They have said that the configuration will help them determine the delivery timing. This leads me to believe that both pricing and options will be final when they release them configurator. I agree it makes sense for them to to hold off on finalizing both of these items as long as possible.
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I would definitely be interested in coming to Normal for an on-site delivery. A factory tour would be great and if they remove or lower the destination charge, that would be gravy.
First, thanks to you and johnking for putting it together.
On item 1, I think that the overall attrition of 15% might be close for Rivian, but this could be higher in the early stages because not everyone who pre-ordered will be able to take immediate delivery. Separately, Tesla Model 3 had...
An interesting analogue is Tesla's roll-out / ramp-up of the Model 3. Despite all differences between the two companies, they are both young or start-up auto manufacturers.
In August of 2017, just as it was starting production - with a target of 5k/wk, Tesla stated that it had 455k reservations...