$30,000 Reasons To Prove Me Wrong About The Tesla Cybertruck and Why I’m Keeping My Rivian

[@moneyblade5]

I was a Computer science graduate and fell into working on a couple military aircrafts. I currently work on the F-35. Just wanted to say I appreciate you paying your taxes on time rich so we can continue to miss deadlines and still get paid lots of money.

[@RjTheTrigun]

Mmmm this is so accurate and hilarious. 😂

[@Harry._.Thompson]

lol

[@richarm66]

I'm sure you was's and did's ;)

[@ShiroZ31]

Lockheed Martin - We may be late, but at least we're expensive.

[@dabidoe]

Those 6 failed audits and that That 6 billion $ pentagon can't account for sounds like it's being well spent!

[@tjnucnuc]

I just love Rich’s story arc . He got his start from rebuilding Teslas but it’s always been a love hate relationship. I’m glad he’s always been straight forward about their lies and shortcomings. It’s a weird place to be.

[@georgekush8604]

Those trailer pulls are the fastest that humvee has ever gone

[@SoulTouchMusic93]

(x) i believe they parachute them out of planes too!

[@makecorollagreatagain1876]

Not if it was air dropped while it was in service.

[@jakewillits4678]

Owning a rivian seems like a hassle

[@ratboyiscool]

@@jakewillits4678 Seems to be comparable to any other Ev out there

[@swamp-yankee]

@@ratboyiscool except that it’s kind of a truck (more accurately a SUV with a bed IMO), so a person might buy it expecting to do truck things. When it’s just not that capable. I’m way exited about the Edison motors hybrid conversion kit for pickups and 1 ton trucks though. Im not against ev tech, but I think battery electric trucks is pretty dumb. EVs seem great as commuter cars though. Especially if you have chargers on both ends.

[@pollyg562]

one thing ive learnt watching the EV scene closely is you can take 15% of any max stats the maker claims

[@Jessev741]

Is it any different than the claimed fuel efficiency of ICE cars? They're both done in carefully controlled conditions.

[@wizzyno1566]

​​@@Jessev741exactly. The idea is to be able to compare different EV ranges, not to give an exact range you will get.

[@aliancemd]

Especially if it’s Tesla. Like their 1.9s 0-60mph claim which is a rolling start, then acceleration, while in reality it does 2.3s but now everybody parrots Tesla and say that it does 1.9s.

[@harrison256]

​@@Jessev741not for years. The EPA cracked down over a decade ago and demanded more accurate numbers. And I have yet to buy a car since that doesn't get the EPA numbers, or within 1mpg

[@735337707]

Like Elmo was claiming at least 500 miles per charge and 3mm panels on cybertruck back in 2019.

[@FrAndR0iD]

At least Rich is using the truck for what it's made for. Most people just buy pickup trucks to drive as a car.

[@dannysha6458]

I live in a rural county in Maryland, there are trucks everywhere and literally 1 out of 10 trucks are actually dirty from being used. The rest are just people using them as daily drivers

[@Dularr]

Trucks do have good resale.

[@xviper84]

Don’t some folks buy trucks for the better head room and space? I’m considering getting one because sedans are too small

[@troy3456789]

Can you show your research work that proves most (51%+) truck buyers never use them as trucks?

[@Adones09]

Judging by some of the responses, there are some manly men here with pavement queens. I need a truck for my Costco groceries run!

[@thetruemorg]

I've been watching your channel for a couple years and I wasn't a Tesla fanboy, I'm not a car guy, I like the s*** talking that you used to do the beginning of episodes. Anyway, I thought about why I continue to watch your channel and what it is that really keeps pulling me in. Is that the whole market of how electric vehicles and gas vehicles has changed over the last couple years is why I keep watching. You were going through this paradigm shift in real time and you keep asking the question about is this vehicle worth it? Now maybe you do have some sort of addiction to buying new vehicles and doing new things. But your KZbin channel demands that and I think that's a fine way to spend your money in time. But the thing is you always talk about the rang anxiety which is something that I don't think. I heard the word rang anxiety before 2009 when one of my teachers bought a Nissan leaf. There is something really specific about the depth of what is going on in this changing market that I really think you're evaluating in a way that none of the advertisement does. Like you said about the cyber truck, do you think that they're actually going to show the cyber truck losing on marketing material? I don't think so. I wasn't interested in the rivian in any way before it came out but you did show what it is capable of. No longer is the cult of new the thing that matters because there is this eclectic style going on between a channel where you're using electric pickup truck to go get a Humvee because you're working on other cars and you need something to move stuff around with. It's literally a practical move with everything. Anyway, I love your channel. I love how I'm interested in something that you are doing specifically in a topic I don't care about

[@RogerM88]

Rich the only Rivian owner that has to sleep on the car using the pet mode, to save some money. Either way, I too, rather sleep on the car than paying some questionable rooms, or loosing time attempting to assemble a tent.

