The gear tunnel has FAR exceeded my expectations for utility. Given that most of the structural rigidity of the whole platform comes from the battery+frame, I don't have too many concerns there either.
We go camping and I have an 8-person tent that slides into that tunnel, leaving room for two...
No... I confess I'm spoiled by the Rivian frunk. It's my grocery-hauler. I got little velcro brackets to hold groceries in place when they might slide around (or to keep a watermelon from steam-rolling the bread). I'm more worried about things falling out as soon as I pop the frunk open after...
I'm not a single-issue buyer (except that I pretty much refuse to consider gas vehicles, if that counts), but versatility of space and usability of space matter a great deal, not just the raw numbers.
An example would be that we traded in our Highlander when we bought my wife's Model Y. On...
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If your volume estimates are accurate (I wasn't courageous enough to take it that far, so tip-of-the-hat to you), then that would be 7 cuft CT frunk compared to 11 in the Rivian and 14 in the Lightning.
I assume that the Rivian volume is with the mid-shelf removed - only including...
As long as it's on the page, I'll keep dreaming.
And YES, I know that the front converting seat / center console is still there. Shut up! This is MY dream! *slams door *distant sobbing...
Rivian's under-bed storage is definitely like that. Big enough for a spare - I just don't off-road enough (at all) to warrant the $1200 investment. But also hard plastic with a drain plug. I keep a bottle jack, jack puck, hitch, sway bar, and some recovery gear (no, I don't off-road, but you can...
I think we will find more useful opportunities than expected. I sort of agree, but then I also think of all the times I wish could just ease closer to the curb without Austin-Powers-ing my vehicle or nudge the vehicle a little bit in a parking space to get a better center line, reach a charging...
I feel like unless you’re staying overnight or equivalent, the Level 2 locations are next to useless. I have zero concerns about local charging but a ton about road tripping while towing.
We don’t hesitate to hop in the Y for most trips but towing still requires significant additional planning...
100%. I live in rural Kentucky and driving directly south is impossible (if I want to also come home). I’d have to drive 6 hours to get to a town 3 hours away.
The hard part with towing isn’t necessarily about the range, but about the availability of charging, ease of charging access (I.e. pull-through), and duration of charging.
Opinion coming off of a 320-mile towing road trip with our small camper this past weekend with our R1T.
I fully expect...