Alex seems to forget that the main reason we subscribe to him is because of his reviewing style which is educational and knowledgeable to the audiences, not like any other channels where the reviewers don't have a technical and knowledge background about the car and the industry in general. Trying to add more people to do more reviews seems to be a bad choice for me.

Disagree. I like this laid back style

I concur. I don’t even watch the reviews posted by the other guys.

This is not unpopular. These duo videos have less information, are less fluid and entertaining than Alex-only videos. I know he can’t keep up a single talent presenter status at scale but no secondary presenter has matched his ability to deliver a steady stream of coherent commentary on the vehicle in question. I feel he is trying out talent on these videos and he keeps missing. It’s time to ditch the male gender and mix it up with some female contributors. Morning shows have this mix and match for a reason.

It's like with Doug DeMuro. No offense to his crew and it's nothing personal, but when I subscribe to a host I want to listen to the HOST, otherwise it feels like I'm only getting half of what I want.

Wasn't it lovely? -Travis

I hear lots of people say Tesla and Rivian are premium but not luxury. Premium vs Luxury is semantics. If you are asking $80k-$100k for a vehicle you will be crossed shopped with the German Three Maries, JLR, Lexus etc.

It's currently in a segment of its own and benefiting from that fact. People are interested so we'll see what other manufacturers do to respond. -Travis

Thank you for sharing, glad you enjoyed it! -Travis

Thank you for sharing, glad you enjoyed it. -Travis

I believe the plan is to build them in GA, so until that is near ready, they probably won't announce anything

I wouldn't want things announced too early, especially if it means the product is being rushed. -Travis

It's a big state. -Travis

no heat pump and no nacs, this is not the version to buy.

Have you checked their available inventory? It might not be your preferred spec but there are some options readily available. -Travis

Thanks for watching! -Travis

If Rivian adds more features they also have to increase the price thus limiting even further who can buy the vehicle. It's always a balancing act but if enough customers want to see it they would likely respond. -Travis

Simplifying EV ownership is always a good thing! -Travis

Do you have specific questions in mind? -Travis

@@EVBuyersGuide hi Travis, thanks for asking. I like the interaction because you ask questions / provoke thought / or highlight things that Asked sometimes would not mention or bring more depth to. I enjoy it

If you have dogs regularly in and out of the seats My suggestion would be to get a pet protector. First off, that's always easier to clean up and second you can then get whatever interior you prefer and not worry about it getting ruined. Beyond that the interiors are made of the same material so unless they get stained they will hold up similarly throughout your time with the vehicle. -Travis

I have the light interior and put my dog (70 lbs) in the back seat all the time. I would highly recommend a pet protector but where the protector doesn't cover has been really easy to clean after 7 months. IMO the light interior is a much nicer and higher end feel than the black interior and has held up extremely well. Definitely recommend it.

Those are all pretty different vehicles. -Travis

The public roads they’re on really aren’t bad at all. A sports car would feel right at home on them.

The ride could have been much worse, I was pleasantly surprised. Thanks for watching! -Travis

That's great to hear Travis. Thanks much for the reply! Cheers.

Do you think Ford could have gotten a better head start if they had stuck closer to Rivian? Yes, they have made significant investment on their own, but they could have offloaded some of that work to Rivian. -Travis

@@EVBuyersGuide Ford wants those core competencies in house. They no longer view BEVs as a fringe market but the majority of the market within 10-15 years. The only way to logically continue would be to buy a majority stake in Rivian but it seems RJ Scaringe has bigger plans than that.

I heard from lady that has both Rav4 prime and model Y. She considers model Y sedan and Rav4 more usable SUV and dog is more happy in Rav4.

Isn't the Tesla Model Y one of the clearest examples of a crossover? -Travis

@@EVBuyersGuide I guess if by crossover you mean a cross between a sedan and a slightly raised roof sedan…

I'm sure we'll see some version of that in the next model. -Travis

Don't say that too loudly, the truck owners might hear you! -Travis

@@EVBuyersGuide Okay, good advice.

No but it makes a significant impact on desirability and future adoption rates.

There are lots of different ways to approach that question, but it's a good one. -Travis

Especially if this sort of vehicle is going to see ample use for winter sports. -Travis

It takes time to reach profitability, but your concerns are valid. -Travis

The R2 will be a lot closer. -Travis

Can I ask what is so important about CarPlay? I don't necessarily use the navigation or listen to music when I drive; is there another significance to it?

@@j0epark1 I don't have an iPhone, but I do use android auto. It's like having your phone (which everyone relies on heavily) be extended right to your car. Its familiar, its personal and it also offers the apps you already have and need.

@@j0epark1 I'm always listening to podcasts when driving. I really like the CarPlay interface for my favorite podcast app, Overcast. Also, I like the tight integration with Siri that you get with a CarPlay interface

It's just so much more customizable than any OS the car runs. You can load up a lot of different apps that you like/need on it, something that's impossible to do without it. Lots of people "hack" their phone and literally just run any of the millions of apps out there on their car screens. Now that I have Android Auto on some of my cars I will never buy a car without it.@@j0epark1

With 9B still in the bank. I think they stated that they won't become profitable until the end of 2024

Ford is losing money on every EV sold. Other than some Tesla and some Chinese firms, everybody is losing money on EVs. You need to ramp up and scale before you can make money on ICEv or BEVs. Unless you are a boutique manufacture and charge supercar/hypercar prices.

​@@CMCNestTit is how you calculate. Tesla is not on profit if you calculate how much money they have put in to investments. Single calendar year does not tell everything. But Tesla is making money back now. Rivian still is not. Rivian should have been better as subdiary of Ford.

At the moment, yes. -Travis

No arguments here! -Travis

The United States, basically.

Northern California mountains. Alex lives there.

@@scott8919 Typical but okay lol

I was just as surprised as you were! -Travis

Chevy Bolt

The ICE equivalent cars and trucks are similarly priced. My first EV was a new 22 Bolt EUV, and I sold it in less than a year and got met a MYLR, and that was a huge step up, in so many ways, especially in the ride comfort, range, and easy operability. Now the Bolt EUV new was 38 K for me, and the Rivian R1S or R1T prices are double that amount, but u r getting 10-20 times the car versus the Bolt. I have an R1S and an R1T on order, and am ok with the price, as i get much more compared to ice SUV/Trucks. I recently got a new 23 Ford lightning, and it drives beautifully and very comfortably like an EV, and I very much like it, but I also need a nimbler smaller truck like the R1T for a daily driver.

Buy smaller and you get cheaper.

@@MrRaitzi Right.... like the wildly overpriced Polestar 4 starting at 60k? All of these EVs are overpriced because the gov't is subsidizing them heavily. In fact, Tesla has gotten so much support from the gov'ts around the world, they should own most of that company.

It's true that most EV's are on the expensive side of things, but vehicles in general are increasing in cost year over year. For reference though, Polestar is not building vehicles to complete with Honda and Toyota. They are targeting manufacturers like Porsche and those are not cheap.