[@MariuszChr]

for what he has done at the very end of the video - he deserves pet name :D

[@RogerM88]

@@MariuszChr Towing at those speeds is too risky, being prone to get the trailer fish tailing, and possibly rolling over.

[@linkwpc]

Did not use camp mode?

[@Propain4eva]

Gotta bring that uv light when your sleeping in a hotel

[@mauricegd]

😂​@@Propain4eva

[@DG69GOD]

That clip of the Rivian launching a boat 🤣🤣 ...did not expect it to drive back out like that

[@tactileslut]

Especially after seeing that Tesla on fire underwater.

[@Eckstant]

I just wish the Rivian's rear "quarter" panel was actually a quarter panel. Instead it reaches from the tail light allllll the way up to the A pillar.

[@goosenutz2502]

I’m sure that will be changed when they update it

[@jamdoodles]

Yeah, makes for any major repair becoming extraordinarily expensive.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

Yikes!

[@felreaverguy]

i was hands on with some of these panels when i worked in a stamping facility, it blew my mind how huge that one panel was

[@Fconig1]

And the CyberTruck is worse with the gigacastings 🙃 can't wait for more traditional truck manufacturers to put their hat in the ring for electric trucks.

[@theaterlightman89]

See what you need to try is putting on a big enough alternator to idle the humvee and charge the rivian while towing the humvee

[@faustinpippin9208]

i did something like this with my homemade EV, if i go on a very long trip i take with me a 7.5kw generator (throw it into a special compartment) and run it all the time, with my avg 15kwh/100km (7.5kw per hour, 50km/h avg speed) i can drive forever, and on my typically short trips i just leave the generator at my house and can use it in case of a emergency, or rent it to someone and make money i find it really weird that ev manufacturers dont offer something like this, normal people dont need a hybrid with a oversized ICE generator that has 80kw....

[@andremessado7659]

@@faustinpippin9208 "i find it really weird that EV manufacturers don't offer something like this" - The Chevy volt did this starting in 2011. Actually most "plug-in hybrids" work similar like this. The tech has been around for a while now.

[@tipturkey1283]

@@andremessado7659 been around since the 90s with the Prius

[@kevinobrien1810]

Edison Motors FTW

[@jerrellrice3413]

Only Rich would get 2 free charges and then complain about paying for the third. 😄

[@jeremiahpuckett5836]

Not “free.” Subsidized. Rich pays taxes. Rich paid for it.

[@Gcanno]

​@@jeremiahpuckett5836Oil is also subsidized with our taxes and a large portion of the over 1 trillion dollars in military spending (tax money)is spent related to it's control . The faster the price of oil collapses the better .

[@Turk380]

@@jeremiahpuckett5836 no, Free. EA sets their chargers to free during system updates and during various outages. Rich just got lucky.

[@hfiguiere]

Notice how it is "Rich pays taxes" and not "the rich pay taxes"

[@68-And-I-Owe-You-NONE]

I have a strange feeling the first Wrecked Cybertruck to hit the auctions is going to have this Hummers body swapped onto it.

[@Alex-n021]

The real MVP is that blue FJ outside the shop

[@stevenlee92833]

A month later, "yo, got a cyber truck, but let me explain..."

[@Stackali]

the rivian is the perfect in terms of style of an electric truck. it looks enough different that you can tell its not a gasser/diesel. but it still looks like a truck and it doesn't look like something i drew when i was 5

[@HenryBabcock]

Well said!

[@whyworkwhenicanrap6830]

U mean it looks just like every other truck Same old bs lol stupid shape I’ve never owned a truck in my life I only now want one because of they cyber truck 😊

[@HenryBabcock]

@@whyworkwhenicanrap6830 there is a reason for the shape. It's called function. Or utility. Since you've never owned a truck, and probably never done any actual physical work either, you don't understand this. So you're the perfect customer for the utterly hideous Cybertruck. No sense of actual use needs, just cares about looking like a complete arséhole in our post apocalyptic hell world, driving over and crushing the skulls of the lower masses.

[@jamesfynnhere6983]

Looks like it's owner has heels and a handbag.

[@TecnamTwin]

​@@jamesfynnhere6983Well that's because many women have more earning potential than the millions of deadbeat dudes who don't even try. My wife used to drive a truck. I've looked at getting one and prices are just insane, even for used. Hard pass.

[@rg807]

The Rivian seems like a great vehicle- if you're retired and have loads of extra time on your hands.

[@kjs1973]

or a youtuber

[@FlyingAceAV8B]

You forgot lots of extra money as well to spend on an actual ICE vehicle for all those times where the electric firecracker will fail you for one reason or another.

[@kdhoward83]

Just don’t get in a wreck..

[@bradsheridan8658]

The lack of Stevon is disappointing

[@KingLarbear]

i wonder where he is

[@nicholaspayne349]

Electric vehicles seem really cool, super fast. But man the whole charging situation is a real pain in the ass, then on his final charge to 92% it still cost him the same amount it cost me to fill my pickup with 91

[@Jessev741]

If you do trips like this on the regular, an EV might not make sense for you yet. In most cases your car will be charging at your home, work, or other destination and you won't have to think about it.

