Rivian’s Claire McDonough has said the newcomer will be priced ~~between $40,000 and~~ $60,000 when it arrives in ~~2026~~ 2028.
The pessimist in me editing the above statement... lol. I do think Rivian has actually done OK in the timing department, but I'm less optimistic about the price.
Still, it's always better to have more options. If there's actually a $40k Rivian that comes to fruition, I'd probably buy it at the drop of a hat.
I drive a PHEV (Volt Gen. 2, 2018) where I need the full range, depending on weather, so I charge to full every night at 240V/20A. I have a Grizzl-E at home set to the lowest-current dip switch since it's more efficient and generates less heat that way. L2 is plenty fast enough overnight, so it hasn't been an issue. I used to just use L1, but it was annoying shuffling plugs in the garage when I wanted to do woodworking, so we had another circuit put in (and we therefore went with L2).
Yeah, it's a little goofy having a $300+ metal pair of headphones that I baby because I'm worried they'll spontaneously disintegrate.
For what it's worth, I've had no issues so far, but they're rickety and the adjustment slider is really "grind"ey. I hang them by the metal to avoid stretching the strap (you can see in the picture). They're still really comfortable, and the earpads are holding up well for now. Fingers crossed...
Yeah, I think there's a lot to be said for how capable foundry already is. It's easy to burn a lot of prep time on all the snazzy features. I do still have mechanical frustration tracking spell auras, so that's why I want that one tweaked a bit... otherwise I'm mostly excited for polishing of core stuff. Fortunately, the devs obviously love their SW, so it seems to continuously improve in that department. To that, the 11.5 stuff seems like a great move.
Yeah, I'm not sure what it was. I even tried EQ; I just couldn't get into them for some weird reason. For comfort, I think it hit a weird spot on my temple (or jaw; I can't remember) that was specific to the shape of them. Really bizarre/frustrating. They're very well designed otherwise, and lightweight. I think the build quality is better than the Sundaras (despite the HD599 being plastic).
This is gorgeous! Awesome panorama!
This kind of thing is so common that I basically assume my SSN, etc. is public knowledge. It sucks lol.
Yeah, I (luckily) do have a drill press. I imagine it'll go fine, I'm just always a bit paranoid. I think I'll be using a large piece of 4/4 oak that I got from a neighbor, and I don't really have a ton of that lying around if I bugger it up.
I've basically made the switch 100%, and I'm finding myself a lot more active on here so far. Everything I've posted in any given community has resulted in a lot more friendly discussion here than it tended to on Reddit... honestly, so far this feels a lot better lol.
Oof, yeah. I'm actually thinking of making a stool, and am dreading the idea of getting the legs straight...er, the correct amount of crooked.
Done, thanks for the suggestion!
Yeah, I really think the network is the reason. In the USA, I hope we can incentivize buildout of infrastructure with some legislative changes, because it's taking forever. There should be way more L2 than there currently is; it's so easy to install (I can't speak to elsewhere in the world). The NACS standard shouldn't affect this much. I could change my home cable easily enough if my next car was NACS for L2.
For L3, having NACS as a "standard" with a large baseline of chargers already is going to be a huge help. Hopefully companies get envious of Tesla and start actually competing. One can dream...
As for the connector, I do think it's a little nicer to hold and line up, though frankly the J1772 form factor is... fine. I never cared much either way; I just wanted a standard thing.