I would love the option to pickup at the factory and do my own version of "A Long Way Up" but call it a "Long Way Home" Do a cross country road trip from Normal IL to Phoenix AZ.
I like your "Long Way Home" theme. I feel the same way. Getting to visit the team and the plant before heading home seems like a great way to start the adventure. Fortunately, it looks like you have a robust charging network from Normal to Phoenix. To return from Normal to Portland (that just sounds weird after all that's happened this year), I'll have to detour South through Denver, rather than staying on I-80, as there is little to no charging available In Wyoming, let alone in the Dakotas and all but Western Montana. As those areas are ripe for adventure, I sure hope Rivian will be putting in many stations around all of the National Parks and recreation areas in those states, along with the Sawtooths and Sun Valley region.
I visited with a representative from ElectrifyAmerica today while signing up for their service. After I mentioned the lack of charging stations in those states, they said their end goal is to have chargers no farther apart than 70 miles as you cross the country, although I suspect that means predominantly along the Interstates. Until a greater number of EV's are out there with the corresponding demand for power, I suspect it's going to take some time before we see any massive investment by them for more stations off the major highways. While signing up with, and downloading the apps for EA, ChargePoint, Blink, EVgo, and Plugshare, you can find options to get about anywhere, but it won't be easy to traverse some of these territories until we have more fast-charging options peppered across them.