Travis Ketchum

Clear-eyed Rivian and EV insights so you can fall in love with the electric future. Recovering tech founder. Stay curious.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

Here's the @Rivian R2 Launch Package breakdown 🧵👇

Colors at launch:

- Esker Silver (free)
- Launch Green
- Catalina Cove
- Half Moon Grey
- Glacier White
- Midnight
- Forest Green (late availability)

Note the lack of Borealis and free colors vs prior launch editions.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@Hilbe All that guy did with his Gen2 was complain about service issues?

[Rivian Roamer @RivianRoamer]

PSA for Rivian owners on the 2026.15 update: some vehicles have stopped reporting accurate location data. If your recent drives or charges look off, here's what's going on and how to fix it. 🧵

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

😂, I knew I liked @Rivian Assistant!

https://t.co/yjl4FPBQXD

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@brah_ddah @SnazzyLabs Because it’s not actually NACS, it’s the property protocol that requires the CCS chip upgrade. Dumb, I know.

[Rivian Roamer @RivianRoamer]

A reminder, the first customer-owned R2 on Rivian Roamer will be gifted a year of Rivian Roamer Plus!

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@spyderms @brandenflasch I'm going to say it louder for the people in the back... XMM3. But, Rivian needs to either speed run those top apps or just relent on projection systems to be a major release valve. The fact that RVT vehicles will have CarPlay/AA on Rivian OS is omega stupid.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@Kanundrum17 Here's a link to that example if you want to see more granular detail: https://t.co/GSPz87bbc5

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@Kanundrum17 That pencils out to mid 5% range and is fairly mid pack, not really incentivized. For comparison, here is how an R1S Dual Standard pencils out with the current offers.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@adamUCF @RivianRoamer Nope, both vehicles love to announce themselves with the door handle groan. Particularly in warm weather.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

God forbid it’s 69* out. The Gen2 heat pump sucks.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@haleysdaddy @LancePioneer But does he actually own one, or just a $TSLA shit poster from New Zealand? 🤔

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@Joe4CyberTesla Most of the time in the PNW it’s not awful, but it sure doesn’t take much to howl. It’s really undersized, but it seems likely fixed in R2.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@SHale1963 From what I’ve been told I think they learned their lesson. I can’t wait to test it myself though.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@LancePioneer lol, says the guy with the header that has a face for radio. Many people find Rivian design charming, few find the Cybertruck to actually be attractive.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@Michael_L_Rauch Cars are kind of like significant others. If you feel the need to ask other peoples opinion, you probably already know the right answer. 👊

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

Ok, the lengths that @Rivian goes for branding might be getting to be a bit much now 😂

[Chris Hilbert @Hilbe]

The Fishers, IN @Rivian Service Center has some bonus tenants. 😂

Thanks @pjcombss for going bird watching!

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

I feel this in my bones.

[Mike Kantorski @Mikekantorski]

I've officially landed on a very simple website. I want to be able to share blog type posts. Not really Rivian news, it's just a place where I can go in depth with my Rivian ownership.

Check it out if you're interested.

https://t.co/pestyUKIKJ

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@kent_simi @txdefi @RivianTrackr You can feel the daylight for how they can get there with current models (did hundreds of miles today, 90%+ driven by the car). But there’s a lot of work left to do.

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

Trying to be a helpful uncle/brother-in-law today. 🛻

[Travis Ketchum @TravisKetchum]

@techiedani Probably because it has access to literally millions of apps that closed ecosystems will never even attempt to support.

Core experiences like mapping, are indeed well suited by native systems from Tesla, Rivian, etc.