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Old 07-20-2023, 03:56 PM   #2830
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took a ride in one of the first delivered R1S Rivians last week

4 motor. all the bells and whistles. some cool stuff, some hokey stuff. who gives a shit about a removable party speaker? it is cool that the seats go completely flat. With everything stowed and self levelling suspension - it's a pretty sweet car camper.

I've never been in anything that accelerated like that. Maybe a roller coaster. 0-100 in 3 seconds - that's top model tesla speed isn't it? (maybe not Plaid)

biggest thing - 500+ kms of range. They made it to the lake w range to spare. Up to now - this has been my biggest EV hard no. Now I just need them to scale it down to a smaller vehicle w at least the same range. The Rivian felt absolutely huge. The owners previous vehicle was a full size escalade. He says the Rivian feels massive to drive compared to that. He's not missing filling the $250.00 Escalade fuel tank.

I'm not anti EV - I'm just waiting for the vehicle that is perfect for me. At least 500kms of true range (not hypermiling), and the size, functionality of a compact car.

coles notes: Rivian fast, big range, but form factor way too big for me.
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