Following deliveries of Launch Version autos, Rivian founder and CEO RJ Scaringe has despatched an electronic mail to Journey and Discover package deal reservation holders earlier as we speak, asserting the estimated supply timing home windows.

To place it merely, it is no excellent news for individuals who preordered their R1T pickups with the Max pack battery or opted for the Discover Bundle for his or her R1S/R1T. That’s as a result of Rivian will prioritize constructing the Journey Bundle with Giant pack battery in 2022, as that’s the configuration the most important variety of preorder holders have opted for.

“As of December 15, we had roughly 71,000 preorders for the R1T and R1S within the US and Canada, with the big majority having configured an Journey Bundle with a Giant pack battery (our Max pack represents roughly 20% of our preorders). So as to serve the most important variety of preorder holders, we shall be prioritizing constructing the Journey Bundle with Giant pack battery through the subsequent yr.”

Within the electronic mail, RJ Scaringe provides that Discover Bundle preorders and autos with a Max pack battery configuration shall be in-built 2023. Right here’s how Rivian rationalizes the choice.

“In setting our supply timing, we optimized our construct sequence across the construct mixture that might assist us ramping as shortly as attainable and subsequently have the most important attainable optimistic local weather impression.”

Rivian is nicely conscious that prospects who’ve preordered Discover Bundle and Max pack autos shall be upset and says that those that have positioned reservations for these fashions in 2018 and 2019 shall be provided the likelihood to reconfigure to an Journey Bundle with Giant pack battery to be able to take supply in 2022.

RJ Scaringe says Rivian will strategy these prospects in January to gauge their curiosity in doing so. Within the electronic mail, the CEO additionally says that Journey and Discover Bundle preorder holders will begin getting their estimated supply window later as we speak.

As a reminder, the elective $10,000 Max pack provided for the R1T pickup allows a driving vary of greater than 400 miles (643 km) on a single cost of the 180-kWh battery. The R1S is more likely to get one thing just like the Max pack, however Rivian is reportedly doing a little re-engineering to make such a big battery match within the SUV with out ditching the third-row seats.

Take a look at RJ Scaringe’s full letter beneath courtesy of MissGoElectric and Rivian Boards.

Replace from RJ: 

Final month, all Launch Version preorder holders obtained their estimated supply timing window. We are going to start sending Journey and Discover Bundle preorder holders their estimated supply window later as we speak.

As of December 15, we had roughly 71,000 preorders for the R1T and R1S within the US and Canada, with the big majority having configured an Journey Bundle with a Giant pack battery (our Max pack represents roughly 20% of our preorders). So as to serve the most important variety of preorder holders, we shall be prioritizing constructing the Journey Bundle with Giant pack battery through the subsequent yr. Discover Bundle preorders and autos with a Max pack battery configuration will comply with in 2023. In setting our supply timing, we optimized our construct sequence across the construct mixture that might assist us ramping as shortly as attainable and subsequently have the most important attainable optimistic local weather impression.

To deliver added readability and higher understanding to supply timing, in early 2022 we’re introducing a brand new function in your Rivian Account Web page that can show your present supply timing estimate. The data shall be tailor-made particularly to you and the precise automobile you configured. Our purpose is to present you correct, up-to-date particulars about your particular preorder so you possibly can higher plan and keep extra knowledgeable.

We understand these timing estimates could also be completely different than what a few of you had initially anticipated. We all know any shifts in timing may be difficult as you attempt to plan automobile purchases and journeys you wish to take. To Max pack and Discover preorder holders who’ve been with us since 2018 and 2019 whose supply home windows might push into 2023 — we worth your loyalty and dedication and shall be reaching out to you in January to gauge your curiosity in reconfiguring to an Journey Bundle with Giant pack battery so as to take supply in 2022.