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

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[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@sean33313]

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. 😂

[@finalpharoah1]

Love your "We need to free Stevon" tab

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@RatsnRods]

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

[@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.

[@crew_the3rd]

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

[@skinnyboyy]

Yea unhooking a trailer and 15-20 mins of charging multiple times would drive me insane sane.

[@oneGooWorld]

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

[@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. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@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.

[@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

[@abangwu]

My other favorite thing about these roadtrip vlogs is your playlist

[@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.

[@randr10]

IDK Rich, the Base 911 does 11.5s quarter mile time (according to C&D) which I don't think anyone would claim is slow for a street car. Sure it would probably freight train the trailer-towing truck at the big end but either way it's still damn impressive to beat it to the 1/8th. This is definitely representative of what the truck would do on the street. If I spent $100k+ on a brand new sports car and some dude in a pickup truck dusted me on the freeway entrance while towing another car, I'd feel a little silly, especially when you consider said truck is priced about the same as my very expensive car. Also, of course they did a demonstration that makes their product look good, so I don't know where the rub is honestly.

[@CFM-8344]

What do you think about the ram charger?

[@HenryBabcock]

Not nearly as good as the Rivian. I had a reservation for one but cancelled it after getting my Rivian. But it could be better for towing.

[@michaelbradley7529]

Videos like this do a great job of talking me out of ever own an electric vehicle. 👍

[@kevinplunkett637]

Nice to see you down in Waterford, Ct. Wish we had known you were coming down..

[@foxtomian]

Merry Christmas ❤

[@bat__bat]

Those Duramax H1s... When Chris Fix got his I didn't know much about them. But with the right custom job and a properly upgraded Duramax... that's a very nice truck.

[@The_Dude_tries]

Differences between the CH46 and CH47 - one of them has 3 landing gear - the other has 4

[@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

[@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.

[@johno812]

I have a just a model 3 Performance without the upgraded rims and spoiler. When I put a trailer on my model 3, I still beat all hellcats and other “fast” ICE vehicles on the on-ramp and at the lights. They floor it and spin trying to keep up. So for everything that actually counts, my cheap Tesla smokes those ICE vehicles every time. So when you are out driving your truck back and forth to work 99% of the time; a CyberTruck will leave you in the dust towing or not.

[@ThePinkPanth3r]

Ive noticed on my ferry they park EV at the front or back so they can be jettisoned quickly in am emergency.

[@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.

[@biggary9602]

The required nonstop range anxiety is pretty crazy.

[@fredshanks2240]

The Rich head shot photo in the Seals garage is a nice flex !

[@kevinjohnson5389]

I would love to see Ritch work with or colab with Edison Motors. Especially with the pickup retofits they just announced.

[@blipco5]

Hey Rich, how much do you think it will cost to repair a dent on the Cybertruck?

[@troy3456789]

I'm guessing extremely expensive.

[@Jessev741]

@@troy3456789That's the problem with guessing, it's useless. Replacing a piece of flat stainless steel sounds a lot simpler than what Rich went through to repair his rivian...

[@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.

[@charleskavoukjian3441]

Wow, dropping the boat off at the beach was given a whole new meaning.

[@ramenbob4242]

no chargers around you find a campground with powered rv sites they have 30-50 amp plug and usually cheap to use...

[@Dwigt_Rortugal]

You should talk to Hoovie. Rumor has it that his channel is all about towing tests. Especially with electric vehicles. 😉

[@bankotsu2a]

@RichRebuilds you should work with Edison Motors and make is a hybrid 👍

[@DylanRST]

Dont trailers have brakes in the states? Its the law here in the netherlands for big ones..

[@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.

[@CameronSevyn]

That hummer is wild

[@gxprider6994]

Rich you continue to show me that charging these vehicles makes them not worth getting at this time. Worried about running out of juice is constant. Then finding stations that are compatible, are working and don't cost as much or more than gas is another major issue. Your entire drive revolves around when and where to get more juice...

[@jabberwolf7348]

The Rivian is WELL proven off road, can do 0-60 in 3+ seconds, and has alot of close storage options, It also has a smaller profile. 2 use cases that EVs dont do well, long distance driving, longer than 100 mile towing. These are 2 use cases, I don't do encounter often. I just dont trust the cybertruck as much as the Rivian, to go off road and for the love of god, I cant see anything bind me in the CT without the little camera. I like being able to PHYSICALLY SEE !! (or even have a physical mirror that sees - a useful one).

