EV Expo: Rivian Powers The Band

[Rivian Mom]

I love an EV meetup, and a friend in California shared with me his story of how he and a fellow Rivian owner were able to save an EV event that took place in Manteca over the weekend.

So backstory first, the drive-electric EV expo day was on Saturday, and he noticed it was in Manteca. He did a double take as it was in the same parking lot as the RAN chargers. He was shocked when he looked at the list of vehicles going and a Rivian was not showing. He thought it'd be strange to have an EV expo in the same spot as RAN and not have Rivian there. The EV adoption is too important to not include a Rivian.



He emailed the event organizer and got a response quickly that one Rivian would be present and asked if my friend would give rides. He thought it'd be nice and people would love it. Well, things didn't go according to plan, and the organizer found out the power in the lot wasn't working two days before the event. The two Rivians said no problem and decided they would be the power source for the band and event.



At the event, he met the other Rivian owner, Emilio, who was super nice and amazing for showing/educating people about Rivian. So they got the band powered up, and he only saw them use maybe 600 watts. He left his truck in show and tell and powered the band for three hours and lost 1-2%.



The Rivians were a hit, and he and Emilio talked to a lot of people seeing a Rivian for the first time. Some of them really wanted to see an R1S. So if you have an R1S and love talking EVs, please go to one of these events, as there are a lot of these types of events happening in different cities. I, for one, would have loved to attend with my Compass Yellow R1S. I'm sure a lot of people would have been blown away by her stunning beauty.

Anyway, everyone really loved that the event could be powered by the trucks and no longer need to rely on the grid. Here are a couple of photos he sent to me from the event.