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I suspect most people that believe a 14-50 new install is better aren't fully aware of all the advantages and disadvantages of both options. There's a lot of people out there that think its cheaper to get a 14-50. Many of them are pricing a nonGFCI breaker (violates current electrical code) or a...

I see the Dewalt price increased to $30. Interesting idea though. However I don't think there's enough power in a DeWalt battery for this to be much use. 18v*5AH is 90Wh. My R1 with a single 12v went through I think about 400Wh a day on the tender. I guess if you were camping or something and...

Its actually better than a 20% improvement due to power savings from the vehicle sleeping once charged. That exceeds increased heat loss. Heat loss can further be reduced by increasing wire size or a short wire run. A Nema 14-50 EVSE might have smaller wires than a hardwire unit so it actually...

Yes agreed. Many electricians will even put in the junk $7 Leviton ones from Home Depot. Those are for ovens/stoves, maybe an RV that cycle on and off. Those are not designed for something that is sitting for half a day nonstop drawing huge current like our power hungry R1. Most likely those...

Disagree with this - 99% of the time I strongly prefer to hardwire. If OP already has the expensive GFCI breaker and wiring that can't use 60 amps I can see the receptacle argument. This won't work with a Tesla Wall Connector though - you need an EVSE that is UL listed with a 14-50 plug from...

Problem is where do you buy a rivian 12v battery? Service center won't sell them, no auto parts store has them. Yeah you can spend the $800 to have rivian swap them but when I can spend $100 to put in a larger 12v battery on an ICE vehicle it's pretty ridiculous you cant buy one for a Rivian.

If it's never going green your battery is never getting full. 1 amp is only 12 watts, although over 24 hours that is 288 Wh....I want to say I think mine was closer to using 400Wh a day but I'm not sure. Yeah will be curious how 3amp charger changes your results. Even 2 amp charger might be enough.

No - I don't see any risk with the tender.

Yeah I read that update to only apply when the 12v either is failing or just on a low charge, so wouldn't apply to fully charged good health 12v. Who knows though

Very impressive. Do you have gen1 dual battery, single battery, or gen2?

Would the quad cost significantly more to produce than a tri once they ramp production? If they can get the cost of the quad similar I could see them selling quads but software locked to a tri performance and marketed as a Tri. Than allow the user to purchase a $10k upgrade post purchase. I...

I have "FSD" on my Tesla, hate it. I leave it disabled 98% of the time and use autopilot. Personally I greatly prefer Rivian autosteer to either..... But it doesnt work on many roads.

I do think you'll need quite a bit more solar than 100Wh a day to keep the 12v topped off, but you don't need the full 2000wh (=2kWh) If the vehicle stays asleep from the 12v being topped off it should lose much less than 2kWh while sleeping. When the vehicle wakes up it burns ~500+ additional...

I believe the vehicle must be away to use the HV pack. When it goes to sleep it opens the contactors for safety.

I can always click unlock on the app if it opens. I have my keycard as a backup but basically never use it. But the Tesla unlock is MUCH better and works 99% of the time. Rivian probably works 70% of the time for me. I'm not sure why Rivians is so much worse.

Do you know if you have two 12v batteries (built before ~Mar2023) or single battery (built after)? Haven't heard of this not being covered yet. That sucks to pay so much out of pocket for such a simple swap. It's basically just a $60 battery like this; https://a.co/d/gFcUTOL Unfortunately I...

I sold all my Rivian shares when it was at 11.50 probably around 6 months or so ago. Had bought some at a low point and just thought we would see another dip, instead it went up at that time. I've been anxious to get back in a long position as I'm bullish long term and a believer in the company...

Yeah perhaps this is the case. I've enjoyed all my service in Austin and its one of the bigger centers. I will say the lack of service centers is certainly a negative. Will probably need the R2 to be a success to where there are a ton more models on the road until that dramatically improves.

Personally - I just hope the quad comes out soon so those Michelin Pilot Sport tires become available. Its crazy there isn't a single high performance tire available for my 800hp vehicle. You'd think one company would make a single model even if it was crazy overpriced at $900 a tire or such.

Yeah I think Rivian should just sell the quad to make the company more money and aid their progress to profitability. The current Rivian losses are not sustainable if the company is to survive. If that means take more time on the Quad release to control costs thats great. If that means an even...