This Rivian Outpost Charging Hub Is Open For All EVs & Perfect For DCFC In The Desert!

[@Vanya80151]

Finally, charging companies begin to understand that most EV owners only charge on road trips, they don't want to worry about installing apps, they just want to pull up, tap the card, and start charging. Just like when I go on a road trip in a gasoline vehicle: I just need a working gas station. I don't care if it is a Chevron or Esso or whatever. I will probably never be back, I am just a single-time user.

[@ThanksForTheLaugh]

Unfortunately while true, a terrible business model to show a profit and stay in business without taxpayer subsidies. Imagine the costs to build that power infrastructure middle of nowhere and payback time. Fan noise must be impressive in summer

[@trendel13]

Big Corps: but your data!! How can I make money monetizing your data if you don't install my app that siphons off your data for my profit?!?

[@ThanksForTheLaugh]

@@trendel13 I see this narrative a lot. We were raised to feel we are special, in business terms not so much. The data isn’t worth anything these days. All redundant, because of so many sources.The privacy ship sailed long ago. The truly invasive stuff like 3D WiFi mapping everywhere including in home, private and public license plate readers, UWB tracking, and the like that’s a different level.

[@KomarBrolan]

I don’t agree. Quite a few people who own EVs don’t have a place to charge at home and use Fast chargers like a gas station.

[@Vanya80151]

@@KomarBrolan Statistically, about 80% of EV owners charge at home. I think that 80% can be considered as "most EV owners" as I stated above.

[@robb0888]

Just wanted to give a shout-out, thank you to guys. You've peaked my curiosity in EVs throughout the months, even inspired me to rent a Tesla just to see what it's like (financially tied to my Fusion Energi at the moment), love the in depth car reviews, and an extra thank you for introducing me to other awesome KZbinrs (ie Aging Wheels). You guys rock, keep it up, love what you're doing for the infrastructure.

[@SS-yw7vo]

Piqued

[@harriska]

Was waiting for the video on this one! Experienced the yosemite outpost this summer and the people were so nice, hope rivian builds more!

[@at0mly]

I have an idea for a new ad campaign for Eaton chargers in residential areas... Eaton: Good in the Neighborhood.

[@MrEboogy2009]

😂😂😂

[@richardvandenberg6092]

The furry cactus is called Hairy Old Man. Also the pronunciation of yucca is yuck-uh. Love your vids. Keep up the good work.

[@j4k3br4k3]

This charging site look awesome. Clean, Safe, Restrooms, Shelter if you want it and a place to stretch your legs/let the kids play is great!

[@killabyt3]

The one in Yosemite is quite nice too!

[@Robert-pm6bm]

In addition to scorpions, watch out for snakes!

[@richiemello3447]

Thank you for the work you guys do!

[@kqschwarz]

SUPER charging site. I am waiting for the R2 to be released to upgrade from my MY. I live in the Northeast and have not been to Joshua Tree in 30 years. It is a phenomenal spot and great for a charging hub. The other thing about Joshua Tree is it is SUPER hot, at least in the summer. One thing that struck me about this site is the size of the parking area relative to the charging spots. There is a huge area in the middle that is all blacktop. I bet the huge expanse of blacktop will make it super-duper hot for occupants of the cars while charging. I see they used plenty of concrete for the sidewalks and buildings. Too bad they did not use either concrete for the parking lot or just leave it natural gravel. Either way would have made the charging area less of an inferno in the summer. Other than that, great job Riven! I am looking forward to having them build an R2 for me when it is available. All the best.

[@George2647g]

I've watched a lot of your videos.. I just love your passion and I love that you could be making $ on TSLA but you refuse to maintain your impartiality.. Just an outstanding dude, and it shows on your videos.. Thanks for this stuff man!

[@jagan0285]

Sponsored by out of spec viewers! I love Kyle’s timing sense❤

[@jagan0285]

Watch for scorpions???

