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That is true for pretty much every offroad brand. How many Rubicons or Defenders ever leave the pavement or get into terrain where they need to air down? I've seen far more Rubicons at Costco than on the trail. I agree that most Rivians won't leave the pavement except for maybe some fire roads...

For sure a few of the shots were downriver of Bonneville Dam. Some of the highway shots may have been HWY 14 between Bonneville Dam and Washougal which is a fun stretch of road if you don't get behind a slow car. There is a point at 5 minutes where there is a trail sign, but I couldn't make out...

Agreed level 2 at destinations and places where people are going to stop for several hours is great. I actually don't want a DCFC at a trailhead because I want to go hike for hours and not worry about idle fees or tying up a fast charging while I'm gone. Level 2 chargers are key for widespread...

I'll be keeping an eye on those for sure. They will likely have better charging. You are right, their "real" price will depend on dealer markups. A fully spec'd Palisades/Telluride is right around 50K so guessing the BEVs will start in the high 50s and go into the 70s with markups on top of that...

Actually a lot of truth to that, as a Jan 22 reservation holder, there might even be a second price increase before I get mine (guessing end of 2023 at best)...a weird world when cars aren't always the depreciating assets they have always been.

Was anyone on here an early Tesla owner? I wonder how their system was when they first started? I find it to be excellent now, better than apple maps or google maps on my phone. Most importantly is that it integrates your route with chargers, range, consumption and battery pre-conditioning. I...

I dropped by the Portland delivery center Saturday morning and saw a Limestone with FE, nice looking truck! Hopefully it will be to you soon.

To switch to all EVs, there are some real barriers that may not be solvable in the next 8 years. There are very few EVs on the used car market and those that are not large enough for a family with three or more kids or are very expensive. No minivan/mid to large SUV competitors yet (in my...

I had the same thing happen to me with the same reason given. Had a test drive scheduled for this morning. I live on the WA side but would have been from the Portland center.

Thanks for posting. It is good to get real world examples. I have always thought that distance towing with any large, boxy trailer is not going to be practical with any EV. I've towed a lot with ICE vehicles and the pop-up trailer gave much less of a mileage hit than a cargo trailer of the same...

Having an MS and Chevy Bolt [with a MS 70D, the Tesla and Chevy have about the same range and charging times aren't that much different, especially above 50%] and having used EA and Superchargers, the difference between the two networks, at least in the Pacific Northwest, isn't as much as a lot...

Same here, in all my washes on my MS I've never had the charge port door open even when I had the handles presenting.

Not sure, I must have got there just before they delivered the red one, there was only one red, maybe two blue. Pretty sure I was there early on April 27th.

Hi, I was able to see some in person by swinging by the Portland staging facility. It isn't a public facing facility but they were kind enough to let me look at the trucks from the outside. Since they were being delivered to customers, I was not able to get in any but I was able to look in the...

I'm a red car fan but was going to go with blue until I saw it in person and immediately switched to red. In real life it was nothing like the configurator (which looks terrible to me), much deeper, probably a medium red with just a bit of the orange from the configurator but subtle. In real...

Haven't driven the Rivian, so not sure how useful this is to you. I have a Tesla Model S and Chevy Bolt. In high regen on both vehicles, you definitely have to keep your foot on the accelerator and ease off as you slow. The Tesla requires a slight brake to fully stop and once stopped has a hold...

The gates were open and I walked in. They let me look around although they mentioned that it wasn't a public facing facility. They didn't have any trucks that I could open a door to as they were all for customers, but were very accommodating and I chatted with one of the guys who was very nice...

Got a good look at most of the colors this morning (except limestone and yellow) and I'm going to switch from blue to red. The red in the configurator is way more orange than in real life. In real life it was a much more subtle red. The pictures early on in this thread seem to be fairly close to...

Thanks for sharing the video. I was able to track down the address and drove by this morning. Got a chance to see all of the colors in person except limestone and yellow. Was going to go with blue, but think I'm going to switch to red, it was much more subtle in person than in the configurator...

Hope you have a great trip!