Well that's awesome! Congrats and good for you. Looks like a great truck hope you love it!
Why would consumers not want a vehicle that costs less to operate, is faster, and has a future? The subsidies are only for a companies first 200k vehicles sold, so it's more for hitting the ground running and pushing people to new, unfamiliar companies. And saying they cost less to own isn't true is just absurd. They absolutely do cost less to own. Less maintenance, virtually no operational cost, and even things like tires and brakes wear at a slower rate. Are they perfect? Absolutely not, but are they perfect as a daily commuter? Pretty much.
You might want to watch one wheel around a bit. It went everywhere the Broncos did, it was super impressive off road. It had proper all terrain tires. Three suspension modes, off road, normal and sport that radically changed the stance, approach and departure angles and gave it tons of ground clearance. I am not in the market for one, but you can see where it will be pretty darn competent as an off-road platform.
You realize most people can’t afford an electric vehicle. The subsidies aren’t for “hitting the ground running” as you put it and there is talk of implementing those subsidies across the board for everyone due to the cost of entry into EV’s being so high. I’ll put it to you this way. In the early 2000’s they projected EV to account for 20% of the market in 2020, guess what they were less than 5%. Why? Because the range is terrible, especially in cold weather, there isn’t substantial charging infrastructure as well as the grid is woefully underpowered. If this was a viable average consumer alternative you would see more of them. Guess what it’s not. Imagine if you live in an apartment and park on the street how do you charge? It’s 30 degrees when you leave for work. Your 270 mile range is suddenly 135. I could go on and on.
Had a Model 3 for the last 2 years and can definitely say the range does not decrease any noticeable amount in the cold. The model 3 starts in the 40s and when you reduce fuel cost, it's absolutely attainable to the average person. The cost of entry just isn't high. If the subsidies are designed to adjust for that cost, then why do they not apply to Tesla anymore?
true but it's still not a competitor. a dirt bike can pretty much go anywhere a jeep can as well, but you can't be comparing the two. but then again, could you compare an explorer with all terrains (forget the trim name) with a bronco? a jeep grand cherokee with a wrangler?
My R1S reservation is about $20K more than my BadSquatch order. Subtract $7500 tax credit from the Rivian, then more for fuel and maintenance savings (I get my electricity for charging overnight free), and it's not that big a gap in net cost.
If you live in an apartment w/o access to overnight charging there, an EV may not a great choice. EV range drops in cold weather, but nowhere near 50%. Go on and on, if you want to find excuses to avoid an EV, you will. After nearly 2 1/2 years w/ my Model 3 Performance, I'd prefer to never revert back to ICE for a daily driver.
I love both vehicles and plan to buy both of them. I'm not sure if I'll keep both or sell the "lesser" one after I can evaluate them side by side.
