A little bit higher toward the front but not as much as it appears in the photo, very nearly level, perfect for sleeping
I almost had myself convinced that I should suck it up, lay down the $1,000 deposit, and buy one. It would arrive later this year, maybe September or so. A standard dual motor (not the more powerful sport dual motor and not the crazy as hell quad motor) with the "large" battery pack (they don't offer the smaller standard battery pack yet but they do offer the max battery pack which is larger than large), plus the off road package (skid plate, spare tire, 275/65/20 all terrains - that's a 34" tire). $90K which will get you 300-310 miles per charge. Or you can add $10K for a total of $100K for max battery and get up to about 350-360 miles per charge. The offroad package sucks about 50 miles off the total range.
I'm heading out on a 2-day job tomorrow, driving 250 miles to the job site which is in the middle of nowhere - Topock, AZ. So I could make it there with 300 miles in the bank but then what? The nearest Rivian charging station is in Kingman, AZ which is 57 miles away, 57 miles beyond my destination. Would I make it? And why would I want to add 114 out-of-the-way miles to my job? I can't bill the client for that 2 hour drive plus the charge time. There's also a charging station in Quartzite but my route doesn't take me through Quartzite. I guess I could change my route to go through Quartzite but that would add about 30 minutes each way. Then I'm still 110 miles from my job. So I guess I'd have to head from my house to Quartzite, charge back up, head to the job, straight back home through Quartzite again with a charge stop there. Not inconceivable but also not very convenient.
I asked the Rivian sales guy (really cool guy) what he'd suggest for a 5-day camping trip through Utah and he suggested bringing a generator. Seriously.