[@Powermitts]

Ev are for nerds

[@MrAdopado]

He left it on the charger for a long time when not charging so there was an additional penalty.

[@MDC_1985]

Lol thats not an EV problem, its a non-tesla problem. I love the folks that have to hate Tesla because they have some made up bias, or just because the Democratic party says "Elon bad". Get a tesla, and you won't have problems. Get another EV, problems galore. Get an ICE vehicle, fewer problems over all until you have to maintain it and ohh yeah, fill it up with fuel. If you're gonna drive 30,000 miles per year and or pull a trailer for 10,000 miles a year.... go get a 3/4 or 1 ton diesel. If you're gonna run around town, go to work, pick up the kids and get groceries, then make one of your household's vehicles a Tesla. If you're going to take a bunch of roadtrips than maybe make the other decent sized SUV or 4 door truck. People think it has to be 100% EVs or nothing. Thats crap. It makes sense for Uncle Sam to provide Tax incentives to keep EV development in the US so we can profit from it, but MANDATING EV adoption.... thats idiotic. Let people who want EVs buy them and people who don't want them or who legitimately need gas/diesel keep buying those. But people don't need to hate one or the other, this isn't a Republican vs Democrat kind of thing where its Join or Die. There's a middle ground where both sides make sense.

[@SuzukiKid400]

@@MDC_1985well said! I agree on all your points.

[@StingrayOfficial]

Any electric truck with towing capacity should also include a bed to sleep on.

[@MariuszChr]

you can tow a home.

[@jinakola]

​@@MariuszChr but then you can't tow your humvee!

[@crherniman]

Underrated comment. Plus I never even thought of the actual problem of not being able to charge with a trailer connected. 😂

[@mythiccycles]

Good for you for explaining trailer maintenance! So many people ignore maintenance on their trailers! 👍

[@kensmith5694]

They really need to make charging spots pull-thru like gas stations are. It is crazy that they don't do that.

[@devenscience8894]

There's not a lot of Rivian charging stations out there yet, but when I do come across them, one spot is always pull-through, which was very nice, because it was the only time on my hauling my RV trailer that I didn't have to disconnect it.

[@toddmarshall7573]

4 to 5 times the real estate?

[@kensmith5694]

@@toddmarshall7573 Think of gas stations. They allow pull thru and have a reasonable footprint.

[@TwoHawksHunting]

They are building more charging stations. There are two Tesla charging stations within 5 miles from where I live. One is in a Target Parking lot and the other one is in the Lowes parking lot. President Biden's Infrastructure Bill included 7.5 billion to build out the EV charging stations along the highways all across America. 12:05

[@toddmarshall7573]

I can't get normal grid service to my rural property because of government... after paying taxes for Rural Electrification Act my whole professional life. Around me, there aren't many uglier words than Biden. And around Tesla I don't think there are many either. Around unions... another matter.

[@vbulota]

I was also a bit shocked paying the full price at EA stations. Becoming a member made so much sense. Looks like they jacked up their prices since last summer though. The highest fee I was seeing was 48¢/kwh but I was getting 35¢/kwh as I member. It's getting close to double now without the membership price.

[@brucemastiff7390]

Welcome to the trap.

[@faustinpippin9208]

the gov:we want a "green" future also gov: we make charging so expensive that its cheaper to own a ice car

[@WhiteWolfos]

​@@faustinpippin9208 I say until it actually gets to over half the cost of gas it is still going to be winning.

[@jeremiahpuckett5836]

@@WhiteWolfos well, the EV trucks are double the price of a gas truck. So, I’ve got $60,000 to spend on gas that I didn’t spend on cost acquiring the vehicle. I’m going to drive a lot of miles before breaking even. But more important to me is time. My time is valuable. My kids’ time is valuable. Spending an hour charging for another 150 miles is insane. I’ll stick with a 5 minute gas fill up for another 250 miles.

[@moleisrich1]

And lots of time lost charging…. Never ending debate

[@TheRealAlpha2]

Can I just say: I appreciate the subtitles on screen for the music you were listening to. I mean I don't listen to any of those, but just the thought that went into the decision because you know people would ask. Also: Cool Hummer, dude.

[@infectedbull]

I love your take on things Rich, you nailed this one. Fair and balanced and insightful! Keep it up brother

[@ClodDev]

that line up of military vehicles is solid. I knew you were a man of culture Uncle Rich

[@DavidBrown-bs7gg]

Yep, he nailed the list

[@ashleymoore9063]

Rushing from one charge to another hoping that the charging bay is free hoping that the charger is working and then getting charged up the kazoo for the electricity sounds like a great work vehicle

[@Christoph-sd3zi]

Life is too short to sit around waiting for an EV to charge up.

[@leerob2403]

Yeah, if you're taking jobs that are 50+ miles out...

