Cybertruck vs Rivian R1T review from a long term owner

[GuyV]

I never seriously entertained the idea of buying an R1T during the long wait for my Cybertruck (4+ years). I watched many reviews of the R1T, so I'm aware of its features and performance.

Four things went against the Rivian:
1) Short bed
2) Lack of reliable charging on road trips
3) No FSD - this is a must have for me. It's an incredible safety factor, and will one day be unsupervised.
4) I'm concerned about Rivian's long term viability as a company

Cybertruck had none of these shortcomings.

I have been immune to Cybertruck alternatives as well, and will remain so until 2025 due to NACS. Having only had mine since Friday, I am not yet seeing any likely temptations to switch anyway.

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[dmrasm]

I have an R1S and my biggest question is over the additional $65k to buy the Cyberbeast. In many ways the Tesla might be better but I’m not convinced it’s that much better.

Where can you get an R1S for $55k?

 

[Boo23]

Tesla offered me $60k I’d have to put in $65k.

 

[X-Press-O]

Thank you for the post, concerning ride comfort & road/wind noise which do you prefer?

I enjoy a more rugged built tought truck but unfortunately my wife is tired of it, all the bumps and shakes hitting small bumps in the road. She prefers a soft & quiet ride. I drove Model Y on comfort mode and that was quiet but it was actually much harder on bumps then my Ram 1500.

 

[cardad]

Rivian: charges faster, best 30 min charge 88 kwh, better gauges, better cameras, functioning “autopilot”
Tesla: more chargers, better seats, more room inside and in the bed, many delayed features (autopilot, FSD, lockers), better tonneau, 240 V power in the bed, powershare

 

[getsometom]

Rivian: charges faster, best 30 min charge 88 kwh, better gauges, better cameras, functioning “autopilot”
Tesla: more chargers, better seats, more room inside and in the bed, many delayed features (autopilot, FSD, lockers), better tonneau, 240 V power in the bed, powershare

Do you think the new charge curve from the recent update will improve your the difference in charging between the two?

 

[cardad]

They would have to improve it by 16% to get my best 30 min charge on EA with a Rivian which was 88 kwh in 30 min. My best with CT has been 74 kwh in 30 min. I have a huge sample size with EA so I know 74 is actually decent. So they’re not that far apart with 30 min charges if the CT is low but once you get above 50% the CT’s charge curve is much worse and I haven’t done a lot of “inefficient” charging to compare.

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