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If I was Rivian I would also factor in getting my product out to many areas of the country as possible so the trucks/owners could provide localized marketing. Focusing on just a handful of metro areas with service centers may not be the best plan for a new, relatively unknown company that is...

I was hoping I could take delivery of the LE R1T at the factory (440 miles south of me) and do a fun shakedown drive home to Northern Michigan, but I agree that probably the factor with the most weight is one's proximity to a service center - especially for the first few thousand vehicles. I am...

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This has been a long time coming - very curious to see how it will stack up against the R1T. Ford is about to unveil its electric F-150 Lightning pickup truck (msn.com)

I don't need the off-roading functionality of the R1T, but I need/want the truck utility functions - hauling motorcycles in the bed, etc. I also do not want a full size truck, so the F150 electric would not be nearly as appealing as the smaller R1T. I have a deposit on the CT but honestly that...

With as little information as we have received from Rivian over the past couple of years, we may just as well read as much into it as we can. More fuel for our hopes!

Recommended first oil change on the C8 is at 7500 miles. Since I took delivery in early October and it hibernated over the Michigan winter, I will probably not get to 7500 before late summer. So in my situation it will be closing in on one year before mv C8 gets its first oil change - the first...

This is great news - another step closer to my R1T! It does make me suspect that June deliveries will be limited if they are just beginning to finalize orders in May...

That is kind of what I'm getting at - time is running out for these questions to be answered if they are going to begin delivery in June. Last year my Corvette order was finalized in the middle of February for a projected build in May - before COVID shut down the plant. This on a model that...

Now that we are about 4 months from start of delivery (if Rivian sticks to its June target) I think we should soon be seeing Rivian asking us to finalize our orders. Mine (6612) is probably a couple of months off, but those of you with low order numbers must be getting close. Anyone hearing...

You are right that government entities do not mandate where the gas stations are located, but they do get involved in the formulation of the fuels and the delivery systems (pumps). Much like charging plugs... There are safety requirements for the charging stations already, so they are involved...

Sure, but I have talked to so many friends over the past couple of years that will not consider buying a BEV precisely because there is not an established charging infrastructure everywhere they may want to roam - even if it only happens once or twice a year, or every two or three years. I...

Some won't, but for many of the same reasons why SaaS and cloud services are gaining popularity in IT, many people will not want to install an infrastructure in their homes that will need to be upgraded every few years as battery/charging tech advances.

I disagree - the early adopters of BEVs (I think we are still there) charge their cars at home because there is no universal public charging environment. If there were, many people would forego the cost and complication of installing a charging station at home. This may become more likely as...

If BEVs are ever going to become mainstream in the US we absolutely must get to a point where charging stations are as ubiquitous as gas stations are now. Multiple proprietary systems will not survive in the long term. I need to be able to charge my R1T at EA , RAN, SC or any other charging...

I suspect Rivian is already planning on designating LE models as 2022s, but if not, I hope they reconsider doing so...

I reserved a CT when they began taking reservations. As others have noted, some of the specs and functionality are impressive - but the looks!?! As we get closer to R1T launch my interest in the CT has been steadily decreasing. If the price of the Hummer was 40K less I would be torn between...

If there is going to be a requirement for EVs to make noise (which I'm not yet convinced we need) then I would suggest that it should be a standardized sound. We are all probably familiar with the beep beep beep that most commercial vehicles make backing up. I have never heard the Amazon van...

Watch the newest video - "The Long Way Up - Update". Near the end he opens the frunk and it seems to stop at about his head height (roughly cab height) and he then pushes it up another 8 inches or so. I believe they have designed that stop with kayaks (or other roof mounted stuff) in mind.

I suspect this is by design. Before he pushes it up any higher it is about at the level of his head, which you can see later is pretty close to the height of the roof. This is exactly the frunk functionality those of us that will have kayaks strapped to the roof want, so the frunk does not bang...