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<blockquote data-quote="Backstrap" data-source="post: 3573549" data-attributes="member: 19247"><p>I have a preorder reservation on a Rivian R1T pickup - made it a year ago and thus qualified for a Launch Edition vehicle (specially badged with some no-cost accessories). I hope to have it by the end of this year. I also had, and canceled, reservations on the Nikola Badger and Lordstown Endurance. The Nikola will never see production as it was basically a financial Ponzi scheme run by the founder, and if the Endurance is ever made it will be a low-trim vehicle designed for fleets.</p><p></p><p>I have full faith that Rivian will make it as the next successful EV manufacturer - they have received billions in investment capital from Ford, Amazon, T. Rowe Price, and Cox Automotive among others. Amazon has placed an order for 100,000 electric delivery vehicles with Rivian, and Tulsa is one of sixteen test markets for those vehicles which are on the road now (<a href="https://www.pantagraph.com/business/local/amazon-testing-rivian-vehicles-in-oklahoma/article_8ff9a205-14eb-5286-8261-1e1b3d14d88c.html" target="_blank">Amazon testing Rivian vehicles in Oklahoma | Local Business | pantagraph.com</a>). Rivian has announced that the warranty on their vehicles will be comprehensive (bumper-to-bumper) 5 yrs./60,000 miles and drivetrain 8 yrs./175,000 miles, including a guarantee of no less than 70% battery pack degradation in that 8 yr./175,000 mile timeframe (<a href="https://rivian.com/support/article/what-is-the-warranty-coverage-on-a-new-rivian" target="_blank">What is the warranty coverage on a new Rivian? - Support Center - Rivian</a>).</p><p></p><p>I too am concerned about range anxiety when taking the Rivian out of town - but Rivian is also building a network of over 3,500 fast chargers at over 600 sites by the end of 2023 (<a href="https://stories.rivian.com/charging-your-rivian#!" target="_blank">Charging your Rivian by Rivian - Rivian Stories</a>). These chargers will be capable of adding up to 140 miles of range in about 20 minutes. I've seen estimates of cost for this charge at around $6-$10, depending on price of electricity at the charger. All of their chargers will be powered by renewable energy.</p><p></p><p>I'm excited to have a vehicle that will do 0-60 in 3 seconds at less than half the cost of an equivalent performing ICE vehicle! And no more oil, spark plug, antifreeze, or transmission fluid changes! Oh - and to address an earlier post in this thread, you cannot add charge, boost, or jump start an EV from a 12V battery in an ICE vehicle - but in the case of the Rivian, if you were to get stranded with zero battery charge left you could recharge via another vehicle towing it. (Same technology as regenerative braking adding power back into the battery.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Backstrap, post: 3573549, member: 19247"] I have a preorder reservation on a Rivian R1T pickup - made it a year ago and thus qualified for a Launch Edition vehicle (specially badged with some no-cost accessories). I hope to have it by the end of this year. I also had, and canceled, reservations on the Nikola Badger and Lordstown Endurance. The Nikola will never see production as it was basically a financial Ponzi scheme run by the founder, and if the Endurance is ever made it will be a low-trim vehicle designed for fleets. I have full faith that Rivian will make it as the next successful EV manufacturer - they have received billions in investment capital from Ford, Amazon, T. Rowe Price, and Cox Automotive among others. Amazon has placed an order for 100,000 electric delivery vehicles with Rivian, and Tulsa is one of sixteen test markets for those vehicles which are on the road now ([URL='https://www.pantagraph.com/business/local/amazon-testing-rivian-vehicles-in-oklahoma/article_8ff9a205-14eb-5286-8261-1e1b3d14d88c.html']Amazon testing Rivian vehicles in Oklahoma | Local Business | pantagraph.com[/URL]). Rivian has announced that the warranty on their vehicles will be comprehensive (bumper-to-bumper) 5 yrs./60,000 miles and drivetrain 8 yrs./175,000 miles, including a guarantee of no less than 70% battery pack degradation in that 8 yr./175,000 mile timeframe ([URL='https://rivian.com/support/article/what-is-the-warranty-coverage-on-a-new-rivian']What is the warranty coverage on a new Rivian? - Support Center - Rivian[/URL]). I too am concerned about range anxiety when taking the Rivian out of town - but Rivian is also building a network of over 3,500 fast chargers at over 600 sites by the end of 2023 ([URL='https://stories.rivian.com/charging-your-rivian#!']Charging your Rivian by Rivian - Rivian Stories[/URL]). These chargers will be capable of adding up to 140 miles of range in about 20 minutes. I've seen estimates of cost for this charge at around $6-$10, depending on price of electricity at the charger. All of their chargers will be powered by renewable energy. I'm excited to have a vehicle that will do 0-60 in 3 seconds at less than half the cost of an equivalent performing ICE vehicle! And no more oil, spark plug, antifreeze, or transmission fluid changes! Oh - and to address an earlier post in this thread, you cannot add charge, boost, or jump start an EV from a 12V battery in an ICE vehicle - but in the case of the Rivian, if you were to get stranded with zero battery charge left you could recharge via another vehicle towing it. (Same technology as regenerative braking adding power back into the battery.) [/QUOTE]
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