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@ThomasD Can you specify what time on the video you are making reference to?The front wheels on that Rivian should have helped it climb over that rock. They weren't even spinning when the rear wheels were. It seems that if the rear wheels loose traction the front wheels don't do anything.
Another possibility is the motors were giving equal/similar torque but the rear wheel(s) actually had less traction. Intuitively I'd expect the rear to have more traction there from having more weight on it (facing uphill), but it's possible that spot where the rear wheel was slipping was just super slippery, such that equal torque for all wheels resulted in slip at the rear without being enough torque yet to pull the vehicle up from the front.
I'm pretty sure @ThomasD was referring to later in the video, when the R1T was climbing up a steep rock on its own and slipped the back wheel(s) some before it actually moved further upwards.It is also possible that because a winch was hooked to it and pulling, that it was pulling the front down allowing more traction in the front and actually lifting weight off of the rear wheels. (And Rivian may not account for that situation well in their rock crawl driving mode.)
I'm wondering if the driver was all that familiar with driving the Rivian in those situations.The front wheels on that Rivian should have helped it climb over that rock. They weren't even spinning when the rear wheels were. It seems that if the rear wheels loose traction the front wheels don't do anything.
My worry: Rivian has too many models, too many options`and this prevents high enough volumes.
Always wondered if as Ford is a Major share holder of Rivian and likely crippling many of their thousands of Ford service centers shifting to EV if they wouldn’t be wise to offset both by utilizing Ford service centers for Rivian. Had to be some kind of play for them to dig so deep into Rivian.They're not even shipping most options and instead they're batching them.
The R1T and R1S share so many components that I don't think its preventing high volumes. They also waited a bit to ship the R1S to give the R1T more time to ramp up.
The R1T and R1S are also high margin vehicles. The biggest issue is they were mispriced to begin with, and should have always been much higher than the reservation cost.
The Cargo van is different, but the commercial space is vital.
As an owner I think the over stresses service centers is the biggest immediate problem they need to solve.
They sold some but still have 87 million shares. I would call them a heavy Rivian investor. LolI thought Ford pulled away from Rivian