I agree, mainly about the R3 and its price point. If they get it RIGHT with the R3 that will definitely be a game changer for this company. R3X is definitely cool.
There are very few surprises with car reveals. Spy shots and rumors usually give us a peek in advance. But the R3 was a genuine surprise. It is something fresh, emotionally engaging... with zero competition at the moment. Now let's build it and get it on the road!
Coming from owning three Volkswagen GTIs, I absolutely love the R3X. Also the music at the end slaps so hard. Was not expecting that watching this in my car
Greetings from southern Ontario Canada I really enjoyed the video looking forward to seeing these electric vehicles here especially like the rivian R3 reminds me of a European car 😮 the R2 will be with the current exchange rate of $61000 before rebate the R3 will be $30grand us dollars im pretty sure because of the fisker pear would go head to head with the R3
Great video. Like how Rivian is giving the chassis a rugged look. I am a ICE guy wouldn't waste money on EVs as EV infrastructure is poor. If there is a power cut due to bad weather where will ppl go to charge their vehicles?
@@lynwoodward9156Hardly so. Take GM, for example. Initially, they promised to sell their Chevrolet Equinox EV for about $30K - but in less than a year, they jacked up the price to $35 - even before the manufacturing actually started! I like the way R3 looks, but we'll see.
I think Rivian's R2S is more of a midsize SUV aimed at the Honda Prologue, Jeep Wagoneer S, and Chevy Blazer EV rather than a compact one which the R3X which arrived yesterday so unexpectedly and aimed after the Hyundai Ioniq 5, Chevy Equinox EV, VW ID4, Kia EV6, and Toyota bZ4X eventually is. By the way, Rivian may need to give all its EVs completely new names.
I wonder if anyone else has noticed that the charger is on the wrong side? Because that cable won’t be long enough to go across the entire back and around the corner on the passenger side. They will be back to the same problem using two stalls to charge.
@@nelauren This is a Rivian, not a Tesla. Tesla decided to make their stalls side specific. Most others are not and are placed in the middle of the stall. Also with curbside chargers it needs to be on the passenger side. Rivians networks are setup to charge their vehicles. With the adaption of the use of the Tesla network there will be adaptations to allow the vehicle to use those chargers. Charging will not be a problem. At most you take a few extra steps to plug it in.
Some ICE cars have the fuel filler port on the driver side and others have it on the passenger side. People figure it out on how to park their car to fill up gas. I’m sure people can do the same regardless of which side charge port is.
@@jasonparkin5413 read my post again. Rivian is going to got stop using the CCS format at their US superchargers. They made the decision to switch over over to the NACS. Ford is moving their charging port over to the rear passenger side.
The R3 is like a cross between a Lada Niva and a Lanica Delta and I love that. If this started at the same price as a CR-V or even between CR-V and Blazer EV, that would be awesome.
I don't want 0 to 60 in 4 second , I want good reliable cheap electric car with Fast charging under $25K . Government incentives in US are joke , No Fed and no State level planning to support EV in USA , in the real way .
If you want fast charging, you’ll appreciate fast acceleration. They’re directly related. Imagine if you had to fill your fuel tank through the car’s fuel pump: faster cars would spend less time at the pump because they’re made for higher fuel flow. See how silly it is to think of ICEs in BEV terms? It makes as much sense the other way, too. Upsizing battery, contactor, inverter, and charging connections to handle higher amperages also means you can use larger, more efficient motors. The fast acceleration is just a byproduct of that.
Rivian is going to succeed where Tesla is failing and that is to capture the mass market. Americans don't buy sedans (which is idiotic quite frankly) and the Model Y/X are really ugly hatchbacks, not SUVs. Rivian's new models is going hit exactly where the US mass market is and that's boxy SUVs (like Kia's EV9). If Rivian can build them in large numbers and qualify for the full tax credit, it's game over for Tesla.
