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Constantly comparing Rivian to Tesla and RJ to Elon are useless, apples-and-orange exercises for the most part. Yes, both companies produce EVs, and one's a huge success as a EV maker. That success is worth understanding and perhaps emulating, but that's about as far as any comparison can go...

Let me add some thoughts about interior colors since that's already come up in this thread and in other threads, like the ones about test drives and R1T views at Sonoma. Compatibility of interior colors with exterior colors. Black Mountain goes with every exterior color and, as others have...

If you can get delivery without a test drive, grab it! No color, interior or exterior, is bad, and there's plenty of images online to make an informed decision with the exception of limestone. I have an early preorder, so Launch Green is an easy choice. It pairs well with all the interior...

It's unlikely Rivian's battery plant will produce solid state batteries. SSB are not at the point where they can be mass produced and who knows when the point will be reached? But, there's lots of room for growth in lithium-based batteries not only in terms of their chemistries but also in...

Like @maxboxa, I wasn't blown away. If anything, I was underwhelmed. But I have a new electric car albeit a very different sort of electric car, a 2021 Toyota Mirai, and I have a lifted Toyota Tacoma 4x4 with off-road tires and TRD supercharger. So, my cars are goods comparisons with a R1T...

Cramer's remarks are misplaced. No one (or hardly anyone) believes that Rivian will be the next Tesla. The question really is, which company will be the #2 EV company after Tesla, and Rivian has a better chance than others at grabbing the crown. Rivian has more models and more orders than...

I suspect the truck is wide enough to sleep in the back seat, if you push the front seats full forward, rig up some sort of a platform, and bend at the waist.

I started a thread about the R1T/R1S choice a while ago. It comes down to a number of variables. 1. are you in a city or suburban/ex-suburban situation? 2. are carrying people or things more important? 3. how important is maneuverability? 4. how important is versatility? 5. how long are you...

My guess is Ms. Schwab was not the right hire in the first place. She looked good on paper, had a lot of industry experience with established firms, and maybe breezed through the interviews. But Rivian is still a startup from a production point of view, and it's very much focused on getting...

The S-1 prospectus says "complete our preorder backlog of 55K vehicles by the end of 2023". In addition, there's another transfer line producing Amazon vans or EDVs and the prospectus also says, if I remember correctly, Rivian plans to deliver 10K vans by the end of 2023. For a new auto plant...

2-3% is not insignificant. There's always a lull before the storm, and S-curve and innovation theories always begin with a gradual ramp-up. Then, once a 2-3% market share is realized, a storm has gathered and is about to break loose. That should happen in the next couple of years, 2022-2024...

Tesla dominates the EV market, and no one else comes close. Now, it's a race to be Number Two and that's all about being a fast follower - faster than anyone else. I like Rivian's chances. Lucid's ramp-up is a long time coming, and its vehicles don't yet target the segments that sell the most...

Why now, IPO, why now? Several reasons, actually. First, the EV market is taking off, moving from a so-called innovators phase where 2.5% of the population buy products to an early adopter phase where 13.5% buy products. Think of Prius, iPhones and Tesla early days. Sales were slow at first...

Toyota makes vehicles in partnership with BMW, Daihatsu, Hino, Mazda and Subaru (BRZ/Toyota 86). Nothing unusual in this arrangement with Subaru.

It's becoming a race to scale at this point with Tesla defining what global scale means - 5 very large factories with 3 of those in the States and 2 overseas. Rivian's IPO might net $8 billion, but $5 billion will go to a new U.S. based vehicle and battery plant that might take 2-3 years to...

JPMorgan Chase is one of the underwriters on the Rivian IPO. If @royguti has a six figure investment account, he can probably open a Chase Private Client account with JPMorgan Chase and, having done so, he may be able to contact the appropriate department with JPMorgan Chase to ask about buying...

Thanks @Monkey for the information on what V2V and V2H bidirectionality. It sounds like more than an OTA upgrade. Monkey also said, "Off-road package for $2000 includes upgraded front and rear skid plate armor and tow hooks. I think there's one other thing, but can't recall." I've heard the...

Several complaints, some minor, some not. 1. Why is there no protective coverings on vehicles being delivered to customers? Every company does this, and the more up-market companies cover vehicles extensively while being trucked. 2. There has been no explanation what the off-road $2000...

Rivian is on the edge of a tipping point, facing a rapid ramp-up in market acceptance of EVs, and entering a global industry with significant Asian, European and American competition. The Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell is a book about how small actions at the right time, in the right place...

Got an invite and signed up for Sunday morning, 11/7. I was an early preorder, 11/30/18, during the L.A. Auto Show. Currently configured as R1T, LE, LG, OC, 20 ATs. I've gone back and forth on exterior colors between LG and GW and interior colors between OC and BM. Being able to compare...