[@imfloridano5448]

Thanks Rich for helping us Veterans out. We appreciate you as well. Your content brings me sanity and moments away from thinking about constant pain. 🤜🏾🤛🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@idocmirk]

Rich, convert it to electric power!

[@Taino871]

Oorah! Thank you Rich.

[@PatsGarageOnline]

Glad to see this video. Two weeks ago, I was thinking that it must be difficult to charge a vehicle that's towing something. You showed that was exactly the case.

[@LibreGlider]

My man is listening to Project Pat. Mista Don't Play, Cheese and Dope. I love it...

[@onehandonglizzy]

Three six and UGK, Westside Gunn he’s got good taste

[@markmuir7338]

When you said a reason to replace the Rivian with a CyberTruck was better acceleration: it’s only 0.3s difference. I can’t notice that without a Draggy. I’d say the main reasons would be bed length and faster/easier charging. But I too am so put off by the CT’s looks that I’m definitely keeping my Rivian for many years yet.

[@ChosenMJ]

I hope he doesn’t buy a CT. I mean walk the walk. If you don’t like Tesla why consider buying one. Leave them alone.

[@ogzombieblunt4626]

CT looks way better imo

[@mickfitz76]

I can live with the charging times but having to unhitch the trailers sucks. Doesnt happen at the gas pump

[@jeremiahpuckett5836]

I’m the opposite. Unhitching and rehitching takes almost no time at all. Spending an hour charging for 150 miles versus five minutes getting gas for 250 miles takes sooo much more time. Time is valuable.

[@TRYtoHELPyou]

I hope someone takes you up on the drag race! Fully agree with keeping the rivian if you already one.

[@llcooljay66]

I do agree with rich at the end. Id not sell a car with 20k miles unless it really doesn't meet my needs in a big way. Great job rich i do appreciate your videos. I just like your project videos more. But ill keep on suppting you

[@futuredinghy]

Ironically I charged at that same spot pulling a trailer in my lightning (there is a taco place and smash burger near there haha?) I ended up having to drop the trailer just like you did. A major improvement would be if the end stations were prioritized for vehicles with trailers, I hope rivian will get access to superchargers like ford will in the future. Couldn’t agree more though - other than the range it is the perfect tow vehicle.

[@n1c2c8]

They will. They signed up for NACS. Won’t be standard from the factory until like ‘25 or ‘26 though. Until then it’ll be adapters for existing R1Ts and R1S’s or only supercharger stations with V4 or magic docks.

[@Mark-d5f7z]

​@@JohnDoe-en9cheletric vehicles are coming john its time to accept it

[@shou635]

@@JohnDoe-en9chyou don’t have to buy one. Don’t worry your pretty little head.

[@jeremiahpuckett5836]

@@shou635according to the 17 states who have signed CARB into law he might.

[@madeintexas3d442]

Riche's taste in military vehicles almost exactly matches my own and makes me like him infinatly more than I already did.

[@alandowney6961]

I miss driving Hummvees in the National Guard. Can confirm they're super fun to drive in the Summer, and look forward to seeing Rich's work on this.

[@Jrockalipse5623]

Best part of the video was seeing that Rich was enjoying some classic Project Pat 😂

[@koolkeef]

Came looking for this post. Extra funny to me because Lebron James posting about it being a GOAT album on the same day this video dropped.

[@caleidoo]

I had the same feeling when I saw the videos popping up everywhere of the Cybertruck crash test. They compared the damage (or the lack of it) of a full frontal crash done with a Cybertruck with .... the small overlap crash - the hardest crash to absorb and the one that looks way more dramatic from that angle - on a Rivian. I mean, are most people that stupid? Apparently they are.

[@badgermetal]

The answer is yes, they are that stupid.

[@kelly00000111111]

they are most certainly stupid. even seen people "defending" the rear wheels flopping around like they're attached to the truck with laffy taffy, saying "oh but it has rear wheel steering so of course there is going to be movement in the rear suspension architecture in a crash" you dont see the rear wheels of a new BMW i7 deflecting in that way in any crash tests.

[@just_archan]

Look AGAIN at those "comparisons". I saw quite few of them. Look at those again. CT got full front crash into wall, while others crash into half-height half obstacle. If you compare it to the SAME test, it would be quite similar.

[@simson4t]

@@just_archan cyber truck barely has any crumple zone, no matter how you slice it, occupants will suffer higher g load, the rear wheel snapping is a proof of it

[@just_archan]

@@simson4t rear wheels are turning too, they not snapping, . But please, look at footage of any other truck in similar conditions, those are not so different .

[@tomassantana933]

Thank you so much for the CT be Porsche rant. I saw it all over my LinkedIn Feed and knew it had to be bogus. I’ll keep my skepticism; thank you! Loving the content Rich and team!

[@PeterLisanti]

Anyone else really impressed with the towing UI/menus? Do any other EV trucks have this functionality?

