Gravity Plan B

[hydbob]

I wouldn’t consider any GM car - or Ford for that matter. Their software is beyond awful and that really defines these EVs at this point. I spent a lot of time in a Lyriq and was frustrated frequently.

My biggest complaint with my R1S is it’s a rough ride. Granted, it’s a G1 quad but it’s on a truck frame and you feel that. The R1T is actually a nicer ride.

Other complaint is at 5,8”, even on low settings, I have to climb in and fall out. After two years, I am done with it.

My car had the price locked at $82,000 fully loaded. It was a great deal. There’s a 0% chance I’d pay $125,000 for a new R1S quad. I’d probably lease it though.

Generally, though, I far prefer the R1S over our X and if I had to have an EV SUV instead of Gravity, I’d go with it, but I’d get a dual motor.

I challenge a R1S owner to fit as much as I did in the gravity

 

[Neilnaples]

Rivian is running pretty good incentives on R1S tri right now, and their shift to NACS was a big additional plus for me and my needs. With current Rivian incentives and the federal tax credit, plus Lucid delays and startup, uhhh, quirks, I had decided in my head that I was going to give my Gravity til the end of the month to un-stick itself from my order status limbo, and if not, I would get a Rivian lease.

It doesn't help my case much to admit that I just can't quite bring myself to settle for something that isn't quite what I really want. At least, not yet. I wonder what the Rivian incentives will be in August?

F me.

I took delivery of a GDE one week before I took delivery of my Rivian… (4 days ago for the Rivian). Really both cars are far nicer than the Tesla. The Rivian has features like the Tesla - no key or key card needed with just the phone as key which is a big plus (of course the keys work which is also a plus relative to Lucid). However the Gravity just feels nicer. Good luck getting your Gravity in…. I don’t believe I will regret the gravity purchase. The rivian works well - it’s my car for towing - but it’s definitely not the same feel as Lucid.

 

[Elfin]

I would expect Rivian incentives to improve monthly through end of Q3, just as Lucid’s did in Q2 and Tesla’s typically do - especially with the end of the tax credit coming.

Definitely possible that incentives get worse if demand increases as people rush to buy before end of the tax credit though.

 

[Ron_Burgundy]

Definitely possible that incentives get worse if demand increases as people rush to buy before end of the tax credit though.

Let’s be real, but for the lease loophole, most folks buying a $100,000+ car don’t qualify for the incentive. This is why Tesla is just discounting by $7,500.

Also, I do t see them getting worse even if there is demand. They all need to sell as many as they can, as fast as they can.

 

[borski]

I challenge a R1S owner to fit as much as I did in the gravity

How many R1S owners can you fit in the gravity

 

[Elfin]

Let’s be real, but for the lease loophole, most folks buying a $100,000+ car don’t qualify for the incentive. This is why Tesla is just discounting by $7,500.

Also, I do t see them getting worse even if there is demand. They all need to sell as many as they can, as fast as they can.

True, I have no idea how many people lease and how much extra production capacity Rivian has.

 

[pyle112]

I would expect Rivian incentives to improve monthly through end of Q3, just as Lucid’s did in Q2 and Tesla’s typically do - especially with the end of the tax credit coming.

100% agree on native NACS with Rivian now.

The 2026 models are the ones with nacs and I didn't believe they qualify for the 7500 incentive