Recent content by cwoodcox

says the same thing in the center display every time I plug in. I set it to 90% most of the time so I have regen braking, but it ignores that about once a week.

No they don’t. Mine says I should charge to 100% all the time, and it clears my charge limit every week or so and charges to 100% to calibrate.

I have some perspective here as a R1S Gen 2 Dual Standard owner whose truck went into the shop for a week and I got a launch edition R1S as a loaner. I’d buy the gen 2 again in a heartbeat. The improved suspension and Adaptive High Beams alone are worth it imo. The speed of the quad was...

I bought a Mach-E and took a very long post-purchase survey a couple of weeks ago. A huge portion of it was dedicated to very focus group-ish questions about buying a vehicle online. “What excites you most about buying online? How much time would you expect to spend buying online?” etc. They...

You won’t regret it! I got actual money for my 2012 Expedition that needed at least $4k of work done on it, and leased a Mach-E. I’ll either transfer it to my wife or swap it for the R1S when my turn comes. The Mach-E is the most fun I’ve had with a car in a long, long time.

I know it’s not a truck, but my Expedition needed like $4k of work and I was sick of it, so I leased a Mach-E and have zero regrets. ?

This is true now, but I don’t see much of a reason it needs to remain a factor after this year. The first few dozen deliveries it makes perfect sense, but beyond that, they can’t keep waiting for service centers to come up, it’s not sustainable.

One thing ABRP does better is charging stops/times. It’s more efficient and better for your battery to stop more frequently and keep your charge between 20-80%. You’ll spend less time waiting around on trips if you stop more. ABRP plans like this. Tesla doesn’t, from what I’ve heard. It plans to...

Also, FWIW, Ontario had big plans for EV charging at ONRoute and they’ve been on hold since Doug Ford became premier :rolleyes:

ABRP is really great. It’s pretty much the only one out there, as far as I know.

THIS ONE. I have a relative that has been known to get mad while passing a Tesla on the freeway because they have “no torque.” I dunno either.

I keep watching the trade-in value of my Expedition go up and those Mach-Es hanging out on the lot up the street ?

I'm sure it will be, but like so many things, it remains unconfirmed.

The planning value in placing these calls right now is going to be a good predictor of attrition in pre-orders. As you point out, there are a lot of people who gave deposits some time ago that are not actively participating in a forum like this, or otherwise easily measurable by Rivian. Also...

FWIW you can buy an appliance cord at Home Depot that you would connect to the poles instead of the wires, and that would let you use it with a 14-50 outlet. It's the same principle as the pigtail on your electric dryer. Whether you could configure it to communicate the correct 40-amp limit to...