[@matthewholzmueller6292]

Battery pickups are great commuters, I'm not a fan of Ram but can't wait to see the hybrid. Not having the v6 connect to the wheels instead power the generator is what electric trucks need to tow.

[@dsp4392]

No truck is a great commuter. If you need to commute, get a car, or better yet, a bike.

[@matthewholzmueller6292]

@@dsp4392 thanks, but my commute is 28 miles round, and I carry tools for a sweeper company and odds and ends for rentals. I don't tow, but still need something that has space.

[@finalpharoah1]

Love your "We need to free Stevon" tab

[@Cloxxki]

R1S is going to rock. I just wish they'd also make a long version.

[@mintyfreshness78]

what you mean going to? im looking at one across the street in my neighbors driveway.

[@MrGoodeats]

I have seen them in Texas as well.

[@tvanb]

@@MrGoodeatsthat’s cuz they’ve been out for almost a year

[@MrGoodeats]

@@tvanb I know that’s what I’m saying idk why this guy says it’s going to rock.

[@ScottR76]

They are out already. I have a R1S, it does in fact rock.

[@thedude6688]

As long as uncle Rich keeps making vlogs,life is wonderful 🎉🎉

[@johnpalmer5131]

I love your videos. I have an interesting idea for your Rivian … build a range extender battery for towing. I talking about a battery pack that could put in the truck bed when towing or possibly added to your trailer.

[@jeremiahpuckett5836]

Those batteries weigh hundreds of pounds, which would exceed the vehicle payload, reduce towing capacity, and the extra weight would further reduce range. It’s roughly 15-20 lbs per kW, and as he was getting just over a mile per kW, it’s about 15 lbs of battery per mile. So he’s going to lift 100 lbs of battery cells for an extra 7 miles?!?!

[@johnpalmer5131]

@@jeremiahpuckett5836 Not necessarily, It depends on what battery chemistry you use. For sample if you use Lithium Polimer Like what is used in laptops, the weight is reasonable. Since I am talking about building these can be sourced from the various battery reclaim vendors that advertise on the internet.

[@techringo6469]

You demonstrated why I put a power trailer jack on my camper once I started towing with my Tesla Model X. My last trip I had to unhitch and re-hitch 5 times each way for charging. And even more frustrating is that two of the stations had a single spot that could accommodate a trailer and both times it was taken by someone without a trailer, and there were plenty of other spots available. On huge advantage Rivian has is that charging port is in the front. Much better chances to be able to not need to unhitch with a Rivian since you never have the need to back into most chargers. Of course, I've never had to unhitch a trailer to fuel my ICE truck. I love my electric and yet there is still huge opportunities for improvements.

[@pathfollower]

I am curious as to what the total distance you drove, and how much you would have spent on charging if you had to pay for all 3 charging sessions.

[@killingtimeitself]

charging prices are likely to change continually until its adopted properly.

[@markbrown8097]

Looks like they got they're nut in the last charge. 😂😂😂

[@markmuir7338]

The EV charging companies know how to charge ($$$): they set the price to be almost exactly as much as gasoline would cost locally for an equivalent gasoline vehicle. I calculated this for my R1T in Southern California: they charge 69¢/kWh for >150kW charging, which for 2miles/kWh works out to be the same $/mile as a 17mpg gasoline truck. But at home I charge mine off solar, so it costs literally nothing - so long as I don’t drive more than 30 miles per day on average. Otherwise the EV charging plans from SDG&E cost 14¢/kWh here.

[@dsetter608]

Who's 911 engine was behind the trailer when loading the jet boat pallet at 3:35? I rebuilt one. Fun project. Hopefully we see more!!!

[@FlipCouvillion]

Any chance that we get that 0-60 towing number in the next video?

[@jeremiahpuckett5836]

0-60 towing number is a worthless real world number. What’s more important is how much longer did that trip take having to charge over and over at an hour each time, and missing the ferry and waiting for the next time because he had to charge, versus just using a gas vehicle.

[@FlipCouvillion]

@@jeremiahpuckett5836 thank you for your valuable information but I’m still curious.

[@DaleYuzuki]

I want to know what the charging stats for the trip are, please.

[@bcredeur97]

I know it’s older, but the F-15 eagle was/is pretty amazing too

[@fist003]

well you can use is since that is getting a major makeover

[@kevinobrien1810]

F-15EX. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@ElderPinto254]

yo rich can you check if your batery is ok on hynday ionq without removing the protection plate???

[@ProbeGT2]

I can't wait to see the silverado EV in the hands of people. so far, the towing tests made by TFL Trucks were really impressive. Couple that with a 350kw charging speed and it can be a true work horse.

[@joesniffedherfanny5928]

Chevy hasn't built a decent truck in over 20 years, EV will take them down like the Titanic😂

[@dsp4392]

Doesn't look too good so far. Lots of electronic issues. GM seems to have no idea how to handle software.

[@GoogleDoesEvil]

@@joesniffedherfanny5928 I was going to say, GMT800s are indestructible, but then I realized they're 17 years old.

