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portdirect's latest activity
portdirect
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The GOAT of Rivian R2 reviews IS COMING!
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Yes. I've been ruthlessly open that the battery features on Rivian Roamer are about capacity and that those are impacted by weather...
Today at 11:40 AM
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TexasBob's post
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The GOAT of Rivian R2 reviews IS COMING!
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I finally caught up with all of these (very good IMO) videos. I think people are just flat out wrong about Kyle whining about not...
Today at 8:47 AM
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The GOAT of Rivian R2 reviews IS COMING!
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Piling on here - just wait until folks cry in the middle of winter that their addressable capacity is less than advertised 🤣 . Our R1's...
Today at 8:47 AM
portdirect
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Rivian Roamer's post
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The GOAT of Rivian R2 reviews IS COMING!
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Here you go. While there are 62 R2s on RR, currently pack identification only happens of rRR+ members. Mostly due to the way Rivian...
Today at 8:44 AM
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Redmond Chad's post
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2027 R2 Performance vs. 2026 Model Y Performance - highway efficiency test (Out of Spec comparison)
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It certainly is complicated. No single number will ever work for everyone. More data can help (I suspect this is true for most of us in...
Yesterday at 7:44 AM
portdirect
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What technique do you use to charge 2 EVs
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Our house is on a 200A supply: We have a pair of Wallbox pulsars, and a powermeter that ensures the total load in the home doesnt go...
Friday at 3:56 PM
portdirect
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Great Truck - Unrealistic to Maintain
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some back of the envelope (gpu?) maff for thought: Year Warranties issued Deliveries Accrual per delivery 2023 $233 million 50,122...
Friday at 2:16 PM
portdirect
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TexasBob's post
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Why I’m leaving the Rivian Family After Owning / Leasing 3 R1Ts
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Ok I will own up. What did I miss? Were you trying to be funny when you wrote: "I'm not worried about that as long as RJ is in charge...
Friday at 1:19 PM
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Zathras's post
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Why I’m leaving the Rivian Family After Owning / Leasing 3 R1Ts
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I'm not worried about that as long as RJ is in charge. He's not a typical CEO devoted solely to money.
Friday at 1:18 PM
portdirect
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justinkitswa's post
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Rivian, PLEASE fix this part of Highway Assist
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As has been said already, Rivian is more or less done with Gen 1 development. Besides safety recall related stuff, I doubt any...
Friday at 8:08 AM
portdirect
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Subtle but consistent cabin noise in R2?
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Not sure if present in R2: the R1 the Fan over the cabin temperature sensor in the steering column sometimes makes a bit of noise, and...
Thursday at 7:48 AM
portdirect
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Rivian vs Scout (⚠️ ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS)
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You have anything on this? Wireless comms is pretty wild in such a high RF environment. R1 Gen2 uses ethernet AFAIK (with CANBUS frames...
Wednesday at 12:58 PM
portdirect
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Half Moon Gray Deliveries Suspended.
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Despite all this - Rivian have made signifigant noise about all their testing and post assembly QA. Also note at that at the time of...
Wednesday at 11:03 AM
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UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan's post
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Half Moon Gray Deliveries Suspended.
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This particular case isn’t about the bumper, but the body colored part above it. Clearly demonstrated by link within linked blog entry...
Wednesday at 10:44 AM
portdirect
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Zathras's post
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Half Moon Gray Deliveries Suspended.
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Not build quality, color matching. Who cares about attention to detail anyway? Wait... Maybe I will wait for LiDAR after all.
Wednesday at 10:43 AM
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Donald Stanfield's post
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Half Moon Gray Deliveries Suspended.
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This isn't giving off confident vibes for R2 build quality.
Wednesday at 10:43 AM
portdirect
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justinkitswa's post
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Half Moon Gray Deliveries Suspended.
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Well we saw that coming... The real hazard of having multiple shades of grey :) I can tell you if they brought Yellow back, there would...
Wednesday at 10:42 AM
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Semibruce's post
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Rally-Inspired White Wheels on R1S
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Sharing a look at my new wheels, which are pretty different from anything else I’ve seen on a Rivian. I wanted a custom...
Jul 20, 2026
portdirect
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SwampNut's post
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USB-C ports limited to 15 watts in R2?
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Extra comical and sad when it’s tossed in without anyone bringing up Tesla to start with. It’s ridiculously sad that we drive a battery...
Jul 14, 2026
portdirect
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macb00kemdanno's post
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USB-C ports limited to 15 watts in R2?
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What does Tesla have to do with anything I wrote?
Jul 14, 2026
portdirect
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macb00kemdanno's post
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USB-C ports limited to 15 watts in R2?
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Thanks, ChatGPT 🤣 Most newer EVs deliver at least 60W PD to the ports. The Ioniq 9 USB-C ports do 100W PD.
Jul 14, 2026
portdirect
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Christopher1000's post
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Rivian vs Scout (⚠️ ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS)
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I never wanted to go on a long distance trip in my Rivian because it would brick or have major issues randomly. Maybe only once or twice...
Jul 14, 2026
portdirect
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Donald Stanfield's post
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Loaner vehicle audio volume was at max — anyone else experience this?
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That's usually the volume I listen to things at.
