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Rivians are all over socal. I think there is a lot of demand in certain markets.
by kjkjadksj 11mo ago
Rivians are all over socal. I think there is a lot of demand in certain markets.
- ProAm 11mo agoWait until the R2 comes out for ~50% of the cost of an R1. They are the best EV out in terms of features and comfort and usability.
- lotsofpulp 11mo agoI would hope the most expensive EV is the best in terms of features and comfort and usability. If they can continue to be at 50% of the price is unknown.
- ProAm 11mo agoI agree, they promised it to be ~50k so we will see. With the R1 Revisions where they reduced components and wiring I have hope!
- nine_k 11mo agoIn NYC al the Amazon delivery trucks I see are purpose-built Rivians. And this is the hyper-frugal, penny-pinching Amazon.
- twoodfin 11mo agoThey’re also a major investor in Rivian so there’s some circularity in that phenomenon.
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- frutiger 11mo agoMost of the Amazon delivery trucks I see are big trucks with Ryder on the side or electric cargo bikes with Prime on the side. This is in Manhattan mostly below 60th St. though, that might be the difference?
- nine_k 11mo agoMaybe these should property be called vans, not trucks. This is the only kind of four-wheel Amazon delivery vehicle I've seen through 2025: https://www.wglt.org/business-and-economy/2021-02-03/amazon-rivian-vans-now-being-road-tested https://www.wglt.org/business-and-economy/2021-02-03/amazon-... My observations are from lower Manhattan and various parts of Brooklyn.
- dalyons 11mo agothey save amazon a ton of money. urban circular delivery circuits and stop-start braking make it brutal for gas and perfect for EVs.
- jeffbee 11mo agoThe Lightning is the 10th-best-selling EV in California and the Rivian R1T is not even in the top 25. Rivian is also one of the handful of brands selling fewer vehicles so far in 2025 compared to 2024.
- NewJazz 11mo agoYeah but the R1S is a better pavement princess anyway, and that does sell well. I guess Mach-E beats even the R1S but they're not really the same kind of car. Ioniq 5 beats Mach E in CA, as does the MY.
- jeffbee 11mo agoI don't think the R1S and the F-150 should be compared because, on account of being registered as a commercial vehicle, the F-150 has noticeably higher operating costs.
- throwaway-11-1 11mo agomy buddy sent me a video of him crawling some seriously sketchy trails in an R1T, I wouldn't describe those trucks as being "pavement princesses" or whatever
- NewJazz 11mo agoThat's the point of the term pavement princess. They can be used in the way you describe. What makes them pavement princesses is that they aren't used in that way.
- shawn_w 11mo agoSee them all the time around the greater Seattle area. The "certain market" is probably lots of extremely well paying jobs.
- dboreham 11mo agoThere are loads of Rivian in southwest Montana. No idea why. Way way more than Teslas.
- eitally 11mo agoSouthwest Montana is full of California (and other) tech refugees with money. They've moved to a place they perceive they need a truck to happily live in, but aren't willing to buy a gas guzzler.