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Sacramento Area Rivian Club

A group of Rivian enthusiasts in the greater Sacramento area (Roseville, Eldorado Hills, Rocklin.) Join us to discover local events and EV focused off-roading discussions.

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Hi Friends,

Ryan here in SAC! Admittedly, I do not own nor have I ordered a Rivian yet but I’m very interested.

Test drove an R1 a few weeks ago and there are some elements that cause me pause:

1) The seats seem very uncomfortable, hard even.
2) The sun roof is awesome, but would like a shade cover built in and activated with the screen or button.
3) The size I think is too large for my needs - two men and a sheepadoodle. The other concern regarding size is my want for a spacious front seats interior, I want lots of space between driver and passenger.
- I wish there was an R1 with different sizes, like Land Rover Defender (90 - smallest, 110 - medium, and the large one). I’d go for the R1, meduim
4) R2 may be my jam, but I’m concerned with the driver and passenger spacing being smaller.

The other brand I’m interested in is the Land Rover, Defender 110, but in an EV - why I haven’t moved forward with them.

I look forward to connecting and learning more about your experiences and perhaps some insights.
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drichan
Long time Rivian driver

I don’t feel the seats are too hard. Perhaps mine are broken in
about 30k Miles on this Rivian

I like the roof glass but in summer I install a shade that I will remove in winter.

Size is based on needs of course. I have R1T and find the truck extremely useful. If the dog can sit in the back seat perhaps that’s a win win. Of course the truck is a little longer than the suv. But for some reason I like its proportions better.
SolarR1S
SolarR1S
I have a 2024 R1S (1st gen) and indeed the seats are very hard. If you don't like them after a short test drive, you'll absolutely hate them after a long road trip. Suggest you stay away from Rivian 1 series. Perhaps the R2 series may offer softer seats.

The glass top for all these EVs are terrible for the Sac area. I have a R1S and a Tesla Model Y and both have the exact same problems: massive heat. The interior cabin is basically a green house. Heat kills batteries. It's terrible for all these EVs. There's no built in sunshade nor is there any 3rd party after market sunshade that will be electronically activated with a button or app. There are these terrible inconvenient manually installed shades for the top glass but they're very cumbersome to put up. Which completely defeats the purpose of the glass roof. Just a stupid design and we can all blame Tesla for starting this trend.

I'm personally looking forward to the Land Rover EV. Very interested in test driving that when it eventually comes out.





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