https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2025-rivian-r1t-tri-max-first-test-review
Interesting that the motors overheated offroading up a steep incline ?
Sounds like people should get the quad if it's only $10k more...
https://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/dolby-atmos-music-in-a-rivian-r1s/
Surprised to see all the raving about it given all the negative comments about Gen2 audio...
https://gizmodo.com/cybertruck-owner-complains-about-snow-blocking-his-headlights-2000532884
Bit surprised they didn't think of this when designing it...
About halfway in, there's a small segment about software defined vehicles and VW.
The historical perspective is interesting...subsidies aren't as high now, but the big push was 10 years ago when their government made the decision to leapfrog ICE vehicles from a pollution and innovation...
https://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/other/rivian-will-power-volkswagen-s-electric-golf-project-trinity/ar-AA1uW3dc
I'm less worried about Rivian not surviving now.
This is a critical part of VW's future... It's not just the Scout. It'll be used in their entire lineup with Porsche and Audi helping...
Interesting blurb on what batteries the R2 / R3 / R3X will use
Looks like bigger cells so more cost savings:
https://insideevs.com/news/740256/rivian-r2-lges-battery-deal-4695-cells
2026 Rivian R2 Will Get New LG Cells With 'Six Times' The Capacity
Korean battery giant LG Energy Solution...
https://techcrunch.com/2024/10/30/rivians-chief-software-officer-says-in-car-buttons-are-an-anomaly/
https://techcrunch.com/video/how-to-build-tech-that-wins-over-customers-with-rivian-wassym-bensaid/
Interesting take... Especially with Alexa being horrible ?