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@Comstockery great info. Did EA waive the cost of charging for their stations that needed to be reset? I seem to remember the R1T's not connecting to 350KW chargers but working with the 150KW very early on possibly this issue is back. Maybe others will chime in if they are seeing the same thing...

Not to rain on your Lightning parade but in my experience of admittedly a single data point each of the Lightning and the R1T is that the Rivian had considerably better initial quality and has had better service after the sale than my local Ford Dealer. While both trucks are new I will say that...

I talked my Dad into a Ford Lightning and we picked it up last night. I will say the overall cabin space and storage is expansive compared to the Rivian. That being said, to @crashmtb point, I really don't need that much stuff in arms reach while driving so I actually prefer the cleanliness of...

@jakef801 I would agree the bed areas are not durable if used as a work truck. In Rivians defense I think they prioritized allotting weight and cost on things that make the truck "adventurous" not a work truck. Hopefully this can be repaired fairly easily and we have all learned that we need to...

Slightly off topic but comment I have heard from a few people now is "if EV's are better than why do they have to be incentivized and mandated". I do not have a compelling answer other than to say "if you want to take a ride I can show you that it is better". I believe Rivian is smart to forego...

I believe I am at least marginally sensible but I think it remains to be seen if either of the first two assumptions are true. Buying a used R1 from someone reputable with any known quirks or issues either already fixed or stated before the sale could well be less risky than buying a new R1 with...

Since you and @Yossarian seem like you are serious about using this as something other than novelty I can't help but to ask a few serious questions. Will this be legal to register and drive in most states in anything resembling it's current form? How comfortable do you think it will be in...

@Aroohoo you could just pay @keb33509 and solve both your problems, and Rivians, at once since they are not very good in the accounting dept. Like many I had to pay sales tax to my state when I self registered after Rivian already collected sales tax during the purchase process. The refund...

My Illinois temporary registration expired before Rivian was able to register my R1T as well. I brought this up multiple times starting over a month before it expired and Rivian said "We're working on it" then with less than a month remaining asked me to self register. I told Rivian I would look...

I think lawmakers need to ask themselves "Are we trying to incentivize EV Adoption, or the dealership model, or U.S. rare earth mining?" if it is any of the latter there would seem to be better ways than to piggyback the incentives onto consumer EV purchases. To be honest I get the feeling from...

fun video, watched the whole thing. My two comments; For the love of peet Colton rinse the soap off it's drying already! Kyle please don't drive out of there with one clean and three dirty wheels. I put the Gtechniq crystal serum light and EXO V4 on my LG Rivian (same as was used on the Model...

Your point here makes a lot of sense but in reality Rivian seems to be implementing this inconsistently. My LE R1T with FE interior order date 02/2020 was delivered 4+ hours from the Brooklyn service center back in May. I offered factory or Brooklyn pick up and my guide said they preferred to...

Funny, I was watching an Out of Spec Motoring live stream when Kyle got his email so I checked my email and sure enough there it was. For what it is worth my VIN 05903 delivered in May power tonneau has been operated probably close to 100X (mainly giving demos to people) and works fine without...

My LE R1T with preorder date of 2/13/2020 was delivered to upstate NY at least 4 hours from Brooklyn service center back in May. I think they have since changed the delivery priority parameters regarding distance from service center. It makes sense to deliver vehicles based on build...

@ariscus99, I generally agree with @NY_Rob no real significant updates between a Lower and higher VIN produced to date. I would like to think Rivian has gotten a little better at production. Maybe tweeked the paint process slightly, dialed in fitment issues a tad. My guess is the variation in...

Congratulations! I expect a precipitous drop in online forum posts from you while you get out there and adventure in that beauty. Before you do though, maybe you have posted in other threads but what types of paint correction/ protection do you have planned?

Everyone is correct the metallic body panels of the Rivian are made of an alloy of aluminum, iron, and nickel. I did some quick research on this (around 18 months ago) found the supplier Rivian was using for the rolls of sheet stock and then found the description of the material that supplier...

I always say "it's comperable to a fully loaded 1/2 ton, trucks are expensive now but cost to operate it is far less". I feel like that is an accurate statement.

As one of the pre-IPO investors I also add in ... and it's awesome, you should buy one. I have been stopped by two different people who were interested in buying one but nervous to put down the deposit, I actually think I got them over the fence. Rivian needs a referral program, maybe send me...

Good question. I haven't made the trip in the R1T yet but there is an EVolve NY charger in Bath that I pass and an Electrify America in Cheektowaga, also there is parking on California rd. With six 7.2kw L2 chargers. I can probably make it with a L2 charge at the game and maybe a 10-15 minute...