If they open those to us, that would be wonderful. Living in CO, there are a number of these stations around national and state parks, where other chargers are few and far between. There have definitely been a few road trips in the past year I took where these would have come in handy.
Nice. Can’t wait.
Except these won’t be nearly as prolific as the Tesla variant.
Not as prolific, but in my experience they are so frequently exactly where I want a charger to be. They’ve done a great job choosing sites. Since PlugShare doesn’t hide them it’s always teasing me with a 10/10 charger in a great location, when the nearest EA is far out of the way.Except these won’t be nearly as prolific as the Tesla variant.
100% this.
In the US, Tesla has more chargers than all the other charger companies combined. As such, no one can match Tesla's coverage. Telsa is turning itself from a car manufacturer to a "gas station" (aka, Chevron, Exxon, etc.). It is a very clever strategy. If successfully executed, Tesla can stop selling cars and remain profitable.
I do the same. Except on the day of the trip, I add the destination to the Lucid map in the car then manually add the chargers by pressing Manage and add charging station to the Lucid Map. The car does a great job at estimating the % battery life before the next charging stop and also does the auto battery preconditioning before the stop.
My experience above is from the east coast.
I.. don't agree. I have literally never ran upon a Rivian charger here (which makes sense since they have a grand total of zero chargers in NJ). Maybe things are different as you are a bit south of us? All the high speed chargers we have is pretty much only EA and EVgo... although all of our EA charges on a road trip from NJ>VA were flawless.My experience above is from the east coast.
I just keep finding Rivian chargers exactly where I would want a charger. I even heard at the Lebanon, NH EA that was such a major bottleneck on the eclipse trip that Rivian is already starting to build a station near there. Makes sense, there were a ton of Rivians at that EA.
A Lucid can easily traverse NJ without charging, though.
OK, here’s a screenshot I took showing the Rivian’s east coast coverage. No way would I ever interpret this to be anything but sparse…and that’s being generous. I haven’t seen a single one in NY or NJ.My experience above is from the east coast.
I just keep finding Rivian chargers exactly where I would want a charger. I even heard at the Lebanon, NH EA that was such a major bottleneck on the eclipse trip that Rivian is already starting to build a station near there. Makes sense, there were a ton of Rivians at that EA.
I don't think Rivian attempts to compete with the major charging providers like EA, EVGo, and now Tesla. Rivian focuses primarily on the major interstate routes and "Adventure" outdoor locations (e.g., Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Appalachian, etc.). Rivian's charging stations are spares inside major metropolitan areas (e.g., LA, San Francisco, Philly, etc.). This is their strategy, not an oversight.
I’m not disagreeing that it’s sparse though, I even said it is. I’m just saying that in my experience, I keep running into them anyway. Which says to me that they are well positioned. That may very well be subjective, I like going to exactly the places Rivian is targeting. They have a station right at the southern exit from Shenandoah National Park for example, while the closest EA is inconveniently located far away. That said, I also found several on my route up to VT, e.g. right between Philly and Baltimore. Again great spot, great rating, and the EA relatively nearby is farther off the freeway at a Walmart.
I echo @joec's point of view vis-a-vis, "Our point is that the one charger where you need a charger to be is more important than the five you drive past while you have more than 50% SoC."
I'm looking at that map and thinking I could easily get from Maine to Florida using their chargers alone. I don't see the problem.
