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Starting with R2 Rivian stepped away from the S and T naming convention. So the 4 could very well be an economical compact truck. And given timing is several years away, points to plans are betting on battery costs being lower and/or having higher energy density. I have a hard time picturing an...

If you put a built Hayabusa motor in it...

Possible. But, until we learn more, "correlation is not causation". 100%. And the single battery gen1 R1s having their 12V replaced at around half that time tracks. By now, they probably know life expectancy of each 12V in this car. Just not saying it out loud because you know some people will...

It's a lot of hooey, born out of fear for something new. I've had Apple devices and products since the 1980s, personally and professionally. They are much easier to use than the competition. But not flawless. Recently I tried to plot out a Sunday drive for myself to use with another car (on my...

So I take this lack of flipping activity to mean no one listens to FM/AM or give a flying F about lack of Apple CarPlay? /s

Just keep SOC of high voltage pack above 30%. I think recommendation is actually 20% but I can't remember. Extra 10% wouldn't hurt. They also triage service requests. The appointment is mostly a formality. If issue is more urgent and affect drivability, they get you in sooner. Just ask and work...

Plus, news of oil prices dropping is never going to help anything electrified.

Electrek says "the cuts hit its service and customer teams, which include sales and marketing". Cuts in service staff will hurt customer experience (as if that isn't hit-or-miss already). Sales/Marketing, the R2 sells itself—save for the small minority who don't find it impressive. All media...

Not surprising. A chunk of R2 development is done and they burned a pile of cash doing it. Not the first round at Rivian, nor will it be the first. Everyone (not just Rivian) is running as lean as required in this post-pandemic world. Eventually, and with AI, we'll all be seasonal...

It shouldn’t take 3 months to get an appointment. These days it should take a couple weeks at most. And 12V replacement can be done within 1 hour, at SC or by mobile tech. They tell you to bring it in “below 36k” because you’d be out of warranty once past 36k.

Read warranty policy relevant to your model year. Warranty on original 12V is 3 yrs/36k miles. 2 yrs on subsequent replacements. Gen2 12V is under front passenger seat. This info is in your Owner Guide. If they told you to clear rear seat, it’s because they will tilt the front passenger seat...

Long ago Wassym said “possible”. Now it’s clear it won’t ever happen for gen1 as they’re done with anything involving autonomy for that generation. If you’re gen2, you have better chances.

Are the ones you have received or will be receiving spoken for?

Makes one wonder the actual reason. I tried to pry at my last appointment but the response was expectedly unhelpful.

Pay annually for Connect+ and it's less than $13/month. Even in worse case scenario of $14.99, complaining about a $5 dollar difference on a car that is over $50k to buy? Seriously? $5 is like a quarter of what you pay each time at a movie theater. C'mon. Tesla can charge less for their...

Ebb and flow of production batching, for sake of best possible production efficiency, that best match supply on-hand and market fluctuations—i.e. customer demand and/or suppliers' ability to deliver. Think past knee-jerk reactions. Look around at what is happening on the world stage and realize...

Speculation: It's inconsistent because availability of mobile techs (size and distribution of headcount) is inconsistent from one region/city to another.

If you want to be pedantic, yes it IS a Performance with difference being what is included and at-additional-charge option... and the resulting out-the-door difference in price. Hence, "basically", with obvious caveats after you compare trim specs.

I was talking more specifically about single 12V cars. Those with dual have effectively twice the capacity. Your neighbor's vehicles are '22, which would have two. Rivian did not change production to single until spring of '23. Same amount of "abnormal" discharge on a single 12V is more severe...

Moot to speculate. No one knows how many LEs they will produce or whether they've even made that decision already. It's most likely a fluid situation, pending supply and demand—both of which influence business decisions at any moment. All that is known is as the LE name suggest, not an...