Lynnwood RAN Status?

[popoga]

I know there's a planned RAN site across from the Alderwood mall, and I could probably just roll over and scope it myself, but I was wondering if anyone else had been by recently.


Latest I can find without leaving my chair is this: https://s00n.rivianstories.com/posts/seattle-ran-location-update-alderwood-mall

And it's definitely not listed on their official site yet: https://rivian.com/support/article/where-are-rivian-adventure-network-chargers-located

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[madgrey]

That could be a useful spot for me, but I don't plan getting up there for a few weeks. I'm interested in what people find.

 

[SeaGeo]

No movement, and it's not on their coming soon list. Forget it exists in your mind. Given how long it's been in limbo and it's not on their "coming soon" list I'm guessing the ran into an unforeseen condition like not being able to get power there or a new site owner.

 

[rpo]

It's on the coming soon map now.

 

[popoga]

Oh hey that's pretty cool. Maybe it'll finish before my year of free charging is up and I can get juice there once or twice.

 

[emoore]

Oh hey that's pretty cool. Maybe it'll finish before my year of free charging is up and I can get juice there once or twice.

Year of free charging?

 

[CharonPDX]

Oh hey that's pretty cool. Maybe it'll finish before my year of free charging is up and I can get juice there once or twice.

There isn't "a year of free charging" with the vehicle.

The entire RAN is currently free - until they turn on the money-tap. For everyone. The very first customer to take delivery is still getting free charging; a person who takes delivery the day before they start costing money will get one day of free charging.

 

[VSG]

They never promised a free year of charging, true. But back when membership was a thing, we were promised a free year of membership. We never really knew what was included in membership though, and it appears they have now moved away from the membership model to an a la carte model, which we also know little about.

We don't actually know anything about how Rivian plans to turn on payments for the RAN. They could potentially roll it out based on delivery date to give everyone a free year, or make it so that you get a certain number of free charges (or a certain number of kWh) before they start to collect money.

No one expected to get free charging forever, but I think we would all like to feel that we have been treated fairly and have gotten "our share" of free charging before we are asked to pay. It would be disappointing if I never got to charge for free at a RAN simply because there are none near me, where others might have been able to get hundreds or even thousands of dollars of free charging.

In the S-1 they did say they planned to give Rivian owners preferential rates if they opened the RAN to all brands, so there's that, but the business model has changed substantially in the past ~3 years for good reasons.

 

[EVentually]

Spokane Valley RAN site got a shoutout in the latest newsletter. Nothing on the Lynnwood one. I'm not that hopeful even if it launches. A few free (for now) chargers that'd service what's now hundreds of adventuring Rivians within 20 miles...

 

[Polar]

It’s now in their latest update - so there’s still a chance?

 

[Forager]

It’s now in their latest update - so there’s still a chance?

It’s been there for several months so don’t read much into it.

 

[Cascadian]

They should forget about this and do near Sedro Woolley to cover Hwy 20 and Canada trips.

Does anyone else feel WA is getting short changed by the RAN?

 

[rpo]

They should forget about this and do near Sedro Woolley to cover Hwy 20 and Canada trips.

Does anyone else feel WA is getting short changed by the RAN?

Yes, absolutely. I parked at Seatac a few weeks ago and there were 7 Rivians in 10 consecutive parking spaces.

 

[Sequoia2]

Any new updates on the Lynwood RAN? I used the Happy Valley (Portland) RAN recently and it was a very pleasant experience. It would be nice to have a few more in Washington.

 

[CharonPDX]

And Aberdeen is often ICEd.

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