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Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 3:38 pm
by XJ Junkie
I’ve been reading up on this company with great interest.
It’s a serious operation & isn’t going to be just concept cars. They are taking orders & Amazon just pumped $700m in & it looks like GM might be doing the same. They’ll be available next year.
The bakkie is particularly clever. Have a look at the video for more info.
Tesla should be worried.
https://youtu.be/QMfxJEfb4lw
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:07 pm
by Mike Nel
Lots of attention to detail.
The price is also very low compared to Tesla.
The only thing they didn't touch on was charging. I would love to know if thses vehicles could be solar charged? We live in Africa you know
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:37 pm
by Mad Manny
Rivian was discussed in the motoring mags.
Refer to my MMMMMReviews...
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 4:57 pm
by Mike Nel
Hardly a discussion Malman
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:06 pm
by XJ Junkie
Mad Manny wrote:Rovian was discussed in the motoring mags.
Refer to my MMMMMReviews...
It’s all over the internet & YT. They’ve made an impact.
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:30 pm
by Oppies3800
Can they be charged via generator when camping?
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Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:13 pm
by XJ Junkie
I got this off the inter webs
“To be safe, let's take the minimum to give us a conservative estimate. If one, low-end solar panel can produce approximately 1 kWh a day of AC electricity, that means you would need an astounding 75 solar panels to produce enough electricity to fuel your Tesla Model S to 100% capacity from 0% each day”
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 8:43 pm
by Mike Nel
XJ Junkie wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 6:13 pm
I got this off the inter webs
“To be safe, let's take the minimum to give us a conservative estimate. If one, low-end solar panel can produce approximately 1 kWh a day of AC electricity, that means you would need an astounding 75 solar panels to produce enough electricity to fuel your Tesla Model S to 100% capacity from 0% each day”
So in other words 37.5 solar panels to charge the Rivian?
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 9:25 pm
by XJ Junkie
We need a nerd to figure it out. Where’s Pierre?
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:32 pm
by Chris Stoffel
Oppies3800 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:30 pm
Can they be charged via generator when camping?
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This made me wonder. Why can't you put the generator in the boot, plug it in, start it and just drive around like that?
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 6:43 am
by Mad Manny
BMW did just that.
The BMW i3 comes in two models.
i3 pure electric
i3 RE (Range Extender).
The Range extender basically has a BMW G650 motorcycle motor in the boot that acts as a generator.
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:15 am
by Hedgehog
Chris Stoffel wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 10:32 pm
Oppies3800 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 5:30 pm
Can they be charged via generator when camping?
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This made me wonder. Why can't you put the generator in the boot, plug it in, start it and just drive around like that?
Diesel locos have operated in the same principal for years now. The diesel engines are used solely for generating enough power to run the torque-ier electric motors..
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 9:50 am
by XJ Junkie
I guess it sort of defeats the object of an EV [emoji1787]
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 1:08 pm
by Paul#25
It's so the Bunny Huggers can feel good about not polluting the earth with exhaust gas while conveniently forgetting about the pollution from the coal powered power station supplying the electricity.
Re: Rivian Elec 4x4’s
Posted: Tue Feb 19, 2019 8:20 pm
by Mike Nel
I’ve got a few choice words for the Bunny Huggers