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Maybe the new energy display will show this, but does anyone have a data on how much preconditioning costs? I.e., what is the tradeoff between spending energy on preconditioning and charging taking longer because of higher kWh needed vs. taking longer due to non-ideal battery temp? Is there a...

I'm not sure I follow. There is empty space not being used at the back of the bed if you don't have a powered tonneau. That space is different from the gear tunnel (it's not like the gear tunnel loses space when you retract. the powered tonneau). Would be nice if that space was just part of...

If you don't have a powered tonneau, would be nice to have that storage space just be more bed space

Has anyone gotten a notification yet with the new update that preemptively warned about range impacted by cold weather?

This is already there on the truck, just not very well documented nor well known. See: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/tonneau-open-or-closed-during-snow.38458/post-696102

Where can you find the official Rivian recommendations?

I have Hankooks, rated 116, handle great in New England winter ice and snow.

Does the noise bother nearby campers out of curiosity?

This would be so much better than going to Chelsea!

Ok so the savings, if regular driving is ~40kW, could be about 10% with the heat pump. That is actually pretty material. I would still prefer the resistive heater but 10% range is not nothing.

Having to put chains on and take them off every time you leave your driveway is probably going to be a drag (they probably don’t want you driving with your chains on in the town because it is hard on pavement). If it were just snow, your best bet would be to put on winter tires for the winter...

Wow

What's interesting with Rivians is that the battery capacity is so large and the power required to move the vehicle is so much higher than typical EVs (especially compared to something like a model 3), that the overall % spent on heating is much smaller. On the model 3, the switch to heat pump...

Are you looking for beta testers?

Is the audio integration tied to which UI is showing on the display or can your device play audio even while the Rivian UI is on the display? For instance, can you have carplay on your device pause any Rivian audio playback, and announce incoming text messages and listen for voice dictation of...