[@JK_Vegas]

This is Epic! Saw this station on my last Vegas trip. Amazing news that it's open for everyone. Gonna use this stop often! ❤️ Thanks Kyle!

[@chargepozitive]

Glad you could make it out here to see it for yourself. When I filmed my video right after it opened they had not started building the solar canopies yet. That will be a great addition to this site🎉

[@SpottedSharks]

Water station must be operated by EA.

[@mannyman4103]

Gear Guard's name IS Gary! Alyssa is right.

[@Mobile_Dom]

another thing about having a sign sying the stalls that are in use and the speeds on entrance, is that you can also easily say which ones are out of use and why, so people dont need to worry and think

[@ahbushnell1]

There is a string of Rivian chargers on the east side of the sierra Nevada on up to Reno.

[@-Jethro-]

Cool! Are they open to Teslas? I might find this useful.

[@adamd4137]

Charged yesterday at the new RAN in Queensbury, NY. Seamless experience, great location off highway, and in lot of fabulous diner. Loving RAN and looking fwd to further build-out.

[@MikeSTGL]

That is a sharp R1S . Nice charging area . Why did it not open with solar canopy and atleast some battery storage ?

[@khiemdinh842]

It's getting built now. No reason to hold up the charging part of the site just because canopies are not in place yet.

[@heartoftherobot]

So pumped for more concepts like this to pop up!

[@pazirandeh]

Just got back from yet another Rivian road trip, and with 300kw on tap, its so rare to have 3 cars requesting more than whats on tap. Also I need time to grab a bite. Sure power share would be better, but no doubt it adds cost and complexity. Just providing the non-uber-power-user experience.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

The desert needs more of this!

[@lja3657]

I would say , rivian service centers with charging would be way more business forward, Or do they plan not sellling nationwide anytime soon. Or going the dealership model for service

[@cordkretzschmar5693]

Building this charging point in the desert, some solar would make sence. I hope this will come, when canopy construction is completely finished. A lovingly built area.

[@HasanQazi]

Just drove by this yesterday!

[@rsowder]

I just passed by that station today and thought, out of spec should make a vid about it. Small world.

[@miami3863]

Give us what really really want Kyle! Evil 😈 We need a charging video of the Gen 2 max since Rivian’s holiday. Claims the charging has “improved.”

[@junehanzawa5165]

They should have added solar to this entire site. Keep everyone cooled under full solar canopies from the hot desert sun.

[@JohnnyWalker-z7d]

It's getting built at this instant.

[@junehanzawa5165]

@JohnnyWalker-z7d Fantastic. Thanks for the info.

[@timoliver8940]

Another interesting place to drop in on when I’m on holiday in the USA next autumn

[@dennissabo3885]

Kyle, I think you said that Rivian has expanded their network throughout the country. I live on the east coast and I disagree. I downloaded the Rivian app because I supposedly will be able to charge my Tesla on the Rivian chargers. From the map I see is the Rivian symbol but it's actually an EVGO etc. And by the way, what about Rivian's financial problems? On this side of the country and through the middle of the country, I do not see actually Rivian chargers. Please educate me if I'm wrong. Thanks

[@gregpochet4812]

He said "They WILL be" and who knows how old this video is. But agree, it is not all RAN sites yet.

[@Jeddin]

They opened a Rivian site open to non Rivians in Queensbury NY.

[@dennissabo3885]

Well it would be great. I'm all in favor of "the more sites the better." But I understand the Rivian investors are pissed because they are dumping tons of money in only a few signature sites rather than expanding the network. They are unquestionably beautiful but a don't believe it's in the best interests of of Rivian as a whole right now.

[@junehanzawa5165]

You have a Tesla with the vast Supercharger network and you're complaining about charging on Rivian's small network?

[@dennissabo3885]

@@junehanzawa5165 Well CCS cars also have a vast network of charging sites - EVGO, Electrify America, now the new rechargeries, Rivian, etc. Why are these people crying for supercharger adaptors? Tesla has graciously opened their network to pretty much all cars. I'm just trying to encourage all charging companies to enable all cars to be able to charge. Wouldn't that be wonderful? Gas stations allow all ice cars to fuel up.

