This is why I think when people were trying to say you can figure out your order number is incorrect, and you are a perfect example! Code and Theory who created their website says that they had 3670 orders on April 1st, 2019. If you use the formula that was said to use for early order, you...
I would think that an inverter won't be necessary. The truck will come with a 11KW onboard charger for charging the drive battery. Running it the other way is basically a 240 volt 11,000 watt inverter.... Assume they will just tap off of that?
I just wanted to read the sizing story again, and it looks to be down. Then I went directly to the stories section of Rivian's website and it looks like a bunch of them are not available anymore. Is anyone else seeing the same thing?
I chatted with Rivian and asked about how the calls will happen. I was told that you will get an email from your guide to schedule a phone call. This makes way more sense as you will want to be prepared with all your questions and not just get a phone call at an inopportune time.
They should be able to give you control. Think about when you are off road. Once I leave the pavement, you don't need to comply by all the rules of the road (think using your turn signal). It would be nice to be able to turn off any noise as not to disrupt nature.....
@txtravwill While I agree with you that range is king, one other thing to consider is that weight is a killer. I really feel strongly that the 300+ mile pack will be a good fit in terms of weight / range. You will also see a greater kwh/mile on the 180 pack, so that truck will be less...
For me, PRE-RAN announcement was 180 pack. Now that they will have a network of Rivian DCFC's that is nationwide, there is no need to spend the extra $10k on 100 mile range. I am now all in for the LE. :)
Again, I will say that the Tesla tap is not a guarantee anymore in the future when you look on plugshare and see a tesla destination charger. We can go into hypotheticals as well as why a business owner may or may not want to charge to bring in more business.
I can argue the fact that there...
All of this does not matter. Only point of this story is that a non-Telsa at a destination charger is not a guarantee to work in the future like it does today. End of story.
As I was saying earlier in this thread, it looks like the Teslatap may soon been irrelevant on managers that want payment for you to charge. Since there is no credit card reader and that it is their own platform that they will take payments on, this will seem to then only work on Tesla vehicles...
One thing that I think isn't all that fair is for those of us that want the 180 pack we will have to pay an additional $1800 for A/T tires. There is no configuring a LE with a large pack and just having to wait.
According to Rivian's website the R1T (truck) you can configure with the large battery but have to wait. The S you won't be able to right away, or am I reading this wrong?:
BATTERY SELECTION
At launch, every R1T and R1S comes with our 300+ mile pack. We are leading with this pack based on its...
Then you can have the argument that they would make even more profit on the smallest pack, why not start with this one first. If I were a betting man, I would say that there are technical issues with the largest pack. And what everyone else is also saying about the Rebelle rally... Think...
I agree with you, and I understand. My issue is with not releasing the 180kwh battery pack as promised. I would have made compromises if it was just time levels. But this is just me. I am sure Rivian will do really well, it just will be with me not purchasing one given that the timing is not...
I suppose I should clarify my statement on this. What I mean is that not getting the 180 kwh pack is a no go for me. He is thinking he may get the launch edition. As I was promised (even press release says so) that the 135 and 180 kwh batteries will be available at launch, he can get his...
I understand this also, but as I want to use this as an adventure vehicle, I want the 180 kwh battery.
COVID moved the delivery date by 7 months, I am OK with that is it was for everyone.
Battery allocations I don't agree with. If I order the 180 kwh battery, someone later in line will have...