Recent content by Tomgriff

I have exactly the same problem. No air moving through the seat when my back is against the seat. If I take a bit of weight off I can feel the air coming through. I took it to service last week and got the it is working as deisgned. To be honest they are useless (regardless of which vents are...

Agreed, torque vectoring on corners is pretty cool. I'm pretty sure that not many people take corners fast enough to feel it and in reality there aren't that many places where I live that I can drive that fast in corners (safely). But when I can, torque vectoring with suspension that stays...

I know the rates aren't the same everywhere, but I just charged at the magic dock in Boardman Oregon yesterday and the rate was .36/kW. During the same trip, I charged three times at EA with two also at .36 with pass+ at one station and .42 with pass+ and also charged once at RAN also at .36/kW...

Thanks for the write up. I love the R1S, but the sound system isn't great. I think it is good but not great. These setting definitely helped make music much clearer. Thanks for taking the time to put together your write up and screen shots!

I've gone all EVs at our house, no worries for me. I've driven about 750 miles in a single day and charging only an extra 30 minutes, which isn't a big deal to me. While waiting I caught up on email, etc. But I combine charging stops with eating, bathroom and buying coffee. I also understand the...

I've used it for probably 1000+ miles. Works quite well for the most part, but I treat it as an assist system (not saying that you weren't). There are some curves where it isn't particularly smooth, so I take it off auto steer although it will go through the curves. I've only "had" to intervene...

If you have never towed, do some research on basic trailering safety, including how to handle trailer sway, and how to back up. Presumably whoever rents it to you will provide instructions on how to safely hitch and unhitch, but if not make sure you understand exactly what you are doing. Also...

I test drove the R1T and now have an R1S. I think the ride is fine, it does bounce a bit compared to the cars and vans I've owned but much less than the trucks I've owned. I suspect most car-like SUVs are going to have a smoother ride but then they aren't on large all terrain wheels and could...

Similarly, we have a MS, R1S and Chevy Bolt (kids car); our neighbors have MY and R1S. All three cars are really good for their intended purpose and in different ways.

Curious if that was the Douglas Munro ceremony? A very moving experience the time I went, 2015 I think. I actually thought about driving up this year, but didn't have time.

Have taken R1S on two trips that required charging, no problems at all. I think charging is still very region specific. I have used EVgo and RAN, both delivered 200+ kW early in the curve and the charge curve was as I expected. In both cases, I charged longer than I needed to because I hadn't...

Had my R1S about two weeks. My initial test at local EA, I plugged in around 50% and got up into the high 190s which really, really surprised me. I only plugged in for a few minutes as I was just making sure I could fast charge, but it was holding in that range. From everything I've seen, I...

We've been EVs only on road trips for about 2 years. Charging doesn't add much time to our road trips, but that depends on how far you drive in a day and whether you stop to eat or go through the drive through and eat while driving. If you charge while eating and do that after you are down to...

Even if one is OK with this deal, keep in mind that many vehicles in the shop are still at the factory. For me, from selection in shop to delivery was right at 4 weeks (picked it up this month).

Why R1S? 1) Performance vs practicality; does everything well, onroad, offroad, towing, seats 7. 2) Operating costs of EVs, no oil change, coolant change (although our Bolt had to have a coolant change at the 5 years mark), very little brake wear, etc. Also our home electricity is around 8.7...