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  1. While waiting for R2 and V2H

    At 80 cents per kWh, you may be able to justify a battery backup for the home just for time shifting. A 5-10 kWh system to hit 4pm fully charged, with just enough capacity and sustainable output to keep the home happy for those five hours. Here, we have both peak demand charges (greatest power...
  2. Ketchum: Wait for LiDAR? - The Rivian R2 LiDAR story isn’t what you think

    I kinda feel the opposite - they can't afford to have the standard trim be a hole in their data collection fleet, and predictable services revenue (like connect+ and autonomy+) is a very attractive source of profits from those customers.
  3. Ketchum: Wait for LiDAR? - The Rivian R2 LiDAR story isn’t what you think

    My working model, which is mostly conjecture, is that 2028 model years for the R1S, R1T, and R2 will all be manufactured exclusively with the gen3 platform. Rivian will switch R2 production as soon as January 2nd to integrate gen3 autonomy. Ordering-wise, I suspect we'll see things laid out...
  4. Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets

    Different vehicles have different drag coefficients, but eventually drag is the dominant factor affecting efficiency. Sounds like dropping lower really helps the R1. If your numbers held up in a controlled test for the R2, it sounds like it has become dominant at 70 mph. For example, I'd expect...





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