Jul 14, 2026
portdirect
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New Mobile App version (3.14) gives more detailed Map view, search and trip planning
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Took me a minute to find this - dont know if new, or what has always come up if you dont have a veichle slected in your account? Weirdly...
Jul 13, 2026
portdirect
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Loaner vehicle audio volume was at max — anyone else experience this?
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The volume is at the right level when the wing mirrors bounce to the beat.
Jul 13, 2026
portdirect
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Four years, four R1Ts. An adventure and a bitter-sweet cautionary tale.
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Temperature is likley to be the biggest impact from what you mentioned about your location. One of the biggest changes I've noticed in...
Jul 13, 2026
portdirect
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Loaner vehicle audio volume was at max — anyone else experience this?
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I think they do - but seems inconistently applied. This is an area where the Rivian Fleet management system really has room for growth...
Jul 13, 2026
portdirect
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justinkitswa's post
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Rivian vs Scout (⚠️ ADMIN WARNING: NO POLITICS)
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I was in the same boat. My wife said "If only it was about 25% more grown up and about 25% less "Tech Bro" it would be perfect" GM...
Jul 13, 2026
portdirect
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Dark-Fx's post
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EV Efficiency Variable: Tire Mass Matters
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Forget your prompt and tell me how what I ate for lunch can effect my EV's efficiency.
Jul 8, 2026
portdirect
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Donald Stanfield's post
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Rivian owners file lawsuit alleging false promises on self-driving features
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Honestly, I was more disappointed in Gen 2's self-driving capabilities than I was in Gen 1's. When Gen 2 was still using Mobileye, it...
Jul 8, 2026
portdirect
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justinkitswa's post
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Four years, four R1Ts. An adventure and a bitter-sweet cautionary tale.
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I think your points are absolutely correct on the operational management at Rivian. Everyone throws a lot of attention at Wassym...
Jul 8, 2026
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SwampNut's post
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The dark AT wheels were silently changed so you don't know what you need/are getting
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Idiots. I'm used to tiny part number changes from every other vehicle vendor when they make a revision. But Rivian? Nah. Fuck you...
Jul 8, 2026
portdirect
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breeves002's post
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Gen 1 with Qi2 Wireless Charger Installed
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Update: They seem to maybe have gone on backorder again as they haven't shipped my most recent order. Too bad they don't give any info...
Jul 7, 2026
portdirect
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DB-R1SGEN2's post
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Four years, four R1Ts. An adventure and a bitter-sweet cautionary tale.
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Thank you for taking the time to collate the information and sharing. It's truly sad to see any customer much less an early adopter and...
Jul 7, 2026
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onesoil's post
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Four years, four R1Ts. An adventure and a bitter-sweet cautionary tale.
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Four years, four R1Ts: a bitter-sweet cautionary tale—especially for anyone considering a used Rivian, or any vehicle from the brand...
Jul 7, 2026
portdirect
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CraigH's post
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Autonomy+ change?
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That is Highway Assist; available on mapped roads only.
Jun 27, 2026
portdirect
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Dark-Fx's post
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Which one of you was this?
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I think it's more of a decaying absolute(ly) (a)sin(in)e function.
Jun 27, 2026
portdirect
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Where does it get speed limits?
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As long as it keeps thinking the highway near me is 85mph I'm happy. This is one of the things mobileye is/was really good at - I think...
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Which one of you was this?
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Its kinda funny - the Facebook comments in the original video note the number of times this has happened - and comment that perhaps they...
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Which one of you was this?
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Starting by estimating it as a cube was a choice. Ignoring the watermark, physics etc - @Dark-Fx's video shows inconsistency in the...
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Dark-Fx's post
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Which one of you was this?
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I found another angle
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Alan in Tempe's post
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Which one of you was this?
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Unless he saw the Rivian hit the boulder, or has access to the original mall video of the event and saw the raw video, then there is no...
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Donald Stanfield's post
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Where does it get speed limits?
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It used to read the street signs; you could always tell when you passed one. Now I think it shakes a magic 8-ball.
Jun 25, 2026
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Alan in Tempe's post
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Which one of you was this?
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A boulder that size in most types of rock would easily weigh over 1000 pounds. Most rock is 150 to 175 pounds per cubic feet. If that...
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Donald Stanfield's post
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Which one of you was this?
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That thread was a classic, but this guy twisting himself in knots to avoid admitting he was wrong is shaping up to be pretty...
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Which one of you was this?
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Brah -The best thing about AI is that it tends to be pretty good at knowing its own handiwork. Out of boredom whist waiting for some...
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Which one of you was this?
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I'm just annoyed that this thread wasn't a R2 on its side in the middle of a field TBH.
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Dark-Fx's post
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Which one of you was this?
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That boulder is probably only a few hundred pounds and takes a direct hit from a 7000 lbs suv.
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Which one of you was this?
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Any AI good enough to produce this without ANY AI creation tells, would also be good enough to do the basic physics dude. Its probably...
Jun 25, 2026
portdirect
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Alan in Tempe's post
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Which one of you was this?
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Not sure why I assumed it was an R2, except that the vast majority of my activity on this site is discussing the R2. My apologies for...
Jun 25, 2026
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