NBC news has an interesting cost calculator where you input your tank size, number of fill ups/month and state and see how much more you would have paid in gas since late February.
In my case that would've worked out to about $500 more, which is a lot, but not much in comparison to the higher...
I don't disagree that we should expect better. But there is a difference between the world as it should be and the world as it is. I strive for the ideal, I deal with the reality.
For me, the ridiculously comical headlights did not stop me from purchasing my R1T, but I still think they are ridiculously comical. There is a far better chance that Rivian will revise the R2 charge door and a 2% chance they will give the R1 headlights that are more serious and less "adorable."
TBH, I don't think any new R2 owners should be surprised at all when they discover flaws and glitches on their brand new R2 SUVs because it's a new model from a still relatively new company. Indeed, I think it would be naive to think otherwise. Ironically, they are paying premium prices to be...
Well, yeah, that is the sort of dystopian future we are choosing to live, but my larger point, larger than just Waymo taxis and checkout kiosks was that we don't have to, and maybe, just maybe we shouldn't.
I say that, but I'm as guilty as the next human at sometimes choosing to go to the...
Apparently, the future will be filled with misanthropes who feel so threatened by their fellow citizens, they will eschew any human contact outside of their small circle of family and trusted friends. As I wrote previously with intended sarcasm, but unintended prophetic accuracy:
I look...
Many engineers find it unimaginable that others do not think systematically like they do. Software development teams are tasked with delivering code that does a specific thing in a specific way within specific parameters. AI works with recognized patterns.
Then Life happens, and the system...
I have a forest green R1T bc they had it in stock, and if I waited for the free LA silver, I'd risk loosing out on the $7500 rebate. Now I like green; it's my favorite color; I just don't like it $2500 more than silver.
Silver is great just bc it hides dirt so well, you can drive it dirty and...
Nah, not even at 1/2 price.
But, here's what I would gladly pay 5K for, if Rivian offered it on the R1T and was serious -- any two or more of the following options, in order of most wanted:
A conventional moon roof or double-row moon roof with retractable tinted glass you could shade, cover...
Well, to be fair, we aren't talking about one of these anymore:
But, on a Rivian, a part with two tone plastic painted aero, step motors, cameras, lighted blind spot indicators, entry spot light, Heaters(?) and other sensors(?) plus associated wiring, harness and connectors -- so there's all...
I asked the assistant what battery pack I had installed, it incorrectly said I had the large pack twice in a row, the second time after I told it I had the max pack installed. It acknowledged the error, apologized for it, then repeated the error. Curious.
Several friends agree that both the...
I love the forest edge interior, how I wish it had been available when I ordered my R1T last year. But. Let me reiterate a previous post:
In defense of silver, it is the best color for hiding dirt. But I agree this generation loves monochrome. ā¦.
Then again, I lived through the entire decade...
Itās a sneezeāandāyou-missāit remark at about 9:35 minutes in.
Whatās curious about including Rivian in this monologue is that comedy of this type relies on the audience knowing or understanding the reference that you make. Now, in California, where this show is recorded, Rivianās are fairly...
Itās an interesting article, Rivian seems to be keeping its LiDAR supplier a secret, denying that itās Chinaās Robosense, while Robosense has all but fingered Rivian as a key customer.
I find it somewhat incredulous that Rivian continues to say that the LiDAR R2 will be shipping by the end of...