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Rivian unveils all-electric pickup truck with unbelievable specs

32 points by prostoalex 8y ago

marssaxman 8y ago
It's almost but not quite as though someone were trying to design a car specifically for me; I was getting more and more interested right up to the part with the "over-the-air software updates" and the dashboard full of LCD panels. Oh, no - so much no! Keep it simple, keep it reliable, and absolutely do not attempt to change its behavior after I have already purchased it. Oh, well. I'm keeping an eye on Bollinger; their pickup design looks promising.
- amerine 8y ago
  Hah, I keep telling my partner that the only thing stopping me from buying a truck is I want something like my grandfathers ‘77 Chevy Scottsdale with and all-electric powertrain and some interior comfort features. This truck is nearly there. Just give me some a lot of individual gauges for the systems and keep the screen for entertainment and maps only. Maybe they’ll have a “classic” package/option.
- giobox 8y ago
  Can Bollinger really be argued to be a Tesla competitor? Can they really be argued to be a car company yet? Two products announced, no production or even a price tag to consider. If I recall correctly the B1 prototype spec doesn’t even have air bags and nor will the shipping cars (assuming any ever ship...), and thanks to some legislative loopholes even avoids basic crash testing in the US. Not being considered anytime soon for my family anyway...
  - marssaxman 8y ago
    Bollinger is not at all in the same league as Tesla, certainly - but they're the only ones so far who are even talking about building an electric vehicle I might want to buy. I want no part of Tesla's self-updating, smart-phone-on-wheels design approach.
Latteland 8y ago
Wow, this is exciting, and something that could push Tesla to do better, if they come to production. Imho as a tesla owner for years, they have been sitting on their laurels and not moving the car much - the s is barely different from 2012 (adding awd, more battery, more cameras). I think they haven't increased the range because they don't need to and they are preserving battery capacity for the model 3. But this car could be good enough to move tesla forward. This and the Porsche Taycan are the first vehicles that could push to improve. the taycan seems like it might not be faster than an s and might not have better range (hopefully it will be slightly better than a tesla). The i-pace is fine, does not push Tesla to do much though. The audi e-tron won't even be at dealers. So many competitors came and went without making an impact.
- mtgx 8y ago
  I agree Tesla could do much better on range by now, just as they've shown with the semi. They don't because they want to be profitable sooner and also because not many competitors have caught up yet. There's no reason why there shouldn't be a 200kwh model s within the next 2 years with a minimum of 100kwh.
EADGBE 8y ago
Super excited for electric trucks. They're so practical in my area, being EVs makes them a slam dunk environmentally. Just keep the clearance for snow, please.
tomatotomato37 8y ago
My impressions: Drivetrain specs are great It seems to be body on frame which is good for heavy maintenance Rear suspension looks to be double wishbone so no offroad Why is the frunk carpetted and surrounded by a foot thick margin Interior is simultaneously bland and unusable for actual utility Touchscreen controls != dirty hands Aesthetics are good except for those weird port things in the front Tunnel is cute but would have been better service as a paneled recess accessable vertically from the bed Consensus: 6/10 decent electric mallcrawler but there's more to a pickup than the drivetrain
jnurmine 8y ago
So how long does one need to charge this to get the 400+ miles out of it?

32 points by prostoalex 8y ago

It's almost but not quite as though someone were trying to design a car specifically for me; I was getting more and more interested right up to the part with the "over-the-air software updates" and the dashboard full of LCD panels. Oh, no - so much no! Keep it simple, keep it reliable, and absolutely do not attempt to change its behavior after I have already purchased it. Oh, well. I'm keeping an eye on Bollinger; their pickup design looks promising.

amerine 8y ago
Hah, I keep telling my partner that the only thing stopping me from buying a truck is I want something like my grandfathers ‘77 Chevy Scottsdale with and all-electric powertrain and some interior comfort features. This truck is nearly there. Just give me some a lot of individual gauges for the systems and keep the screen for entertainment and maps only. Maybe they’ll have a “classic” package/option.
giobox 8y ago
Can Bollinger really be argued to be a Tesla competitor? Can they really be argued to be a car company yet? Two products announced, no production or even a price tag to consider. If I recall correctly the B1 prototype spec doesn’t even have air bags and nor will the shipping cars (assuming any ever ship...), and thanks to some legislative loopholes even avoids basic crash testing in the US. Not being considered anytime soon for my family anyway...
- marssaxman 8y ago
  Bollinger is not at all in the same league as Tesla, certainly - but they're the only ones so far who are even talking about building an electric vehicle I might want to buy. I want no part of Tesla's self-updating, smart-phone-on-wheels design approach.

Latteland 8y ago

Wow, this is exciting, and something that could push Tesla to do better, if they come to production. Imho as a tesla owner for years, they have been sitting on their laurels and not moving the car much - the s is barely different from 2012 (adding awd, more battery, more cameras). I think they haven't increased the range because they don't need to and they are preserving battery capacity for the model 3. But this car could be good enough to move tesla forward. This and the Porsche Taycan are the first vehicles that could push to improve. the taycan seems like it might not be faster than an s and might not have better range (hopefully it will be slightly better than a tesla). The i-pace is fine, does not push Tesla to do much though. The audi e-tron won't even be at dealers. So many competitors came and went without making an impact.

mtgx 8y ago
I agree Tesla could do much better on range by now, just as they've shown with the semi. They don't because they want to be profitable sooner and also because not many competitors have caught up yet. There's no reason why there shouldn't be a 200kwh model s within the next 2 years with a minimum of 100kwh.

EADGBE 8y ago

Super excited for electric trucks. They're so practical in my area, being EVs makes them a slam dunk environmentally. Just keep the clearance for snow, please.

tomatotomato37 8y ago

My impressions: Drivetrain specs are great It seems to be body on frame which is good for heavy maintenance Rear suspension looks to be double wishbone so no offroad Why is the frunk carpetted and surrounded by a foot thick margin Interior is simultaneously bland and unusable for actual utility Touchscreen controls != dirty hands Aesthetics are good except for those weird port things in the front Tunnel is cute but would have been better service as a paneled recess accessable vertically from the bed Consensus: 6/10 decent electric mallcrawler but there's more to a pickup than the drivetrain

jnurmine 8y ago

So how long does one need to charge this to get the 400+ miles out of it?