Thank you for that post @Riventures. Congrats on your fun new vehicle! We had a similar experience buying our first EV in March. It is fun to drive and easy to charge. I would think about at least a 40 or 50 amp plug in the garage just for long term cost of charging as EA will be 30-40 cents/kWh...
They are also driving 73 mi/hr. Drop that down to 60-62 mi/hr towing this much weight and you will see a much better range. This is true of ALL towing, not just the Rivian.
This whole YouTube review thing makes me wonder how Rivian, or any company, internally weighs videos like this. How seriously should a company take them individually really? It feels like they would take the small dings as possible to-do items and just ride the general tide of reactions rather...
Like others, we are standing firm. We tow. We road trip. We go off the beaten path in places where it is many miles from the chargers to even get to the start off the path. We will drive this for 15-20 years. Is it frustrating? Yup. Will we manage? Yup. We look to be a one car family for another...
Heh. Only correct folks on the internet who I trust will understand. ?
Thanks for sharing that video and those photos. It was awesome to see you loving it.
People don’t often see the bigger picture. The system (stock market and media) is set up around days or weeks or quarters, but successful companies work on 3-5 year plans (or longer). People dwell on small details of a company, rather than the long term picture with all the moving parts. It is...