[@CalmCascade.]

Love seeing your growth, Rich. It's incredible, especially remembering when you left office life to fully embrace being an artist. So dope! Also, what kind of drag race was that. haha

[@visa8197]

what i got from this is that electric vehicles are for people that have time to spare.

[@busomite]

Only if you’re doing a lot of long distance driving. I’ve had one for 5 years now, I’ve charged at home the entire time except twice. Not having to ever stop at the gas station is nice and a time saver.

[@kelly00000111111]

i notice that every rivian i see out in the wild has their headlights on, even in the middle of the day - is this standard operating procedure (IE, "daytime running lights" that are always on) or do the headlights shut themselves off even if left in the "on" position when the vehicle is shut off? i doubt that there is much effect on range with the lights being on all the time, but in terms of visibility - it does make it harder to see when someone with a rivian (or any car for that matter with their headlights on during the day) is applying their brakes. it's a constant pet peeve of mine whenever i see someone with their headlights on during the day.

[@ian3580]

There's a pretty big difference in brightness between 'parking lights' and brake lights. I have never seen any vehicle where having lights on during the day made it harder to tell if their brakes were applied or not.

[@mattc.310]

If you want a TRUCK, the Rivian is the choice between the two. It did really well on the tow. If you want Tesla Tech then the CT wins. I like your breakdown of the Tesla vs Porsche "drag race". Classic case of the use of propoga... uh... slick , weighted brand advertising. Try to tell the CT tribe those things and they become unhinged. It would be surprising if Tesla took up your challenge... but interesting. C'mon man, don't go Musk on us... give us the times.

[@senadhasanbasic260]

BUT TESLA DOESNT ADVERTISEEEEEEEE

[@blumoogle2901]

I can see how range anxiety could exist when you drive this much. Most of the people I know live and survive exclusively in the city, and very, very rarely go more than 50km to any destination and back for any given event. A lot of people don't go more than 20km from home basically ever. If this is you, an EV is a dream, and even renting an Ice vehicle for the one or two days a year that you drive more than an hour in any direction makes sense. For me personally, having a car at all is overkill. I bicycle everywhere I need to go, get shopping, work and back, etc since everything I need is within 5km of home, I use the bus three or four times a year when I have to go 20km and an uber or carpool the 3 or 4 times a year I have to go more than 50km from home.

[@JeffKopis]

Communist 🤣

[@900108Chale]

Well you either live in the hood or in some Euro country. In America (the continent) distances AND topography make just using the bike quite difficult.

[@blumoogle2901]

I live in an African country, and I do not, in fact, live in the Hood. I live in a very nice HOA complex on a small island in the middle of the city, 5km from the nearest beach, next to another island which is a nature reserve and an 8 minute walk to a pretty big mall. I have very reliable bus service every 15 minutes from the bus station 300m from my islands bridge to every other part of the city. However, my neighbourhood is extremely well supplied with bicycle lanes, walking paths along the canals, hiking paths and all the nearby businesses cater to cyclists, canoe enthusiasts, people jogging with their pets and other health/environmentally conscious citizens. The HOA and the neighbourhood organisations are very active in encouraging this and supplying/maintaining the local infrastructure to a very high standard, for which everyone is basically happy to treat HOA and neighbourhood organisations as another layer of government and pay the fees that are basically more super-local taxes to maintain this.

[@ferfromla]

Thanks, Rich, I always enjoy your videos. I am with you, the Cybertruck is cool, but I wouldn't buy one. In fact, I would not buy any type of EV pickup given the range anxiety it would cause me when towing. Someday, when someone makes a significant range extending battery breakthrough that will give us an EV that gives us the convenience of an ICE vehicle, then the transition to an EV will be easy. Nevertheless, the world does need to move away from oil and gas. EVs are the way forward, but for most of us, not yet.

[@gohkairen2980]

tesla cybertruck does sell a range extender, making it close to 500 miles of range which is more than enough for towing.

[@ferfromla]

You are correct, but it will cost $16k more and take up half of the truck bed. Again the need for a real battery break-through that comes with the convenience of a gas pump.

[@raullasvegas]

I owned a CNG powered Civic. The natural gas pumps were put in my the local natural gas company, and most of the users of those pumps were their trucks. The credit card readers didn't work for over a year. I filled my car up for over a year for free.

[@daexion]

I had wondered how it was possible a weighed down Cybertruck could beat a Porsche in a drag race. I guess I'd forgotten two important aspects, 1.) Tesla would use the slowest possible Porsche they could in order to allow the Cybertruck+trailer to win the drag race, and there are a lot of low trim Porsche's out there that don't have the power to beat a Cybertruck because they aren't intended for drag racing.

[@S8ER]

Most porche trims are relatively underpowered and seem to focus on handling over acceleration.

