. One time that sticks out was a passing maneuver on a 2 lane highway, 20 cars, 45 in a 55, pull out, mash on the throttle, go to...

It's missing the excitement of getting functionality and seeing an aftermarket emerge from the inside which to me is so much of what makes Rivian awesome. It's a big part of the community and such. A new divider for the F150 gets burried on the 4th page of Amazon. For Rivian? Man, now we can...

Very easy to say that from the perch of being able to afford that ;) There are questions we need to ask ourselves as a society, why does wealth entitle someone over another thing? Meritocracy is either a partial or full lie. Enough of us are born into it or admit at least a portion of luck and...

I think they can easily do both but it's a capital problem. The Georgia plant is essentially "shovel ready" and "turn key" for the job. I actually suspect they "just one more thing" the R3/R3X so they can shop investors for favorable financing. I've also said I think it's rather obvious the...

You're mad. That car darts around town far better than either of the fat turd MkV GTIs I had by comparison. I should have lost you at the Smart ForTwos with a 0-60 of 13s. That's right. My excuse there was commuting every day into Manhattan. Take a stock Bolt through an autocross course and...

It's funny how it's the $40 items that make me feel regret selling my R1S :( I can't imagine a single item making that space more functional for less money. Also while I'm on the topic, while the F150 frunk is better, I find myself using it no more or less than the R1S. The frunk "usability"...

So how fast is too fast? We kind of had a self-regulating system, speed was cost-prohibitive which reduced the amount of stupidity. I just don't know that having 0-60 in 2s reasonably accessible by any 19 year old who took a trade early and is making decent scratch is a good idea. I love...

R3X is the dream car. It doesn't get any better than this. I'm hoping for $50k, I know, pipe dreams.

Definitely feeling the 70s VW/Audi vibes. For me there's somethin Scirocco about it. I'm a big VW guy and had an Mk II Scirocco myself, below is the Mk I

I've taken recently to calling Rivian the "Tesla 2.0" it's Tesla, but with an interior you actually like and want to be in without either the "camry" image or the Elon drama. They unabashedly copied the Tesla formula understanding it's superior approach over traditional OEMs and are making...

Based on the shape, I'd expect similar to Ioniq 5 mi/kWh. These things are actually somewhat easy to guess at because it's all aero-based. Once you understand the basic concepts of aero and understand we build the "perfect" aero car in 1939 and everything else is a compromise (simplified) you...

100% I agree with you. This is where we get well beyond my expertise. I'm kind of hoping the R3 is "Could be produced in 2026 if you gave us the cash to open up the Georgia plant as originally planned." In that dream, Apple is sitting on the side lines discussing right of first refusal on stock...

Let's be clear about what Rivian wants: Maximum PR exposure with first few thousand Minimum customer frustrations about waiting How do I know this? I've been clear on other threads that I've spent the better part of my career in a mid-sized PR firm with automotive as a sector. That's going to...

As long as I fall into the category of entitled, anyone can draw the boundaries wherever. Just gonna be flat out honest. ;)