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Interesting quote from Rivian's CEO RJ Scaringe
Basically you'll be able to charge a Rivian using another Rivian. I guess it's kind of like having a winch to get someone out if a tight spot when you're out exploring... or even just somewhere remote.
It also looks like Rivian will offer additional battery packs.
"You're starting to get into the long tail of use cases, but even there we've designed the vehicle so you can have auxiliary battery packs. You can also charge Rivian-to-Rivian, which is a neat thing. You connect the two vehicles and then I could hand you some electrons. That takes us to the limit, and of course you can always find a corner of the world where it won't work, just like you can't find a gas station in Antarctica. You won't be able to find a plug in Antarctica, so there are natural limitations."
Basically you'll be able to charge a Rivian using another Rivian. I guess it's kind of like having a winch to get someone out if a tight spot when you're out exploring... or even just somewhere remote.
It also looks like Rivian will offer additional battery packs.
"You're starting to get into the long tail of use cases, but even there we've designed the vehicle so you can have auxiliary battery packs. You can also charge Rivian-to-Rivian, which is a neat thing. You connect the two vehicles and then I could hand you some electrons. That takes us to the limit, and of course you can always find a corner of the world where it won't work, just like you can't find a gas station in Antarctica. You won't be able to find a plug in Antarctica, so there are natural limitations."