There have definitely been some deliveries made in Louisiana. I believe all were early on before service center location was a consideration. I'm a 12/21 pre-order. I'm not very hopeful to have my order fulfilled any time soon. I'm not even aware of a close service center in the works. I hope I...
Another New Orleans area preoerder here as well. Dec 21
I know Tesla is currently in a lawsuit with the state over it's direct sales laws. Rivian may be waiting it out to see what happens.
I do know that other ev's have a decreased level of a/c when in conserve or eco mode. Like you, I have not read about this in the Rivian, but I wouldn't be surprised if that was a part of the conserve algorithm