Recent content by usulio

CD is just a function of shape. It doesn't measure total air resistance. There's other factors, a big one is size: if you shrink an object down, it has the same CD but less air resistance.

That doesn't match any numbers Rivian has ever published for a gen 1 quad. I would ask them for a report on battery health.

You should sign up on Rivian Roamer and see what it says about your battery health. Your R1S is probably fine. You want to see close to 130 kWh usable capacity on the battery. If so, it is fine. As others have said, this configuration is EPA rated in the 270-280 miles range, but that 248 number...

Yeah, that's 3 mi/kWh, which seems pretty realistic for R2 at 75mph. I'll be optimistic, but it's hard to see it being a lot better than that.

Yeah I'm having trouble seeing the target demographic here. Someone who loves R1 but not enough to buy one yet, just waiting months or years in case Rivian produces the right color for them.

I'm very interested for real-world range tests to come out. No matter what the EPA says, I still can't believe the R2 will come close to aerodynamic and smaller designs like Model Y. It might be that they're close under 60 mph but R2 gets much worse at 75+. We'll see.

Really enjoying this forum feature.

Instead of vague terms like luxury and quality, what actually matters to you? Are you talking about how the seats feel or what? By my standards, R2 interior is +2 more quality than R1 because it has +2 glove boxes.

Cars are made to crumple in the front not rear. There are pictures around this forum where a car or truck rear-ended a standard Rivian and the Rivian looks almost untouched while the other car is smashed in.

Checked it out and I stand corrected. BYD Flash Charge appears to be able to do this now. USA and Europe are really falling behind

Ok, you want to charge at 500 kW for the entire charging curve. It'll be years if not decades until battery technology and charging stations can do that.

Honestly, exactly what I've come to expect from Rivian.

I personally agree with you but millions of people don't. Rivian doesn't either. If they only sell to people who actually want a high-clearance SUV they won't hit their numbers.

No, but yes. Maybe https://www.motortrend.com/reviews/2022-rivian-r1t-yearlong-review-update-11-how-to-tow-charge-a-rivian