Still. Rivian does not have a good track record with tonneau covers so people are anxious with good reason. Also, the tonneau cover should be robust enough that pushing and pulling incorrectly during installation does not snap off plastic parts for goodness sake! I still have mine on order but...
I don’t hate Musk. I don’t hate CCS or NACS. I do doubt other companies than Tesla are able to build a quality reliable NACS charging network. They haven’t so far anyway. Edit: (with CCS)
Third party companies have done a terrible job with consistency and quality charging experiences. I hope RAN chargers continue to have good quality. When there are a few hundred out there we will se true reliability numbers. I do not hate CCS. I hate the typical CCS charging experience though...
I would be far happier if Elon submitted NACS to a 3rd party for standardization as well I agree with that. I just want working chargers that are reliable and Tesla has by far the most reliable system. No one else comes close. That is sad.
I think you make good points but I think most of these car makers will cave and go NACS because of the competitive advantage Ford and GM now enjoy. the Feds will support Tesla if they also have ccs connectors I believe. Anyhow I do most of my charging at home and will rarely travel. Almost...
There will be competition though. Most small charger companies are onboard with NACS and I suspect strongly EA will all also join the herd. I also think that if Tesla becomes monopolistic it Will be broken up by the government as has been done in the past.
At this point I feel the momentum is so strong for NACS happening and taking over that it is pointless to argue about. The anti NACS people sound like the pro Apple CarPlay for Rivian In that they are not going to get their way no matter how much they talk about it here. Edit. And I get their...
I like it. It will sell very well. I do think good sales will steer Toyota further into delaying meaningful change into bev vehicles and cost them hugely in market share down the line if they don’t get their butts into gear.
I just don’t think this topic deserves so much anger. I get it is annoying but that’s the baseline in forums. People come here to moan bitch and complain a lot and I think it is healthier to tune it out when you don’t like it. This topic will never go away I’m afraid… I don’t think we will ever...
Preorder Date: 9/2021
Motor: Dual Motor Performance
Color: Rivian Blue
Interior: OC plus wood dash
Factory PPF: yes
Wheels: 21
Underbody Shield: No
Tonneau: Manual
Delivery Location: Richmond service center. Home in Virginia Beach
Delivery Estimate: Oct-Dec 2023
The whopper analogy is just not very good. It’s really just bad in fact. However, whether my R1T comes with AA or CarPlay or not I’m going to enjoy the heck out of it anyway. Not a deal breaker by any means. But I do like the option of having it. And maybe someday we will get it like Lucid...