[@davidbaker9800]

the only thing I would change about plugging in the vehicle is the authentication process once you plug in even before you have officially paid I think it should start doing the safety protocols at 1kw then once you pay ramp to whatever the car wants.

[@MoreOnEVs]

Can’t wait to get my R2, I just wish it could be an R2T

[@susanphifer9444]

Great! These destinations need good charging. Glad it's open to non Vivian's too

[@oldgandy5355]

Waiting for the Brand New Kyle's Corner Charging Station For All Makes to open, somewhere in the middle of the Great EV Charging Desert. Free cold Drinking Water, inexpensive Fast Food restaurant, local Museum, etc. Coming soon (right after his third powerball lottery win). Yes, I laugh at my own jokes. Somebody has to. No joke, good Job guys.

[@thomasjacques5286]

So how many stations are there?

[@JSOowens]

Great video. Thanks for the review. WHY are ALL Rivian locations not open to other EV’s willing to use the app? I get that the 1.5 dispensers are the only wines with credit card, but if the app works on 1.5 for “other EV’s”, why not ALL RAN locations?

[@homomorphic]

I charged my Polestar 2 there yesterday.

[@zachkane7378]

Rocking the Van's lovin it😊

[@bst1623]

What car is parked a few spaces away from the G Wagen?

[@glenn-v1y]

Great job rivian, Kyle and Alessia 😊

[@Claytonh3]

$0.60!!!!!! Means I’m getting 12 mpg in my lightning compared to gas prices. I’m all for more chargers but increasing prices are making me take my gas vehicle on road trips.

[@junehanzawa5165]

It's California. The average gas price there right now is $4.32. Add that to your gas vehicle and then compare again.

[@l10industries]

The price increases have been insane. I bought an Ioniq 6 earlier this year and the EA near me went from $0.48 to $0.58 per kWh. I get electricity overnight at my home at 5.6c per kWh. Anytime electricity in my area is 9.8c per kWh. Pure greed. At least in California electricity already costs an arm and a leg, but it just makes me mad when I see these sort of prices in the midwest. If I had to pay for fast charging it would cost literally half for me just to take my gas car (Mazda MX-5 ND.)

[@vitaliyleonov8958]

11:45 Actually it's illegal to make different prices for different cars. That's the reason why Tesla added "free lifetime supercharger membership" as perk of Tesla ownership and other-brand owners should pay for that membership. It's the only way to charge other-brand owner different prices

[@YannickHilde]

Thanks for the analysis! I need some advice: I have a SafePal wallet with USDT, and I have the seed phrase. (alarm fetch churn bridge exercise tape speak race clerk couch crater letter). What's the best way to send them to Binance?

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

Shouldn’t chargers in deserts have solar panels, backup batteries and chargers? Seems to me these places could generate a lot of electricity. Add solar stills and they could produce fresh water from thin air.

[@777Outrigger]

Should've gone to Del Norte, Colorado. A new RAN charging station opened there for non-Rivians too. Not as fancy as this one at Joshua Tree though.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

24:50 - Wassym has (he claims accidentally) called him Gary in an interview. He later claimed ht was just using the name RIvian owners/fans have been using, not confirming that Gary is the official name from Rivian.

[@psturk111]

Amazing Outpost! Come to Canada Rivian and Kyle! It has been over 3 years with Zero Rivian DC fast Chargers in the Great White North. BC is a big customer of Rivian and we feel like the Red Headed Step Child of Rivian. Kyle, you have been to Europe several times now. Its time for both you and RJ to show some love to your Northern Cousins. Come on Supernatural British Columbia is iconic for Adventure. When will the first International Rivian Outpost be launched in Canada or any Rivian charging station for that matter. You to Out of Spec. When will we see your video on your Canadian EV travel review. 🚙🔌😃

[@sebastienlucas6415]

For the plug n charge stuff in europe we have some network who do autocharge to a lot of car brand, you just create your account on the network app, enter your payment info, activate what they call autocharge on the app, connect the car once for the system to get your car mac address or something like that who the is registered into the provider database then here we go, every time you gonna plug your car no need to do anything just plug and enjoy

[@izgoy-club]

Kyle, you really don’t understand why you need a plastic cover on the charge port? If you have to charge with J1772 outside while it’s raining, the plastic cover protects the DC contacts.

