New VP, Total preorder speculations, Find your preorder #, Ridiculous MI lawmakers.

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• Rivian adds industry veteran Laura Schwab as vice president of sales and marketing at Rivian. https://www.autonews.com/executives/rivian-adds-industry-veteran-schwab-first-sales-begin
• 30,000 is the number that keeps popping up everywhere re: preorders. That’s what I’m hearing locally and also what this article suggests: https://insideevs.com/news/437341/rivian-r1t-30-thousand-reservations/ What does this mean for timing, both for pre-order and say, brand new orders? After digging into an old article https://www.chicagotribune.com/business/ct-biz-normal-rivian-auto-plant-20190215-story.html I’m guessing 10,000 units per year for the first few years, but even that might be high given recent supply constraints.
• Speaking of reservations, I show how to find your Rivian preorder number. But you might need to apply some simple subtraction as outlined here: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/your-actual-place-in-reservation-line-based-on-rivian-preorder.647/
• Michigan HB 6233 was passed this week and seeks to shut down the sales of Tesla, Rivian, and any other direct to consumer sales of autos in MI. https://electrek.co/2020/12/03/tesla-loophole-direct-sales-in-michigan-is-getting-shut-political-backstabbing/ Michiganders, make sure to check out this post by MissGoElectric for instructions on how to join the fight: https://www.reddit.com/r/Rivian/comments/k62ap6/michiganders_we_need_to_fight_back_first_step/
• Black wheel options are coming for Launch Edition reservation holders. https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/update-from-rivian-dark-wheel-option-coming-soon-for-launch-edition-reservation-holders.893/ Cost? I’m guessing $1700.
• Tremendous R1S range and energy consumption work here: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/r1s-range-and-energy-consumption.894/
• https://abetterrouteplanner.com/ includes the Rivian R1T and R1S (currently alpha)!

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