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Rivian needs to have a potent strategy to succeed where so many have failed before...
SF Motors and Workhorse have itty bitty factories. SF backed by a small but real Chinese automaker while Workhorse has experience in truck coachbuilding but not manufacturing.
Other than that they are way ahead of the game of every other EV startup because they have a real big boy Auto Manufacturing Plant.
Like when Tesla bought the factory from Toyota. I wouldn't say every other startup.
Rivian unveils all-electric pickup truck with unbelievable specs
Each motor has a 147 kW power capacity at the wheel and the total power output can be configured to different levels from 300 kW to 562 kW (input to gearbox).
The different power levels match different choices of battery packs, which are another impressive feature since they have the highest capacity of any other passenger electric vehicle out there: 105 kWh, 135 kWh, and 180 kWh.
Rivian says that it will translate to “230+ miles, 300+ miles, and 400+ miles” of range on a full charge.
They are talking about a charge rate of up to 160 kW at fast-charging stations and an 11-kW onboard charger for level 2 charging.
In North America, I would say yes.
Some Chinese startup with Billions of $$$ and Chinese government blessing no.
And, no Tesla is no longer a "startup."
Payload sucks but 7' bed (oops 4.7 feet, my bad math, it is like a Honda Ridgeline)is more than a grocery getter, I have an f250 with an 8' bed because i'm a contractor but most trucks I see at Home Depot are short bedsI hope Rivian succeeds, and I hope Tesla is able to provide a worthy (read: superior) competitor to it.
First impressions from looking just at the the specs that Rivian has presented:
1. "Curb Weight" of 2670kg. This has to be misleading, as the company also provided three available battery pack sizes of 105, 130 & 180kWh. Perhaps their spec sheet is showing the 130kWh version - it's not clear - but even so, that leads to the next point, which is -
2. GVWR of 3470kg. This leads to a Carrying Capacity - or Payload - of 800kg. One driver and one passenger - conservatively at 150kg - means a cargo cap of 650kg (1,400 lbs)....that's getting pretty minimal for anything but an UrbanCowboymobile. AND that's before the correction for any increased battery pack size.
Not a killer problem - I realize not every pickup has to be equivalent to an F-350/GMC3500. But there's more:
3. Bed length (Tailgate Up) is 1400mm. Oh. No. If I need a grocery bag hauler, I'll stick with my Model X. I'll second Roblab's assessment: It has unbelievable specs. But I don't think that word means what Roblab thinks it means. (Oops - I think I mean RobStark. "Rob", at any rate....We wuzz Robbed)
1400mm is 4.6 feet though. Right?Payload sucks but 7' bed is more than a grocery getter, I have an f250 with an 8' bed because i'm a contractor but most trucks I see at Home Depot are short beds
If Tesla had their pick up ready in the next 1 or 2 years I would wait to see whats up with that but I can't wait that long so gonna have to get another ford or chevy diesel