[@skchafe9310]

Still very impressive though for a pick up truck

[@OnePieceSS23]

@@skchafe9310 not really, for old pick ups its impressive but the new ones are really overpowered

[@shaynegadsden]

@@skchafe9310 Yeah until the first death because some idiot gets the bright idea of trying to drag race with a car on the back

[@Teddy_M85]

​@@shaynegadsdenThat same idiot will find a million ways to do something just as stupid.

[@djpmatchbox]

really wish rivian and tesla would offer a option to add a small diesel generator to the vehicle. have a hybrid option. Both trucks are cool, but more people would buy if there was the hybrid option. but still awesome trucks

[@myplaxismodelisbetterthanyours]

But the Cybertruck looks so cool, like a truck from Total Recall 😂

[@GamerPolygon]

Rich, man you get my votes for saying that, I love miltary muscle too, B52 and F117, F14, F15, F16 and the Humvee. You Americans make me so jealous :)

[@noah786]

I would wait to get the cyber truck to make sure any bugs get worked out. However it would benefit your KZbin channel and Electrified Garage to own one.

[@randomname4726]

Hell No

[@nickm6670]

Can you build the hard top yourself? I am just wondering if it is possible to do in your shop.

[@macass6077]

Rich; Good video today, bud. I have all sorts of anxieties. Is she going to remember my name tomorrow? And others, of course! Range anxiety isn’t one I currently have. I watch the vid an find myself clenching my teeth every time you say ANYTHING about running out of juice! I couldn’t do this!

[@matthewholzmueller6292]

Pray she doesn't remember your name.

[@JeffKopis]

Richie, maybe this will teach you, ALWAYS have an ICE powered truck available, and DONT MESS WITH IT!

[@nicknicolaus]

Thanks, Rich, for convincing me to never buy an electric vehicle. Appreciate it.

[@KMcirca82]

Ghostface Supreme Clientele on the dash... a man of real culture and class Rich.

[@0554joe]

Rich can you buy a 6x6 military truck and convert it to electric? Think it would be a cool swap. Even those trucks alone are bad ass

[@carholic-sz3qv]

It will be totally useless as electric, it's going to be astronomically expensive for the batteries alone.

[@Nphen]

Rich, although you spend lavishly on a lot of things that "don't make sense" financially, ecologically, or aesthetically, I'm actually glad you're sticking with the Rivian R1T over the Cybertruck. No reason to switch! I think that some You Tube boys who own a Tesla each, have a backup Leaf, and then have a Rivian, and a Lightning they don't drive ("so we can do a 4 way shootout once we get Cybertruck and e-Silverado" they say), should take the financial hit to sell those vehicles to a second owner, who will beat them up properly as work trucks, and/or put the next 80k-150k miles on those trucks instead of them just sitting around.

[@simonnovak]

You gotta either Duramax or electric swap the Humvee. JerryRigEverythings electric swapped H1 is sweet, though I don't think he ever finished it completely.

[@killingtimeitself]

im partial to the stock ones, not powerful, but it aint meant to be fast, it's meant to get around.

[@theaterlightman89]

As a tesla owner on a road trip,i got both dryer adapers with an extension cord for that just in case charging

[@Powermitts]

Nerd

[@FearsomeWarrior]

If Rich paid for all three charges and it was around 100 or higher isn’t that less than gas? Inconvenience of time stopping for charges but it does cost less if I’m picking this up correctly. I hope the time it takes for us to get a really smart hybrid truck that can do work. Hybrid systems getting better and not stagnating is important to me.

[@TecnamTwin]

Buy an $80,000 F150 Hybrid then. They're available.

[@carltonbankz9273]

I think that's what the new Dodge is going to be it's going to have the 3.6 V6 I believe basically be the charger for the batteries and be able to run the truck as well. With a different transmission set up as well.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

@@TecnamTwin 80k for a new truck is reasonable. My Super Duty was 110k.

[@FearsomeWarrior]

@@carltonbankz9273 Yeah, everything been dropping v8 for the v6 with forced induction. Amazing some v8 lasted as long as they did. I laugh when people say Dodge truck. 2009 was last truck under Dodge name. They are all under Ram name now. It is very fun now that Chrysler is a subdivision of a larger European company. But then Honda and Toyota have been American made since the 80’s when they made huge factories in the south. Fun when people find out how much cross development there is between car companies too.

[@markbrown8097]

16:20 does it come with a gun turrett or 50 cal mount?

[@AKeenan5641]

BRING BACK STEVON SO WE CAN ENJOY THE VIDEOS AGAIN

[@RatsnRods]

That cost is kinda insane, never knew it cost so much to charge em up, not even all the way too

[@Carles-ig7bb]

Rather have a vehicle that will keep me safe in a crash LOL. Also something that does not weigh 3t lol

[@tealruby1]

Someone made a comment that the Cybertruck is for people with severe paranoia and now I'm starting to believe it. Imagine not feeling safe something as new as a R1T. Brain dead.

[@thomascooley2749]

Did your og truck style have pto and have you seen the attachments it could fit

[@TheDementation]

The Rivian looks so classy compared to the cybertruck.