[@Crazypostman]

I heard from somewhere that the new Tesla V4 cabinets are not going to support power sharing.

[@AlijahSimon]

Building new stations with beleaguered legacy auto CCS1 connectors is violation of fiduciary responsibility on the part of Rivian

[@lahipster3172]

#JoshuaTree High Desert #California

[@lp2260]

Although it has many, many faults, I think the Ariya has the best charge port by miles. It is massively better than our Equinox and pretty much every CCS car you review. I know you made a video about your friend leasing one. Maybe you can borrow it to review its one redeeming quality (build quality is actually exceptional too, but the bad cameras, lack of charge limits, terrible fast charging, poor efficiency, and overall bad software hurt it a lot). I'm surprised to see the cheap "plug" for the DC ports on Mercedes, Audi, and other high-end cars when Nissan of all manufacturers just nailed it.

[@zachkane7378]

We need a way to connect our cars to a card. So we can just plug and change anywhere. Idk is that possible?

[@alainfiset7945]

Great place, but no pull-through

[@CurtiMado]

Sooo ready to see your video on the G580.

[@JDDevice]

Did i miss the G wagon review?

[@sdallnct]

I love ur videos. Love them….but watch the perceived “privilege”. Rivian needs to do a lot of things. They do not need to change their LED lights only because u like to film. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@mbizozo6271]

Bro! It’s insane 🥴

[@TATTEDGAY]

‘They should change these cause when we film it looks silly”. 😂😂 Oh Kyle. He really does think he’s the boss of everything EV related.

[@swaltner1234]

If they set the camera's shutter speed to a little slower speed than it selects in auto mode (1/60th of a second instead of 1/100th for instance), the rainbows should go away. Edit: The nighttime shots at the end of the video are taken with a slower shutter speed and don't flicker.

[@vhol93]

Nice

[@HarveyPayne]

ABRP has charger status for several brands, including Tesla and Rivian. Electrify America isn't among them. When will EA open their API so third party apps and navigating systems can know availability? Poke at your buds at EA.

[@manuelias86]

I think all Rivian v1.5 sites should be only 2 dispensers to have a min 150KW to qualify for some credits

[@emrimbiemri3211]

All RAN going forward ARE version 1.5 wtih a cabinet tied to 2 dispensers. They've opened seven locations and have another 20 in active construction (right now).

[@chrisn.3298]

Dead plant: Euphorbia lactea a non native frost sensitive S.E. Asian succulent.

[@albaj1234]

Is this the first Rivian place?

[@wuchengranschiiet9992]

Oh man I want that electric G so bad.

[@ericroe]

It looks nice, but 60¢/kWh is quite pricey. Maybe once they have a bunch of RAN’s open to the public they’ll do a membership to put the price as the same a Rivian drivers. Seems like the price of gas has continued to drop and the price of DCFC has continued to increase.

[@Harrythehun]

Rivian and all other charging companies loose money in this business. Just count backwards and you quickly see the required amount of energy they must sell each day just to break even. Not happening

[@ericroe]

@@HarrythehunRJ claims they make money after 4 cars charging a day. I don’t believe it, but that’s what he said. But at 60¢/kWh it’s cheaper to drive an ICE, even in California. $3.63/gallon down the street.

[@JohnnyWalker-z7d]

@@ericroe it's four cars per stall per day.

[@PassportBrosBusinessClass]

.45 cents / .60 cents per kWh … Each time I recharge my Lyriq would cost me $48

[@JohnnyWalker-z7d]

That's not bad. I just spent that much to put gas in my CX-5. Regular 87 octane gas at that.