[@wojciechgromek250]

Im pretty sure the e corvette isnt happening. But what about the model D? its been so damn long

[@AnthonyCelata]

Whos the guy building the hummers? You're not going to drop a link for the guy? I'm trying to find his business!

[@ElderPinto254]

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

[@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.

[@nickm6670]

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

[@thesimplegig]

supercharger network, stainless steel... game over. your mental if you think there's any comparison.

[@Avus90]

Is that a giant cutout pf Rich's face on the wall? 😂

[@White.Elemant]

Having (finally) seen a Rivian in person, it's way smaller than I thought. Which made me wonder if this show features little people?

[@FM60260]

Four months on from when this video was posted and not buying a Cybertruck has never been such a good idea!

[@s700wattsyoung8]

mad lion, good choice in music my friend, and Ghostface killha.... my man!!

[@Eric-xp1kl]

Rich, love your experience and feedback on the Rivian…we love our R1T. What are your thoughts on the R1T Dual Motor Performance Max Pack?

[@bigdukesix7580]

Nice video ‼keep your rivian because it will be 3 years before you can get a CT if you place an order today. I currently have a ram 3500 cummins and a F550 6.7 and a M998. I love them all. I had some time to kill the other day so I went into a Tesla store to see the cyber truck in person. Didn’t really like the look in pictures and videos. Holly shit, it’s 10x better in person‼ I’m now on the list.

[@jeremiahpuckett5836]

How much? Which model?

[@AlexSomers-d2n]

Other than the more robust charging network, why would you trade a year old first gen vehicle that has been reliable for an all new vehicle in the same class on its first year? Especially when the new truck is as ugly as a Pontiac Aztec? The Rivan isn't perfect, but like the first Tesla, it is amazing how much they got right right on the first vehicle.

[@marcezs08]

i wonder what the service is going to be like on the cybertruck, since they share the one giant panel, rivian style, will it also be a 40,000$ bill to fix a crashed into rear gate?

[@danuk2005]

This is why car insurance is increasing, small accidents add up to big bills

[@chriauc2976]

You don t have a grinder and know how to weld obviously

[@faustinpippin9208]

@@danuk2005 exactly, this is why in some eu contries (that are really poor) insurance is so ridiculously cheap, because most people drive old cars that are cheap to fix, but the EU is making sure to "fix" that with "eco" taxes for old cars that force poor people to sell their older cars no matter if they drive them or not.

[@captainofiron]

That hummer is SICK

[@Joe-bj7nz]

Wheres Stevon?

[@michaelswart9236]

I would just like to say, imagine the reaction of the cop that runs your "HNI-SEA" license plate lmao! Nice touch! (HNIC stands for 'head ninja in charge')

[@OleBih]

The amount of precious personal time lost having to go out of the way for EV doesn't seem worth it yet if time is something you value. 1 hour to charge, having to stop so often, worrying about finding stations, unhooking, etc. Additional stress and anxiety. Nope 😭👎

[@postal_the_clown]

Agreed. As a senior, I also think about the vulnerability of staying in one place for so long. Especially if the station isn't monitored. Traditional gas stations sell off of price and maybe the slim performance differences in grades and additives. A charging station can only sell off of reliability. As is the case with all modern electronic devices, they are a maze of licensing agreements, haphazard firmware updates and the habit of shedding support as soon as possible.

[@TR_Johnson]

23:53 Project Pat Cheese and Dope! You’re one classy SOB Rich! Lmao 😂

[@moleisrich1]

65 bucks????? My Nissan armada is cheaper to fuel. And it pulls way more weight. And I can fuel in less than 5 minutes. Hey wait, I just realized, my ice vehicle may catch on some day….

[@Jozavenue]

The Rivian's front looks like droopy the dog,Lol.

[@KingLarbear]

that charge cost way more than a tank of gas. holy cow.

[@matraz10]

If you sell the Rivian and buy a Cybertruck, you can only sell it back to Tesla; you can't sell it to anybody else for the first year or so (Tesla isn't clear about how long they are restricting buyers abilities to resell it). Well, a person can, but Tesla has stated they will sue customers for either $50k or the profit made from the sale.

