Update 2025.06 is out!

[godfodder0901]

This has been known since Gen 1 came out.

NOTHING I have said is untrue.

Your first quote is false, and has been proven as such.

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[Donald Stanfield]

Your first quote is false, and has been proven as such.

That was a typo, I just corrected it with an edit. That sentence was supposed to read "This has been known since before Gen 2 came out. Thanks for pointing that out, because that sentence didn't make any sense in the context of the rest of the post.

 

[narmstrong79]

That’s kind of my point - if you are getting refundable tax credits then you probably aren’t in the income range where you should be considering a $5K upgrade to an $80K car. And if you pay enough taxes but are still getting a $5K refund then you need to adjust your withholding.

Average taxpayer doesn’t understand that their tax refund is due to them not properly adjusting withholding. Interest earned on that $5K free loan to the government could have paid the connect+ subscription fee for the year.

I get your point, and don't fully disagree. There are many reasons why you might be getting a larger return than you expected , getting married, divorced, having a kid, buying a house, student loan, started a business who knows.... Mostly its because people don't update their W4s. I purposely over pay my taxes (not by much) because I would rather a small refund than the risk of owing, i know its crazy thinking.

 

[Rivian Roamer]

Very slow roll out. Only 14% out so far according to Rivian Roamer.

Pretty typical rollout. Looks like they follow a 4 day schedule now with Connect+ getting the first two days.

 

[steilkurve]

Pretty typical rollout. Looks like they follow a 4 day schedule now with Connect+ getting the first two days.

Would a Connect+ free trial participant be given priority too?

 

[Donald Stanfield]

That’s kind of my point - if you are getting refundable tax credits then you probably aren’t in the income range where you should be considering a $5K upgrade to an $80K car. And if you pay enough taxes but are still getting a $5K refund then you need to adjust your withholding.

Average taxpayer doesn’t understand that their tax refund is due to them not properly adjusting withholding. Interest earned on that $5K free loan to the government could have paid the connect+ subscription fee for the year.

You are entirely correct, but I will still disagree with this post. The reason is that the average taxpayer cannot come up with 3-5K dollars to pay taxes should something happen and they owe. In that case, having your withholding high enough so that you're guaranteed money back is a hedge against being short.

The interest you'd receive on the average taxpayer's tax bill doesn't amount to much, and the risk of owing money isn't worth taking. If you own a Rivian, hopefully this isn't your situation.

 

[Rivian Roamer]

Would a Connect+ free trial participant be given priority too?

Yes, it appears that way.

 

[goldburger]

Pretty typical rollout. Looks like they follow a 4 day schedule now with Connect+ getting the first two days.

Think it took like six days for me last time. As a connect + subscriber.

 

[Rivian Roamer]

Think it took like six days for me last time. As a connect + subscriber.

There are still issues with Rivians downloading the update. As in you are flagged for it but your vehicle has trouble downloading it.

 

[ATLRivvy]

You are entirely correct, but I will still disagree with this post. The reason is that the average taxpayer cannot come up with 3-5K dollars to pay taxes should something happen and they owe. In that case, having your withholding high enough so that you're guaranteed money back is a hedge against being short.

The interest you'd receive on the average taxpayer's tax bill doesn't amount to much, and the risk of owing money isn't worth taking. If you own a Rivian, hopefully this isn't your situation.

And I’ll reiterate my point here… if you are so pressed for funds that you would rather err to give the government an interest free $5K loan than risk owing $1-2k then you definitely shouldn’t be considering a $5K vanity upgrade for an $80K+ car.

I’ve gladly written the government a penalty-free check 9 out of the last 10 years (exception was a year I both got married and switched jobs mid-year so paid FICA taxes twice). I’ll take the 4.25% interest on the funds for myself, pays for the full year of Connect+ and a few months of Spotify.

 

[Zoidz]

Trying and failing is different than intentionally deceiving buyers.

Exactly, this is where I see Rivian regarding the Gen 1 feature shortcomings. I might add "Optimistically trying ..."

 

[Chinna]

Yes, it appears that way.

I subscribed 2 weeks ago for Connect+ , At free time (last 2years I use it get it on 1st day or 2nd day).

so now I will back on line by Vin number + subscription date or Just Vin & connect+ . Still I did not receive update (2022 R1S 15XX vin)

 

[Rivian Roamer]

I subscribed 2 weeks ago for Connect+ , At free time (last 2years I use it get it on 1st day or 2nd day).

so now I will back on line by Vin number + subscription date or Just Vin & connect+ . Still I did not receive update (2022 R1S 15XX vin)

I don't think it's ordered by when you subscribed otherwise I would be near the front.

Not every Connect+ subscribe has gotten the update yet.

 

[Chinna]

I don't think it's ordered by when you subscribed otherwise I would be near the front.

Not every Connect+ subscribe has gotten the update yet.

Thanks

 

[Rivian Roamer]

Thanks

You're welcome! You can follow along with the rollout here.

And if you want to get a notification of when you've been flagged before the app, you can link your Rivian account and get an email.

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