[@johnserrao9322]

.60 cents per kilowatt hour?!? I love EVs but wouldn’t this be more than a gas fill up?

[@pappydanny58]

Tried to buy a ticket with Apple Pay didn’t go through???

[@scottheppel8847]

There is a Rivian charge station with just 2 charging devices at T.O. Fuller State Park in Memphis. It is very much an “out of the way” area.

[@mikoske]

"Furry cactus thing"

[@mr.romero8955]

Kyle just moved to California already

[@joeyyung911]

Why would he do that?!

[@B0obJunior]

What are you talking about.

[@meganote]

Charge up and drive up to Pioneertown and visit Pappy and Harriet's... cool place.

[@robb0888]

A great intimate concert venue as well! Love that place

[@jm56481]

Curious how they do this but struggle to make vehicles that function properly. Once a company goes all out on optics like this it’s basically Enron 2.0 - annoyed R1T owner

[@JohnnyWalker-z7d]

Charging team is separate from vehicle.

[@jywn]

8:58 try adjusting your camer's frames per scond

[@elementalkid82]

4:30 mins in finally past the ads .. wow .. love the channel but is that many really nessassary ? Just m2c

[@hughmann1908]

It’s no Buc-ee’s 😂

[@hyperthreaders]

It’s a weed 😂

[@wasabi521]

Keep preaching about distributed charging we shouldn’t be penalized by where we park to get the full output of the site

[@MrCheeto01]

Wow, a video which launches with four companies to beholden to, yea, that’s what you call independent opinion . . . ROTFL

[@JustinCalifornia]

Kyle, if you are going to make comments about Utility Level Services please get some education… you often make remarks that just shows how uninformed you are. I like your videos but as someone who works in the electric industry I get annoyed when you make remarks about Utility Level Services and it shows just how little knowledge you have on that part of the EV industry.

[@ryanfagan4563]

I lost interest in this video the moment I heard "Electric G Wagon"! Now I will be scouring the internet on videos of the G wagon

[@concinnus]

They spell it Wagen, and Doug has a video on it.

[@robertoconnor3683]

Oil money and country diversification?

[@reality_bites7887]

uh, yucka valley

[@davidws5439]

Sorry, but I do not think vehicle brands like Rivian, Tesla, or even the new Twelve year LATE player IONNA of eight automobile manufacturers just now in 2025 installing DC fast charging stations have paid employees with gift shops, AC or heated place to set at the expence of adding more cost to the KW price. This us a model that is Ten years old when vehicles needed 40 to 90 minutes to charge! In 2025, road trip charges only take 10 to 25 minutes maximum unless you are have lunch or dinner break. All ev drivers need are fast chargers in a save lighted area and let the businesses are provide the rest rooms and food options. That is a proven model, so new stations should have learned lessons of the past. IMO, all DC fast charging stations are great regardless and the market will work out new builds.😊

[@notshylo]

Ionna will have a number of their stations at existing businesses like Sheetz convenience/gas stores, for example. Also, I think their model, when they do have to build the convenience part, is to essentially lease it out to a local operator who will also be responsible for non-charger site maintenance.

[@davidws5439]

@notshylo Best of luck to them and we need more charging stations and models. I like the 24/7/365 places with reat rooms and food-drink options or restaurants close by. I think our charge times will continue to decrease as batteries improve. As it is now, on road trips my vehicle is ready to go before I am 85% of the time. The other 15% may take 10 to 18 minutes maximum where chargers are not available. It's getting better every week. Safe driving.

[@erikafalk3337]

I claim first!

[@ThanksForTheLaugh]

Cosmic level win😂

[@apocali3]

First

[@michealolsen1344]

Very exciting!!

[@USNEM]

2 minute Ad before the video even starts 💀

[@danoberste8146]

The down lighting in the parking lot is completely negated by the up-lighting on the RIVIAN canopy sign. 🫤