Got my Rivian NACS Adapter

[smunro622]

Sorry oldbies, I just got the opt-in email too, when my A2Z order just shipped! 2024 R1S, RN041xxx delivered 5/30/24, so it's either random or they're getting regular big batches now. Email did say I have until Aug 2 to opt in, so I assume it will be some time after that before they verify address much less ship.

June 2024 with 41xxx also received the email to opt in… expecting it in a year…. Not worried I have an A2z and Ford was nice enough to ship mine after I turned my lease in…

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[mwexler2]

They haven't made it through June 2022 yet. I'm 6/23/22 VIN 38xx and no word yet. Hoping to be in the next batch. My A2Z arrived yesterday so I kinda expect the Rivian address confirmation email to be incoming. ?

They haven’t even made it through May of ‘22.
May 27, 2022 - 52xx

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Yeah I know. Highly doubtful but thought I’d pass along as it’s a bold statement.

According to InsideEVs.com, at the very start of this year Rivian delivered just over 70k vehicles. Let's assume a third of that are vans that will not get an adapter (46,200). And let's assume all remainders have opt'ed in and minus the 2k supposedly already shipped (44,200). It isn't the case, but let's be generous and assume the adapters are drop-shipped directly from Tesla (i.e. no transit delay between them and Rivian). Plus, they operate on a 40-hour work week and the very last adapter is shipped by EOD 8/31.

There are 40 working days starting next Monday, 7/8. Tesla would have to produce 1,105 adapters per day. That's just a hair over 138 adapters per hour, or 2.3 adapters every minute. This isn't counting the cars delivered this year.

This Q1, Rivian delivered 13,588 vehicles. In Q2, Rivian delivered 13,790.

All adapters shipped by 8/31 is outlandish. If this actually happens, I'll never say a bad thing about Tesla (equally outlandish).

 

[HockeyDad]

According to InsideEVs.com, at the very start of this year Rivian delivered just over 70k vehicles. Let's assume a third of that are vans that will not get an adapter (46,200). And let's assume all remainders have opt'ed in and minus the 2k supposedly already shipped (44,200). It isn't the case, but let's be generous and assume the adapters are drop-shipped directly from Tesla (i.e. no transit delay between them and Rivian). Plus, they operate on a 40-hour work week and the very last adapter is shipped by EOD 8/31.

There are 40 working days starting next Monday, 7/8. Tesla would have to produce 1,105 adapters per day. That's just a hair over 138 adapters per hour, or 2.3 adapters every minute. This isn't counting the cars delivered this year.

This Q1, Rivian delivered 13,588 vehicles. In Q2, Rivian delivered 13,790.

All adapters shipped by 8/31 is outlandish. If this actually happens, I'll never say a bad thing about Tesla (equally outlandish).

Well in this case it’s Rivian’s message. They should have some sense as to what’s possible or not. If (and I agree) Rivian is hesitant on Tesla’s ability to fulfill then they shouldn’t communicate this message.

 

[emoore]

Well in this case it’s Rivian’s message. They should have some sense as to what’s possible or not. If (and I agree) Rivian is hesitant on Tesla’s ability to fulfill then they shouldn’t communicate this message.

They didn’t officially communicate that. It’s a random service center employee that did.

 

[HockeyDad]

They didn’t officially communicate that. It’s a random service center employee that did.

Its either technically official or poor service management.

 

[emoore]

Its either technically official or poor service management.

It’s neither. Probably an employee who’s tired of getting asked the same question over and over.

 

[Alanparkcity]

I guess us late 2023 delivery folks will have something to look forward to in 2025!

You mean 2026.
I took delivery 8/23. There were almost 50k vehicles built before mine. It appears they have shipped 3-4k adapters in 3-4 months. Do the math. That’s why I bought the A2Z adapter. I figure I’ll use it for a couple years and sell it (or the Rivian adapter) to someone who has a couple years to wait.

 

[Mike Hunt]

May 22 R1T and no email yet

In the same boat…

 

[HaveBlue]

Rivian is evaluating using third party adapters

 

[cevans]

According to InsideEVs.com, at the very start of this year Rivian delivered just over 70k vehicles. Let's assume a third of that are vans that will not get an adapter (46,200). And let's assume all remainders have opt'ed in and minus the 2k supposedly already shipped (44,200). It isn't the case, but let's be generous and assume the adapters are drop-shipped directly from Tesla (i.e. no transit delay between them and Rivian). Plus, they operate on a 40-hour work week and the very last adapter is shipped by EOD 8/31.

There are 40 working days starting next Monday, 7/8. Tesla would have to produce 1,105 adapters per day. That's just a hair over 138 adapters per hour, or 2.3 adapters every minute. This isn't counting the cars delivered this year.

This Q1, Rivian delivered 13,588 vehicles. In Q2, Rivian delivered 13,790.

All adapters shipped by 8/31 is outlandish. If this actually happens, I'll never say a bad thing about Tesla (equally outlandish).

None of these are outlandish numbers. Manufacturing and shipping a thousand of these a day is not a logistics challenge that most operations wouldn't be able to handle easily. I don't think that Tesla is making these in house, certainly not all of them. They've contracted the manufacturing out to one or more than one suppliers. I also highly doubt that any of the OEs are handling the fulfillment themselves - you'd probably just outsource this to a 3PL operation since its only one product for a short period of time, no reason to fill up warehouse space, scale up or take away from normal operations for this. Most likely a 3PL company would be cheaper than in-house anyway.

The delay in getting these out is probably just a scaling up problem, I bet once this gets going you'll see these get shipped out in very high volumes.

 

[SPITmadFIRE]

Rivian is evaluating using third party adapters

An excellent primary source you've included in your post; I have no other option than to believe you entirely with those sort of credentials.

 

[ThirteenElectrics]

With third party adapters I’ve never been able to get more than 85 kW to my Rivian from Tesla superchargers (this happened to me today, in fact). Has anyone done better with the real deal adapter? It would be a shame if that’s as fast as one could get.

 

[Closedquestion]

I with third party adapters I’ve never been able to get more than 85 kW to my Rivian from Tesla superchargers (this happened to me today, in fact). Has anyone done better with the real deal adapter? It would be a shame if that’s as fast as one could get.

I have the Lectron, and it has issues(hard to get back off Tesla cable is the major one) but I’ve had it charge near the maximum
of 215. What state of charge are you at when you have tried? Around 60% the speed starts its decrease in speed and around 70% it’s always been under 100.

 

[HockeyDad]

It’s neither. Probably an employee who’s tired of getting asked the same question over and over.

or it’s not that. The employee represents the company.

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