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In Rivian's case, it's more than one motor per wheel that makes up the drivetrain. It's also the air suspension system coupled with the hydraulic kinetic dampers borrowed from McLaren. Check out Motor Trend's detailed explanation of Rivian's "more than evolutionary" but "not quite...

I found the Bloomberg article out of step with where Rivian is today. If it had been published six or even three months ago, before production had started in Normal, before Motor Trend chronicled the TAT, before 25 auto journalists universally applauded the R1T's on-road and off-road...

2 questions, if you know the answers. If not, can anyone else going to a First Mile Event please ask. 1. Off-road option. Besides 2 tow hooks in front, what specifically comes with the off-road option? What sort of additional protection, in what areas, with what materials, and for what...

Way back when, years ago, RJ said he thought the split would be 55:45 in favor of the R1T. Earlier on this forum, when an informal poll was taken, a year or two ago, it was pretty close to RJ's estimate, as I recall. Maybe 53-54 to 46-47. So, roughly 28K R1T and 25K R1S preorders.

Well, it's actually Snow Peak written in Japanese (see #313). Snow Peak is a Japanese company, and while Japanese characters (kanji) were borrowed from China, that was 1500 years ago, and many characters are written differently in Chinese and Japanese today.

Rivian and any company for that matter get to decide who is invited to company events, and this is a relatively small, first time, invitation only event. Rivian decides where to hold it, who is invited, and what invitees get to do with the Rivian trucks. All of this is completely normal and...

And one more huge way in which late reservers benefit is battery technology. RJ has already said that Rivian is working on the next generation of battery tech and, more likely, there is a third generation of battery tech in research and development. That doesn't mean the first generation will...

L.A. Silver brings bonuses. According to Tracy who was among the Chosen 10, toured the plant and test drove R1Ts, it's probably the most durable color given its metal flake and light reflection capabilities. She was concerned about how intense Florida sun eats anything left outside. And L.A...

Pretty sure this is L.A. Silver which is a light silver color and easily picks us tones and hues from its surroundings. In this case, tree shadows are cast on the R1T and make it appear darker in places.

I think this is the guy who was hired from Harley Davidson to be in charge of production at Normal.

Hi EVAdventureSeeker, I'll bite. I used to be a b-school professor and I'd encourage my students to do what you're doing. Q1. I like following new car introductions at auto shows, professionally (interested in the auto industry) and personally. When Rivian launched at the L.A. Auto Show in...

hi @bajadahl and other interested parties. A lot has changed since this thread was originally started in August 2020, and perhaps it might be good to enumerate the most obvious changes. 1. Rivian raised several billion more in private funding in 2020-2021 and announced its intention to go IPO...

@timf and #111 above. I've got a bunch of different numbers for the width of a R1T/S after a fair amount of online searching. It's not entirely clear what the inside, door-to-door dimensions are. Here's what I've got: 81.8" with side mirrors folded; 79.3" wide without a reference as to what...

A number of folks have mentioned, the back seat of the R1T is wide enough for sleeping. Both the R1T and R1S are 79.3" or 6' 7.3" wide. Assuming you don't want your feet or head jammed against the doors, anyone 6' 3-4" or less ought to be able to lie down in the back seat of an R1T (or R1S...

@StuartR. I applaud your concerns about not tearing up "off-road" areas and in fact that being illegal in Iceland. Rivian should do more marketing of the tread lightly sort, emphasizing how the R1T and R1S allow one to go off-road and keep being adventurous without tearing up the landscape or...

There are numerous general questions around Rivian's IPO and how Rivian's IPO should be valued. As a retired business professor with some knowledge of the auto industry, perhaps I can weigh in. I'll number the paragraphs below to make it easier to respond, if anyone cares to. 1. Rivian has...

I've changed colors and models a dozen times with no problems, always staying within LE parameters. Why so fickle? A lot depends on whether I'll have one car or two and, if it's two, do I keep my Prius for running around town or my 4WD Tacoma for work and light off-roading. No wife, so no...

Like DucRider, I want DCFC & high level V2L bi-directionality. I have an all-electric house in PG&E land. After last week's disastrous power outages in Texas, I want an EV that can power my house if the grid fails. A PowerWall could do the trick, but I'd rather invest in a Rivian with high...

Here's an interview with a transportation industry insider and VC who talks at some length about Rivian. He says nothing revelatory, but everything he says is insightful and useful. This is one of the few times I've seen where an industry insider who has no axe to grind goes into detail about...

Sorry, my mistake. Laguna Beach.