[@shou635]

Different trucks for different tastes.

[@patmanrick]

To be honest, in relation to the Cybertruck drag race, there is no doubt that Tesla picked a model of the 911 and a race format that they knew they could win in (let's face it, they're not going to promote their product by showing it losing a race) but I'm not sure it really matters much - the fact that a pickup truck can beat any factory spec of a Porsche 911 in any commonly run drag race format, whilst towing that same model is insane. It's also worth noting that the Porsche they picked is the closest in price to the Cybertruck (but is still much more expensive). If the driver of the Porsche sandbagged and didn't change as quickly as they could/apply 100% throttle etc. then that's a different story because it's dishonest rather than just setting up a race in their favour. Will be interesting to see what happens when people start running their own tests. The Porsche Carrera T does a 4.0 second 0-60 and a 12.2 second 1/4 mile, so I can believe that the Cybertruck (running 2.6 seconds to 60 and an 11.2 second 1/4, will beat the Porsche to the 1/8 mile while towing). Put another way, is there another pickup that could do this? If yes, then it's not especially impressive, but I'm not sure that it would. Obviously other, faster Porsches (including yours, which I think runs about 2.9 to 60mph?) will beat the Cybertruck if the Cybertruck is towing, but they should do!

[@allanjones8382]

STEVON COME HOME

[@intellectualignorance9199]

hey rich if i had a doner car or all the parts would it be possible to go from ap1 to ap 2 or 3 with side cameras i have a 2016 p90d

[@Thug9030]

I love owning a Tesla but due to real world scenarios like constantly charging at home and having to stop and charge on road trips constantly does get annoying I think this might just be my last ev . I like how evs have come but realistically it’s not really that practical..

[@Jessev741]

"constantly charging at home on road trips" wut

[@Zedus-rl9hp]

always depends most on the driving profile and charging option in your area! Personally, I've been to a supercharger with the company Tesla maybe 10 times in 3 years. If I want, I can always start with 100% SoC and one charge is usually enough for my normal job routes. Just traveling requires one or 2 short extra stops. Calculated over the course of a year, I save myself over 10 hours of filling up the gas car, but the duration of the 4 charging stops per year is much shorter - I drive around 15,000 mi per year.

[@crew_the3rd]

15:35 🤔🤨🧐 Why does this man have a cardboard cut out of Rich in his workshop 😂

[@adamreynolds1851]

Hey rich what's your thoughts on deboss and Edison partnership for the hybrid pickup

[@cwillis1778]

Man if i bought one id sooooo offer it up to Rich. I know he'd win the race, but it'd be great to meet him

[@crherniman]

I'm curious total trip mileage and cost to charge (including paying for the "free" charging) on this trip? 🤔

[@abangwu]

My other favorite thing about these roadtrip vlogs is your playlist

[@maneotis4g63t]

Bro you are speaking my language about taxes and I love it

[@cheapeatsasia]

please make a video about the taxes on your Hummer - it's unbelievable! 1:02 "I'm taxed on the purchase and I also have to pay yearly excise tax to own one in my state, and when I sell it it's also taxable income" - is all that true?

[@mechasmith]

Work with Edison Motors and install the Cat Fidel powering 2 e-axles. Make it the Fastest EV HMMWV with a diesel back up motor

[@toyotaboyhatman]

Seeing how many people Elon has banned from buying teslas, pretty sure every dealer has a flyer with Rich's face that says "do not sell his man a vehicle"

[@JerryRigEverything]

are you me?

[@Ingineru.24]

Maybe there's more agent 47s in the world, so deep undercover you can't recognize them

[@oneGooWorld]

15:36 the guy on the wall is the best part of this video

[@renaissanceman5847]

Hilarious that you thought you were going to get away with not paying... $63 worth of fuel would have given you that round trip.

[@CornishPatrick]

A Fisher stove at 10:51? My family built and sold those from their Pennsylvania factory, for some reason that's exciting...

[@Kinggunna87]

This video is just shows me that I'll definitely stick with gas cars , I'm too impatient to be out in the world waiting on my car to charge

[@jeremiahpuckett5836]

Absolutely. Time is not on our side. We have too little of it. Someone should do the math and figure out how much time would be robbed from our families over 18 years (time children are growing up) sitting at charging stations instead of five minute fill ups, driving the typical 15,000 miles.

[@flipadavis]

@32:00 While I agree that one might not want to take a depreciation hit selling their gently used EV just to get a new EV like the Cybertruck, I don't agree with the reasoning mentioned here that it isn't green or sustainable to do so. It really makes no difference. If you sell the Rivian it goes on to another owner and will live out its lifecycle regardless of who the owner is or how many owner's hands it is passed through. In fact it might speed up the process of lowering emissions because there might be someone who can't afford a new EV truck, are holding onto their ICE truck until they can afford and EV, and might buy your depreciated gently used EV truck because it's a good deal. So the real reason to not sell the Rivian is really a practical financial one which is really valid. But not any concern over it being less sustainable.