Whew. Lots of caustic folks in this thread.
Agree with MysticLlama, lots of us EV owners and enthusiasts that are just focused on the product and the right tool for the job. Looks like others in this thread really want to attach other stuff like politics to these inanimate objects.
I've been working in the car industry my whole life and the past 8 years or so in EVs. I joined Rivian a few years ago and have had an R1T for 7 months now. It's a great truck for most of the retail buying public, folks who aren't tradesmen that rely on the full capability of a pickup. I use it mostly to take my family places, mountain biking and surf runs, camping trips, some towing, home improvement, etc. It'll smoke most anything else out there (certainly any other pickup) which is also fun. For my use-case, this truck presents the best compromise, I also helped develop it though, so that might have something to do with it
I've only taken it as far as Nevada (Lake Tahoe trips), but have heard the charging infrastructure is not so great outside California. Here we've got abundant fast charging nearly everywhere in the state. I think we'll see this trickle into the rest of the country as more people purchase EVs.
Bay Area pelican folks are welcome to check my truck out, just PM me.
A little off-roading
Ran down to L.A. to pick up my 911 last month
Typical charging stop activity when going to LA. Munching and drinking. (I feel you MMARSH)
