Vegas to Upstate NY

[Niftly3d]

I'm thinking about throwing the dog in the car and driving to the 1000 Islands in Alexandria Bay, NY. Roughly 2700 miles. The longest trip I've done with the Rivian is about 500 miles. Any advice? (other than fly and all the other smart ass comments ... seriously asking)

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[SolartoEV]

Enjoy it! Some boring stretches but over its a cool trip.

 

[Time2Roll]

Just drive. Rivian will get you there with ease. Try to see something interesting every day.

 

[mkhuffman]

Use ABRP.

 

[SANZC02]

I'm thinking about throwing the dog in the car and driving to the 1000 Islands in Alexandria Bay, NY. Roughly 2700 miles. The longest trip I've done with the Rivian is about 500 miles. Any advice? (other than fly and all the other smart ass comments ... seriously asking)

I’ve done several long trips, just got back from a 6900 mile trip last week in my R1S from CA->FL->MA->CA

My suggestion is use ABRP (A Better Route Planner) to get your route. When you get to the charging stops it calls out put the address of the next charging stops in the Rivian navigation. It will tell you when you are good to go, works great for me. I use the same method in my Tesla.

Trip will be awesome, have a great time.

 

[Dave Cundiff]

I’ve done several long trips, just got back from a 6900 mile trip last week in my R1S from CA->FL->MA->CA

My suggestion is use ABRP (A Better Route Planner) to get your route. When you get to the charging stops it calls out put the address of the next charging stops in the Rivian navigation. It will tell you when you are good to go, works great for me. I use the same method in my Tesla.

Trip will be awesome, have a great time.

I still prefer the abundance of user-selectable charging options in PlugShare.

Carry both AC and DC adapters suitable for your Rivian's charge port.

I agree @Niftly3d is likely to have an awesome trip. Best wishes!

 

[KBabione]

Do the monthly Tesla membership for $12.99/month. It will pay for itself after your first charge at a SC. Tesla also typically puts more chargers in each location (8-12 or more) so there's a better chance of having one open when you get there and it's easy to check the Tesla app for availability as you get close to it AND always have alternatives (Plan B) in mind. Book hotels that have L2 chargers on site - even if you have to pay for them it will be cheaper per KW/H than a L3 charger.

 

[ndmiller]

So many different routes to follow (north then east or east then north), follow them on a map to see where you want to stop. Assuming you have the time, there are a number of treasures on the way.

Let us know how your route if you want suggestions.

 

[vmi9d3]

I’ve done several long trips, just got back from a 6900 mile trip last week in my R1S from CA->FL->MA->CA

My suggestion is use ABRP (A Better Route Planner) to get your route. When you get to the charging stops it calls out put the address of the next charging stops in the Rivian navigation. It will tell you when you are good to go, works great for me. I use the same method in my Tesla.

Trip will be awesome, have a great time.

I'm not a Rivian owner yet, just a EV6 (hoping for an R2 soon), why not use the native nav system? It is one thing I am looking forward too since the EV6 one is terrible.
Also, don't you need a OBD dongle to get real time battery info for ABRP plus the ABRP subscription?
Thanks for the insight.

 

[KBabione]

I'm not a Rivian owner yet, just a EV6 (hoping for an R2 soon), why not use the native nav system? It is one thing I am looking forward too since the EV6 one is terrible.
Also, don't you need a OBD dongle to get real time battery info for ABRP plus the ABRP subscription?
Thanks for the insight.

The native nav system will certainly work and will ensure you won't run out of juice, but ABRP will let you plan your trip a little better to give you targets where you'll stop. Letting the native nav do everything comes with the advantage that it will precondition the battery automatically - if you manually pick a spot you may need to do that yourself 20 minutes or so before you get there to optimize your charging time. Native nav will so pick a charger for you (based on the networks you selected) but won't necessarily tell you that you have options near where you need to charge. For example, I pay for a Tesla monthly membership and save a lot of money on long trips using Tesla stations versus using EA or Rivian chargers.

 

[vmi9d3]

The native nav system will certainly work and will ensure you won't run out of juice, but ABRP will let you plan your trip a little better to give you targets where you'll stop. Letting the native nav do everything comes with the advantage that it will precondition the battery automatically - if you manually pick a spot you may need to do that yourself 20 minutes or so before you get there to optimize your charging time. Native nav will so pick a charger for you (based on the networks you selected) but won't necessarily tell you that you have options near where you need to charge. For example, I pay for a Tesla monthly membership and save a lot of money on long trips using Tesla stations versus using EA or Rivian chargers.

Thanks for the details. The Kia Nav is pretty bad so I'm looking forward to something better. I tried ABRP in the past but didn't like it as much as Plugshare. I'll have to look again for my next trip.

 

[BCondrey]

Get the adapters, get a Tesla membership, use mobile apps for planning, grab some "i'm in dog mode stickers", and have fun. Don't stress over the charging. Plan maybe 2 stops ahead in detail, and the entire trip at a high level. Have fun!

 

[mkhuffman]

Thanks for the details. The Kia Nav is pretty bad so I'm looking forward to something better. I tried ABRP in the past but didn't like it as much as Plugshare. I'll have to look again for my next trip.

I like the Rivian navigation system. It uses Google Maps as the map infrastructure, and the routing matches what I get on my phone using Google Maps. The only feature I miss is the ability to report road hazards and speed traps. Rivian has not integrated that capability yet. Not sure if they will, but I am hopeful.

I use ABRP to plan the trip, as @KBabione posted. I don't use it while driving or navigating. Once I figure out the route I want to take, I send it to Google Maps and then from there I send it to my Rivian. That is another thing that is really cool - you can make the plan in ABRP or Google Maps, and when you are happy with it, send it to your truck navigation.

You don't have to use ABRP to plan the trip. You can use the Rivian app, or just the navigation in the truck itself. But I am picky about where I stop to charge, and I want to research amenities that are near the charging station. And I like to plan sitting at my computer, not sitting in the truck. BTW - you can check amenities using the Rivian nav while sitting in the truck, but again I like to plan ahead and not on the fly.

If configured correctly, ABRP is extremely accurate regarding estimated SoC at arrival. So I can plan with confidence.

 

[mkhuffman]

The native nav system will certainly work and will ensure you won't run out of juice, but ABRP will let you plan your trip a little better to give you targets where you'll stop. Letting the native nav do everything comes with the advantage that it will precondition the battery automatically - if you manually pick a spot you may need to do that yourself 20 minutes or so before you get there to optimize your charging time. Native nav will so pick a charger for you (based on the networks you selected) but won't necessarily tell you that you have options near where you need to charge. For example, I pay for a Tesla monthly membership and save a lot of money on long trips using Tesla stations versus using EA or Rivian chargers.

I am 99.9% sure if you send the route from ABRP to Google Maps and then to your truck, the charging stops work just the same as if you planned the trip inside the truck. I did it recently and the RAN I picked to stop at was in the navigation route in the truck, along with charge time needed to continue the trip. If it does not precondition in that situation, then something is wrong.

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