Recent content by emoore

People buying ICE cars look at rate of fuel usage, not range. If people would look at an EV rate of electricity usage they would understand that EVs are less efficient on the highway than in the city. Not that difficult to understand.

Looks like they prorated some of it since it's "only" $400ish for 2 new batteries.

Well my replacement 12V is about to die. Had the originally batteries replaced under warranty and now only 14 months later the replacements are dying. Hopefully they are still under warranty.

And that's why I used to 80%. They do taper off but are supposed to hold a high rate a charge deeper into that pack than say Rivian's battery which drops off from the peak of 215kW at like 40% SOC. Holding that to 80% would greatly reduce charging times.

As long as SSB can sustain high Kw over the majority of the pack capacity; that will greatly reduce charging times. I'd rather have 300kW charging from 0-80% vs. 500kW for only a little time with a huge taper at 50%

Same here. Can't wait but mostly because of shorter charing times. Yes 500+ miles will be nice for towing, etc but 5-10 min charge times will allow everyone to get an EV without the excuse that it takes too long to charge.

Yes. I’d you plug in first Rivian will take over.

Start in the app first. Always.

This is exactly what the rear window was designed for (assuming you aren't leaving the R2 alone for long periods of time).

3 or 4 years ago they were hit or miss. I think they have gotten a lot better in the last few years and will continue to do so. They need to if they want to survive.

Agree with others, try using the Rivian hotspot and if not then try not to charge as much there. It's probably $15 so not a huge deal. Biggest thing is that the charger worked. That's the big worry about EA so I'm happy to pay their non member prices as long as the chargers work.

That doesn't make any sense. The whole point of dog mode is to be able to take your dog with you on trips or errands or anywhere really.

I didn’t mean through Rivian. I meant through your phone as a hotspot

Well soon it won’t matter much. Cellular data will be going through satellites so you can stream whatever you want anywhere in the world. So I guess technically you will have satellite music. Just not the way it used to be.

switching to 800V is a total redesign of the electrical system. Might as well redesign the mechanical system too.