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I will say the OOS test is only test done side by side. There are so many variables in testing EVs, it is almost impossible to compare results.

Jose's R2 came with 20 all terrain. OOS/Jose asked Rivian to provide a set of 21" wheels/tires so they could have the best possible setup for range testing...so they thought. I just think there needs to be more testing done all around.

OOS of spec actually had both sets available when testing. They should have done a 20" all terrain test. Probably ran out of time.

Tom from State of Charge can't get his R2 soon enough. I really want to see his highway test results from his normal loop. I will agree with many about Edmunds range test. It is somewhat useless as range really only matters for road trips. Mixed driving is done by your home, where you have...

Not the best result for a mixed test. Ranked 78th on their range test list. Less range than a 2022 Hyundai Kona. This same test produced 356 mile range for Equinox EV.

That $5.8bill from VW looks to have kept Rivian going. I believe they have recieved $3+bill of it so far. Still a massive scaling up hill battle ahead. Then when they get R2 scaled to 300k/year with Georgia plant, they have to hope demand is there. They have to get into other markets besides US.

You think the price will jump 59% from a larger pack size?

It really depends on efficiency goals. Efficiency seems like something they have been talking about since day 1. Also time will tell if the claim of 51kwh for standard pack is legit.

You just have to realize a lot people live in their little bubbles. Their world is what they see immediately around them. Driving on highways with 75mph speed limits for hours on end is foreign to them.

I am honestly starting to question whether there will even be demand for that amount of output each year. Rivian will need the $45k R2 variant, but with 275mile range that likely will be another cherry picked EPA result. While Tesla offers Model Y Prem RWD at $46k with 357mile range, that...

With most EV debuts and their reservation list, they never convert to real numbers. I still remember GM claiming they had 170,000 Silverado EV reservations. They have sold a whopping 18,000 three model years later.

I expect the delta between the R2 Prem RWD Long Range and Model Y Prem RWD to be even larger than 57miles. R2 AWD have front motor clutch disconnect while Tesla is using induction front motor on Model Y AWD. Induction motors have parasitic loss. So Model Y RWD efficiency jumps quite a bit...

They will be very similar in conserve mode, if not identical. Even the RWD versions won't have a huge difference from AWD, since Rivian is using a clutch disconnect on front motor. That is why RWD Long Range only has another 15miles of EPA range. While Model Y has induction front motor, so...

Very familiar with this route(405/55/91/60/10), I am from Orange County. There is always traffic, especially the 91. No shot you are ever driving a constant 70mph on those freeways. Maybe at 3am.

70% of 89kwh is 62.3kwh. At constant 70mph(2.83 m/kwh), you are looking at 176miles of range. Honestly you won't be charging to 85%. Most EVs, including the R2 charging curve drops off a cliff up top.

We are missing the part where RJ said the R2 matches efficiency of Model Y. But we now know the R2 is 20-26% less efficient across all speeds, including simulated city driving. I want to see EPA lab test that resulted in 330mile range. That would need to be a combined efficiency of 3.7 to 3.8...

Order books in EU have done quite well. Although BMW did deny it was sold out in Europe, as many publications had been claiming. The US market is only getting 7,500 2027 iX3 units. Last I read a little over 5,000 US reservations had been made. The lack of enthusiasm for EVs in US market will...

I am really starting to warm up to iX3. It has it all...efficient, range, 400kw charging. Hopefully by Q3/Q4 of next year they will be sitting on lots with discounts. Just about every BMW I have owned in past, I was able to get 10+% dealer discount plus any incentives(full fledged M-models...

The gains between R2 RWD and AWD won't be as pronounced as other EVs. Rivian is using a front motor clutch disconnect in R2. Which is more efficient than front induction motors Tesla uses on their AWD variants. R2 Prem RWD long range has 15miles more range than AWD(345 vs 330). So RWD R2...

Tom will likely get an R2 soon to test local to his home. He does really good repeatable range test late at night with no traffic. Rather than the test he did in Colorado with elevation. I believe Tom said he was getting an R2 soon, he sold his R1S couple weeks ago in preparation.