Thanks to all of you posting various issues on your respective R1S. When I took delivery today, I was able to to do quick checks on details that I would not have done so without all of you mentioning this, that, and the other things.
November 2021 reservation to delivery ~ roughly 21 months...
Guesses?
I'll open with 9,800 delivered and 13,000 produced.
Tesla just reported 466k delivered (vs whisper expectation of 448K), and produced 479k+ (vs 471K expectations).
Thought you guys might find this interesting. It was surprising to me how much lower cost than my impression of some of these vehicles were.
https://insideevs.com/news/565883/electric-car-prices-us/
Lately, I have noticed increased uptake for new EVs from these makes/models.
- EQS
- EQS SUV
- F150 Lightning
- Lucid Air
- ID.4
When new models come out, people in SoCal are quick to uptake the vehicles.
Early days, we had seen many of Rivians but lately, the frequency of Rivian's on the...
So they finally issued.
https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1379
https://electrek.co/2023/03/31/everything-you-need-to-know-about-irs-new-ev-tax-credit-guidance/
Just drove it for the first time. Drove it in all around, standard height and soft, and in sports set to lowest height with both soft and hard settings. Both modes in regen normal (which is petty strong)
Accelerator (Go) pedal is heavy, and the steering wheel feedback is quite light creating...
The vehicle is near production ready according to the insideEV story.
https://insideevs.com/news/631418/tata-sierra-ev-concept-previews-compact-adventure-suv-due-in-2025/
You simply cannot make this stuff up. Overreaching, outdated HOA needing to control people are just so ridiculous.
Most of the HOA board members are retired control freaks that hate any change or to stay current - all under the cover of "protecting the real estate value"...
Many reports of (early VIN) issues such as:
- Died
- Battery needs attention
- Fit and finish (e.g., excessive panel gaps, tiger stripes pain job)
- Uneven or troubled air suspension needing attention
- Others
Much of these things are signed of early production issues. As production matures...
Perhaps you may already know this website. Its a great source for finding out the condition of your batteries in the EV.
https://www.recurrentauto.com
The attached images are for my vehicle. it provides comparisons to the similar. The report is monthly and these are for April 2022.
With...
Just in case you guys haven't seen this.
https://assets.rivian.com/2md5qhoeajym/1JKjM25M5yVm6RLC96QkdO/53b532db599462abd3b4466fee7adec1/Rivian_-_2022_Proxy_Statement.pdf
This is the proxy statement for the upcoming meeting on 6/6/22 all virtual.
This little device coming soon will solve small issue. While its not significant amount of charge, it will give you a piece of mind in all those remote areas (or used as external power for other stuff).
https://www.zipcharge.global