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After a couple of years in Gen 1 Rivians—which have always felt a little anemic with respect to cooling capability and cabin airflow—I finally spent a couple of days using our Gen2 R1T's heat pump in cooling mode. It’s a revelation—I’d frankly been a bit “meh” on the heat pump in heating mode...

I recently received the key fob for our Gen2 truck, and I’m noticing some differences compared to the Gen1 fob(s). Beyond the harder plastic and thinner rubber coating, the Gen2 unit produces a noticeable amount of rattling. Is this typical for the Gen2 model? I’ve attached a video comparing...

Edit: see this post for an update: In summary - things are looking much better! I’ve been a Rivian fan from the start. We jumped in early 2023 with a Gen1 quad R1T (in the best color, Compass Yellow), and that truck was initially rock-solid for us. Because of that fantastic experience, we...

We currently have a pair of Gen1 Rivians: an R1S with base dual motors and an R1T with Bosch Quads. Unfortunately, we might be parting with our Quad soon (for reasons...), so we’re in the market for a replacement. Having driven both configurations extensively, I can confidently say that the...