Lessons Learned from Living with a Rivian: The Realities of EV Ownership feat. Dr. Glenn Jaffe

The Straight Shift with The Car Chick

We've got a great episode today! I am so excited to have my guest and longtime friend, Dr. Glenn Jaffe on the show. A couple of years ago, I did an episode dedicated to what it would be like to really live with an electric vehicle. At the time, we heard all the hype and everyone was really excited. However, at the time I recorded that episode, it was still a little more theoretical. But now, EVs have been around for a while and more people have been living with them so we have some more empirical data. This is why I'm excited to actually hear from someone who lived with an electric vehicle for a time. Glenn bought a Rivian R1S, and while the process of taking delivery was great, his overall experience wasn’t what he expected it would be which led him to selling the vehicle after only 9 months of ownership.

Topics:

• Why Glenn chose Rivian for his first electric vehicle and why he didn’t have any reservations investing in a car from a brand new company
• The process of taking delivery of a Rivian and why Glenn felt as if it was a luxury experience, highlighting where the company went above and beyond
• What Glenn loved about Rivian from the car itself, it’s engineering and handling, and even the app that is used to control the car
• Charging and range issues that Glenn ran into and why he believes the infrastructure for electric vehicles is not efficient or where it needs to be for confident ownership

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