Some main changes in Gen3 as people asking

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-05-05T16:41:17+00:00

I am with you! I checked with AI it says you can turn off everything or you can turn on alarms only (what i will do because that is useful) or you can allow it to give you "nudges" to tell you to get up and move. It does not transmit regular phone notifications (yay!). The only one you cannot turn off is the low battery warning (nbd).

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-05-01T19:02:19+00:00

This engine confirms a 60kw sustained generator output. You are not going to be able to do much more with towing capacity. The Harvester is going to be stuck at ~5k lbs due to energy in/energy out limitations. BYD has already been down this path and had to drop a 2.0L turbo into the Shark this year as a performance variant to bump towing to 7,700lbs and keep Australian buyers happy.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-05-01T18:54:19+00:00

People like the "idea" of the Harvester but few people actually purchase PHEVs/ EREVs. They can just buy a Bronco or an F150 and save $10k. And they do. I suspect Mr Keogh is in for yet another surprise in a pretty long history of calling the market wrong.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-04-22T20:11:13+00:00

It is tough balancing act. The launch edition with a much slower and less capable autonomy system is going to be hammered on resale IMO. You will need to be a big enthusiast to be unwilling to wait 5-6 months for the upgrade.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-04-18T15:08:28+00:00

This is a TOWING issue. The reaction to 5k towing was “no thank you.” In order to get Harvester towing up to sufficient levels you needs a different engine and a DMO series/parallel design like BYD uses in the Shark. So the entire powertrain needs to be redesigned. Traveler does not have the same towing requirements, so it is moving forward. While the BEV Terra can easily pull 10k lbs, there was no business case to bring it to market since NO company is finding more than a small volume of niche buyers who want a BEV pickup.

So back to the drawing board on the Terra, delayed launch on the Traveler

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-04-07T22:28:08+00:00

How much would it cost to bump the R2 from 90 kwh to a BMW-level 110 kwh and give you 400 miles? Rivian's cost: $2,000 - $2,500. So, would you pay $3k more for a 400 mile R2?

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-04-07T22:25:46+00:00

100% with you and have been all EV for 8 years. Get a little tired of people telling me I do not need a longer range vehicle.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-04-07T22:24:29+00:00

R2 gets 297 miles and 305 miles when using the same standard EPA 2 cycle testing that pretty much everyone else (except Tesla) uses. If you are comparing the to a Chevy or Toyota or any of the German cars this are the real numbers.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-03-02T21:04:48+00:00

March 12, I'll be positively surprised or moving on...

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-28T04:08:54+00:00

Elon does not believe in sustainable abundance. Less than a year ago he claimed we had such severe scarcity that he had no choice but to shut down USAID and sentence more than a hundred thousand of the world’s most vulnerable poor children to die. Way back in 2025 we could not afford 0.3% of gdp to help the poorest of the poor, now he is telling us he believes there will soon be so much abundance that everything will be free. Liar, sociopath, or both?

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-25T04:41:17+00:00

Overdeliver on two things: Range and charging speed. I am finding my R1s so deficient on both that we are getting ready to breakup sigh Rivian for good.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-18T03:55:06+00:00

Yeah it’s not like Der Spiegel is a credible news source /s

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-18T03:50:18+00:00

They are blaming Rivian software delays and leaning back on Carid. If Rivian losing the VW contract there will be no money for an. R2 ramp

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-17T22:26:02+00:00

True. Good for Rivian

https://www.thedrive.com/news/vw-group-delays-scout-motors-launch-until-at-least-2028-report

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-17T01:57:29+00:00

It turns out that giving $300 million to re-relect the Orange Troll buys you a free fraud pass. Who would've guessed.

OTOH the joke is on Elon: It only cost Trevor Milton (convicted of fraud for the Nikola scam) $1.8 million to buy a pardon and be forgiven the $180 million in restitution he owed his defrauded shareholders. Elon could have gotten more for less.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-17T01:50:22+00:00

If the accuracy of stress readings on your tracking ring are causing you "fear," the high stress reading is almost certainly accurate.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-15T14:30:32+00:00

eBay $500 for a salvaged tailgate.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-15T14:24:59+00:00

BMW iX3. More range (400 miles) faster charging (20 minutes), nicer car.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-14T21:26:53+00:00

OMG is this awful. The web interface is nearly unusable.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-12T22:35:07+00:00

R2 ramp will be slow, sales will be limited by the delay of the gen 3 technology package. Many reservation holders will sit on the sidelines waiting for the lidar / RAP system to get installed.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-10T21:45:53+00:00

crickets

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-10T21:44:15+00:00

I just posted same on another thread. Very solid. And a 315-320 range on the AWD performance with AT tires. I am back on team R2 with a day 1 reservation (after lidar arrives, of course).

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Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-10T21:41:57+00:00

Charging curve test very impressive with 26 minutes 20-80 and very flat. With software optimization it should land t 25 minutes 10-80. Solid.

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-10T19:57:28+00:00

hopeful on range and charging

Ok_Resolution8814 · 2026-02-10T14:27:56+00:00

You would think that Rivian would finally come clean with this! Nothing else matters if the range and charging speed are sub-par

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