[@Sequestor]

lol shout out to Project Pat 23:52

[@StevenPenny]

Humvees are awesome, I’ve had 3. I have a 1152 with a 1165 too but I’m about to sell it and buy a slant back. They’re fun.

[@jonnyb2652]

Yo this man's music Playlist is legit. I saw king von and Danny brown he'll yeah

[@justinm7605]

Besides bullet proof?

[@aca192maric]

that baby scream upset my cat :D :D :D

[@kojpim271]

Where is stevon

[@monelruiz3335]

Not to appear a Fanboy. I see that you Charged in my neighborhood in this video. New London/Mystic CT area. Would have been a blast to run into you. We enjoy your content. Keep it coming.

[@ttaylor70ify]

Can Someone explain the reason why the charge was so expensive?

[@netgeek3010]

Carwow was doing a bunch of tests on Tesla test track and the Cybertruck won them all. Here is the rub pretty much all the times from that lambo urus, GM Hummer EV, Ford Raptor R and a bunch others have been tested before and ran faster times at Carwow test track. Urus and the Raptor R both had nearly 1/2 second faster times at Carwow track. Now there are a lot of elements that could impact times heat, road, cross winds on an on but I would like these test where done away from Tesla involvement.

[@sandzhs]

I hope someone will call the race, would love to see a real, non bias outcome.

[@craigmcclure1355]

You dropped the ball after Stevon crashed

[@L3x4Pr0ne]

“Hey great hummer, what kind of mileage does that thing get?” ……”14.” “14 MPG? Ouch, but I guess I’d expect that.” “No no…you asked what kind of mileage it gets.”

[@kadmow]

The quickest class of drag - manual Corvettes will eat any e-production beast - shift-lag or not...

[@94XJ]

When we finally move away from lithium ion batteries to a better technology, I think the EV market is going to be very interesting. I mean, my phone in my pocket will shut down and say it needs to warm up before I can use it. At least the EVs will still operate but obviously there's a sacrifice of energy just to get the battery to temp.

[@DT-gun]

When are you going to make an electric trailer that can charge your truck as you drive. That way we don't get a big long story about how bad EV's are........at range? lol. I saw an RV company making camp trailers with built-in batteries for this exact purpose.

[@NKPGarage]

Love the HMMWVs

[@Taino871]

Wow! The Cybertruck is being called out! I’m on Richard’s team. .

[@12videoin]

Uncle Rich passes on the Cybertruck for its looks but buys a Hummer that's basically a giant metal box on wheels. I guess beauty really is in the eye of the beholder... or maybe just in the garage! 😄😂😂

[@itisjustacomment]

Why is there a giant picture of RIchards head in Navy Seals workshop?

[@summerjazzmyne]

How do I get in contact with Chris that builds hummers

[@boost1728]

Gained 1 mile of range per hour of charging… yeahhhhh totally convinced us Riv is the way to go 😂

[@unvjustintime1]

Just used square space today! My website looks quite bad!

[@jerm_xd1887]

lets talk about the terrible alignment of body panels on these cheaply thrown together cash grabs

[@brad7571]

How's your Roadster?

[@jeremiahpuckett5836]

Please don’t refer to subsidized electric at a charging station as free. There is no such thing as free. You may not have paid for the electricity (with taxes, you did) but someone did. Likely subsidized by the government, which doesn’t make money. They take it. And, they spend it faster than they take it. Hence, more debt, weaker country. I’m not arguing taxation or debt. Just pointing out it isn’t “free.”

[@andreiput9492]

hlelo rich. who is the hummer fabricator/builder? any contact details etc? thanks.

[@destruxandexploze2552]

Only way I’d get an EV is it’s either a Plaid so it’s fast enough for me not to care, or it’s a manual, like Toyota/Lexus is doing. Besides that, I couldn’t care less.

[@polyverse1]

$63?! Rich practically got charge the same price as gas combustion cars.

[@joeblow5037]

yea so much for saving the world

[@barangoran4179]

You new to this EV stuff? Thats common.

[@jeffrey88888]

Not surprised that Bill Gates bought a Taycan since all Microsoft Senior Managers had Porsches at Redmond WA Campus in the 90's

[@Zedus-rl9hp]

and Bill also generally collects Porsches

[@onehandonglizzy]

Uncle Rich got impeccable taste in music. Project Pat and Westside gun 🫡