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Like a number of potential Rivian customers, I want the R1S and need greater battery storage capacity than the "Long Range" battery pack offers. While it's not a surprise to find that the R1S will not be available with the same 180Kwh battery pack fitted to the R1T (space/size constraints), it is disappointing that Rivian has gone silent on the topic. I periodically pulse customer service to see if there is anything new, and did so again today. The response was that the Rivan could not provide "any insight into when the longer-range R1S battery will be available as it's still undergoing certification and EPA testing."
This is pretty much the same response I've gotten every time I've asked the question and is really getting old at this point. It is hugely frustrating that not only can we not configure an R1S Longer Range, we don't have a clue as to the estimated range or battery capacity for the vehicle, nor do we know what the cost for the larger battery will be or have an approximate date for completion of EPA certification and testing.
While I have no plans to cancel my pre-order, which is presently for an R1T Max (with annotations in my Rivian customer file that I want an R1S with a larger battery), I am upset by the consistent lack of information. In fact, I'm now at the point where I wonder if the EPA cert/testing issue is being thrown out as a red herring to cover up that there are some basic unresolved engineering issues that are the true causes of the delay.
This is pretty much the same response I've gotten every time I've asked the question and is really getting old at this point. It is hugely frustrating that not only can we not configure an R1S Longer Range, we don't have a clue as to the estimated range or battery capacity for the vehicle, nor do we know what the cost for the larger battery will be or have an approximate date for completion of EPA certification and testing.
While I have no plans to cancel my pre-order, which is presently for an R1T Max (with annotations in my Rivian customer file that I want an R1S with a larger battery), I am upset by the consistent lack of information. In fact, I'm now at the point where I wonder if the EPA cert/testing issue is being thrown out as a red herring to cover up that there are some basic unresolved engineering issues that are the true causes of the delay.