Recent content by Yossarian

You make a very important point with regard to access to L2 charging, one that I believe is overlooked and may be the single greatest impediment to greater EV adoption. An L2 EVSE is relatively inexpensive both to buy and to install, and just as importantly, large numbers of them can be...

Not sure how much this means for Slate trucks to actually get to buyer's hands, but their website is now open for pre-orders. The Slate is certainly not a Rivian competitor, at least not for the R1 truck series, but does compete in the low-cost segment and could be trouble for the legacy...

I agree with the second part of your argument. My guess is that Ferrari types want the exhaust roar, and even though this has some kind of sound-producing transducer in the vehicle, it's not the same kind of visceral noise as from a high-revving V-12 or even a V-8. I'm not sure there are enough...

Any chance that the entire pad can be removed, and so provide access to a roughly 2x4 inch jacking point into which a bespoke puck could be fitted?

This is a choice, and I'm reasonably certain varies by state. In the Commonwealth of PA, if a facility offers state inspection, they must be able to do both the emissions test and the safety inspection, and they must offer the service to all makes of vehicle, so understandably, Rivian would...

Nearly everything I read seems to indicate that the loss of battery capacity over time is effectively a non-issue, and perhaps as importantly, at least some of any capacity loss has been countered by other improvements in EV technology, Anecdotal evidence, like that of the OP - and my own -...

Precisely the question I have regarding my 2024 R1T. I'm not a Connect + subscriber but this could get me to pony up for the service . . .

Rumor has it the one of these events is planned for early 2030 at the King of Prussia Rivian space. Kidding of course - I'm just jealous. Great photos and I hope the R2 is hugely successful.

I've not used the RAN, but my understanding is that with the price increases implemented by Rivian in late 2025, costs now average $0.63 to $0.68 per kWh, with some as much as $0.74/kWh. I don't know enough about the economics in the DCFC world to know if those rates are high enough to earn...

Lightly used Expedition Bed Rock for R1T, purchased new last year. Asking $490. The Expedition is a versatile rack, with three crossbars that can be moved anywhere along the rails and each crossbar having three slots that can accept a standard T-bolt. This provides great flexibility, and though...

I hope that my previous posts did not imply that. Those like me who are not Connect+ subscribers tend to be among the last to get the OTA updates, and the reverse is also true. I did say that there is arguably a benefit to being at the end of the update line as a consequence of not being a...

Pretty much on schedule (2 - 3 weeks after the OTA initially starts getting pushed out), Rivian notified me this morning that it's my turn to download their latest update. In the past, this normal (for me) delay has been enough time for Rivian to fix the bugs but this version seems to be a bit...

I plan to get an R2 a few years down the road when the new sensors and processors are incorporated. It will almost certainly not be a tri even if that version is available. My Performance Dual Motor R1T provides near-quad performance at lower cost with the benefit of extra range. The R2...

My understanding is that the reason no one is presently recycling EV batteries at scale is due to the lack of the main raw material, by which I mean battery packs that have reached the end their effective service life. Given how long-lived EV battery packs are turning out to be, and their...

One of the perks of not subscribing to Connect+ is being at or near the end of the line for OTA updates. Typically, I get the updates 2-3 weeks after the initial release, more than enough of a delay for the bugs to be fixed.