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No matter where all the parts come from, and no matter what parts they make in the factory, the most complicated part of manufacturing something as complicated as a vehicle is *assembling the vehicle*. That is - and should be - the factories focus.

If y'all weren't a bunch of vultures who weren't perfectly willing to track down where people live based on hints in their photos, then...

Looks like the best they have on a hood panel is 100w. That keeps your radio and camp fridge going around a campsite without draining the ICE trucks 12v battery. Applied to charging our BEV truck, it would add just over 2 miles of range to an R1T if you got full sunlight for 10 hours.

Honestly, if I had went for an LE and had received my truck already... There's absolutely no way I'd let this forum know.

You must have a lot more money lying around than I do, because I usually worry about the details of $80k purchases before I make them ;)

Counterexample, there's an Audi eTron at my daughters preschool where the sound is supposed to sound like a burbling V8, whose pitch goes up and down with speed like a real V8 in first gear would. Clever effect. But loud and obnoxious, and if the Rivian were stuck with something like that and...

And - to be explicitly clear to those not in on the joke - manufacturers and dealers cannot cut the tag off a mattress under penalty of law, but once you buy it and it's yours...You're free to do whatever the hell you want with that tag.

Literal quote: "No entity subject to the authority of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration may:..." I believe manufacturers, dealers, service centers, insurers, etc are subject to the authority of the NHTSA. I do not believe private individuals are subject to the authority of...

In addition to the "you need a wall charger for full speed instead of using the portable charger" angle... The first wave of wall chargers 10 years ago (original Leaf days, and California compliance car days) generally only went 32A. Then you started to see 40A. Then finally 48A became widely...

I mean, there is.

As an R1T holder, I SURE HOPE YOU'RE RIGHT. :)

I don't actually think that's quite right. I understand the EV + regen mindset of "don't use the friction brakes unless you have to because I want to get that sweet energy back" But if the tow vehicle is slowing down *drastically* and the trailer isn't applying brakes at all then the...

These are not equal trucks because their rated capabilities are not remotely in the same ballpark. I think people here (including myself) that are pushing back against your arguments have made a shared assumption that you don't actually share. Two vehicles of roughly the same size, weight...

The Tesla is rated at (probably, based on 75kwh vintage) 333 wh/mi 25.3 miles per hour means you were charging it at 8.43kw The Fiat 500e is rated at 240 Wh/mi 25 miles per hour means you were charging it at 6kw Those are the differences others are alluding to. The R1T is rated at 480wh/mi To...

It's been said repeatedly ROUGHLY 50%. It's been explicitly said (including by a mechanical engineer) that powertrain loses are a small amount of the overall cost in carrying a heavy load. Also, as is evidenced below, you're making an extremely disingenuous argument by comparing completely...

Yes Nobody knows. But also, I sure wish these forums would stop pretending like it matters. If an employee of Rivian paid money to buy a truck, and the title was transferred to them and they own it... and they quit tomorrow... They'd take their truck with them. It was a delivery to a...

First part of your reply says "that premise is wrong" then in your very next sentence you state "I acknowledge that your premise is correct" Agreed. There are 4-cylinder engines in existence that could easily tow that load more efficiently than a popular V8 or Diesel out there. There's also...

I mean, look... If a 7,000 ICE truck towed 11,000 pounds behind it and its range was cut roughly in half... ...Then the 7,000 R1T towing 11,000 pounds behind it will have its range cut roughly in half. ICE vs EV literally doesn't make a difference here. Energy is energy,

I think you misread their post. They weren't saying you should not be upset with what Rivian decided.. They're saying that if this is a dealbreaker for you, your decision is simple - You shouldn't get a Rivian.

I LMFO'ed at 8:40 with the Doug DeMiro popup, and my wife now thinks I'm insane.