[eHauler]

In response to a question on Twitter about European availability, Rivian said "We're planning to bring Rivian to our European community starting in 2022!" As for a more exact timeline, does anyone know what to expect? Any European members here that reached out to Rivian about this and discovered interesting info?

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1377033350230200321

 

[Mr. Gee]

The adventure in Europe will be navigating the ridiculously narrow city streets in an American-sized vehicle. We spent a week or so driving around Italy in 2019 and although I was initially unhappy that the rental car was smaller that what I ordered online (they gave me credit for the difference) I was pretty happy it wasn't an inch or two wider on several occasions. There were some hairy moments in Palermo where I was praying that I'd make it through unscathed.

 

[eHauler]

The adventure in Europe will be navigating the ridiculously narrow city streets in an American-sized vehicle. We spent a week or so driving around Italy in 2019 and although I was initially unhappy that the rental car was smaller that what I ordered online (they gave me credit for the difference) I was pretty happy it wasn't an inch or two wider on several occasions. There were some hairy moments in Palermo where I was praying that I'd make it through unscathed.

Seeing it being tested alongside typical American pickups did help to gauge how this is possible. Have you seen the photos and videos?

 

[mattman44]

Better get mine first!

 

[xjs]

As soon as it will be possible, I will buy a R1S in Switzerland. BTW: We also have narrow roads, you just have to be able to drive ;-)

 

[eHauler]

As soon as it will be possible, I will buy a R1S in Switzerland. BTW: We also have narrow roads, you just have to be able to drive ;-)

Welcome! What R1S spec would you get?
With rear wheel steer the R1S and R1T should be easier to navigate through those narrow roads.

 

[R99]

As soon as it will be possible, I will buy a R1S in Switzerland. BTW: We also have narrow roads, you just have to be able to drive ;-)

Have you owned other SUVs that are similar or bigger than the R1S?

 

[xjs]

hello back! I often travel in nature (also as a hunter in the mountains) and camp with a James Baroud xxl roof tent. But I also want a comfortable car. I currently drive a Touareg and a fast Benz. Until I saw the Rivian, my new one was going to be a Range Rover.

 

[eHauler]

hello back! I often travel in nature (also as a hunter in the mountains) and camp with a James Baroud xxl roof tent. But I also want a comfortable car. I currently drive a Touareg and a fast Benz. Until I saw the Rivian, my new one was going to be a Range Rover.

Are you looking into any other vehicles? When are you aiming to get a new SUV? Also, what is the charging infrastructure like where you live? Enough Level 2 and Level 3 chargers around?

 

[xjs]

i hope that the RIVIAN will be available in Switzerland by the end of 2022. Range Rover will not bring a comparable electric SUV to the market, just like VW. The charging infrastructure is not that bad here, it is also much more small scale than you have in the US. I can charge with a capacity of 11 kW at my office, and 22 kW at my home. I will probably charge at these locations 95% of the time

 

[inkedsphynx]

Jaguar is planning to be fully electric by 2025 and LR is releasing full electric models starting in 2024 (they are both owned by Tata):

Jaguar To Turn All Electric By 2025, Land Rover EVs Start In 2024

Jaguar will pivot away from its heritage to become a full electric car brand within five years, while its Land Rover stablemate will have six EVs by 2025, the British company announced this morning.

www.forbes.com

Land Rover to launch 6 electric vehicles by 2026

Under a strategy formulated by new CEO Thierry Bollore, Land Rover will launch its first EV in 2024.

www.motorauthority.com

It's a ways off, but they will have 'comparable' electric SUVs before too long. I wouldn't be surprised if the current EV acceleration moves some of those timelines forward a year or two. They already have PHEVs so they're part of the way there.