The One Dealbreakers Thread to Rule Them All

[electruck]

I see the unique tire sizes as a deal breaker for me.

Only the 21" option is currently unique. You have alternatives in the 20" and 22" sizes.

Sponsored

 

[badepr]

Only the 21" option is currently unique. You have alternatives in the 20" and 22" sizes.

Hmmm.... Does anyone have any idea how the 22" size would affect range?

 

[electruck]

Hmmm.... Does anyone have any idea how the 22" size would affect range?

Rivian hasn't published that info yet but it is expected that they will "soon". All they have shared so far is that the 21" will have the best range, the 20" the worst and the 22" will fall in between. I expect the 22" will come closer to the 21" than the 20" given the the 20" is a much heaver AT tire. A few posters here are considering getting the 20" and then, at some point, replacing them with an equivalent sized street tire which in theory should result in even better range than the 21".

 

[CommodoreAmiga]

Does rivian even have to release numbers on each tire size? Other manufacturers don’t.

 

[jimcgov3]

My understanding is the Rivian is even more limited than the Ioniq... And that it is limited to 1.8kW V2L vs 3.6kW of the Ioniq.

Unless the information I came across isn't accurate. Which is very likely.

Unfortunately, Rivian has not made anything official on bi-directional charging so I would take any article you read on it with a grain of salt...We can at least hope for it and for decent rates. Until then, we wait.

 

[DucRider]

Unfortunately, Rivian has not made anything official on bi-directional charging so I would take any article you read on it with a grain of salt...We can at least hope for it and for decent rates. Until then, we wait.

V2L is not really bidirectional charging, but Vehicle 2 Load - or in other words 120/240V outlets.
Rivian has confirmed that the will have two 120V 15A outlets - or equal to the 3.6 kW of the Ioniq 5.

 

[timesinks]

Rivian has confirmed that the will have two 120V 15A outlets - or equal to the 3.6 kW of the Ioniq 5.

I don't believe they have confirmed the two outlets will be different circuits. It's quite possible the 15A limit will be shared across all of the outlets.

 

[jimcgov3]

V2L is not really bidirectional charging, but Vehicle 2 Load - or in other words 120/240V outlets.
Rivian has confirmed that the will have two 120V 15A outlets - or equal to the 3.6 kW of the Ioniq 5.

Sorry my mind went immediately to V2G...

 

[DuckTruck]

I think the only thing that will keep me from being behind the wheel of an R1T this year is a rollout delay until 2022. Don't want that, but can't find anything else that makes me want to bail.

BTW, the Citrus Kool-Aid is particularly tasty...

 

[txtravwill]

Please, more dealbreakers so I can move up in the queue!

 

[filthy farmboy]

No dealbreakers so far -Biggest concern is reliability especially of the first batch of vehicles that roll off the line. I know some of the first tesla model Ss were rotten lemons and everything broke on them. I'm hoping the big bugs will get ironed out in the R1T, and the R1S will be more solid. Happy not to be at the very front of the reservation line for this reason. Second biggest issue seems like it will be service. I live way in the boonies, there's no way there will be an authorized service center on my island, so rivian is going to have to fly someone out here and wrench on it in my barn just like Tesla did in the early days. Biggest aesthetic gripe is the oval-headlight-frog-face front end. Large round headlights would have been better looking, but I really don't care how it looks as long as it DOESN'T BREAK. I wish they went a little more brutal overall, I think my ideal electric truck is half way between a Rivian and a Bollinger.

 

[Hopper]

No fold up rear seats or opening rear window. I’ll need to see how wide the rear doors open and whether the dog’s crate will fit on the seat.

 

[Gshenderson]

I think my ideal electric truck is half way between a Rivian and a Bollinger.

Sounds like a Hummer...

 

[davrow_R1T]

Sounds like a Hummer...

If only the Hummer weren't a GM product. Sigh.

Sponsored