Bear in mind, there's now a charge port door shortcut in the app.
It takes a minutes sometimes, but if you hit that, it'll wake the truck up and then open it for you.
If not, and you're otherwise home (doors are unlocked), I just do a quick open/close of the driver door to get it to wake up...
That panel is CFRP (Carbon fiber reinforced plastic).
I don't think it's an upgrade, personally, but what I DO believe is a benefit is that Rival 'vented' /slotted their skid plate (I'm sure DCE did as well--I got the Rival one before DCE was offering theirs). Given how much junk collects on...
NERC has hosted an off-road clinic with Off-road Consulting at AoAA (In PA) 4 times to date. I believe they're planning another in the fall.
I know that's a little hike from you, but we've had people from Illinois, Connecticut and Massachusetts, and even from North Carolina, if I recall...
In the event that you DO want the RUS, at least one individual has figured out that it can be swapped:
https://rivianforums.com/forum/threads/reinforced-underbody-shield-removed-myth-dispelled-not-integral-to-pack-structure.24009/
If you can find one from a salvaged vehicle or similar.
I want...
AS an 'easier' path forward for 'aero' wheels (non OEM Rivian), I know Atomic Wheels is making a variation (they're active and have some posts on the forum). Probably easier on the wallet, too.
Yep, we have the same experience.
And use the same workaround you do--I'll switch to my wife's profile. Wait until it's done adjusting. Then switch back to my own, where it then adjusts appropriately.
Annoying, yes.
Show-stopping, no.
3. Is exterior protection worth it? What's the life cycle look like for these?
I have STEK Dynoshield. My friendly neighborhood detailer is now offering Bray Windshield Skin, which I am planning to have them replace mine with within probably the next 6-12 months.
The good:
- I travel in...
Rivians are still quite a rarity in my area. So for that reason alone, when you see one, we definitely all wave. (few exceptions, but mostly people just.. in the zone).
Yesterday on my drive home, I saw a white R1S coming down an onramp onto the highway. It was a nice day, so since I had the...
Similar experience. I have about 15,000 miles on mine and still see the 80% marker. I estimate I'll get almost 60,000 miles out of these (probably swap them out closer to the 50,000 mile mark).
I love my nATs so much, that while I acknowledge there might be even better options out there, I...
I'm keeping my reservation, because it was $100 and you never know (anything) until it comes time.
That said, we'll likely *NOT* be pulling the trigger...
...because my wife got impatient and traded her FXT for a Demo R1S that we couldn't resist :)
It seems there's quite a divergence in...
2023 Adventure, Large Pack, RUS, still rocking my aftermarket nATs.
No recent changes, at all, especially from last week/ prior to the OTA update.
I have the Rivian EVSE. No way to track, as far as I'm aware. My solar is usually my 'go to' to see where and how much energy is being used...
Interesting update.
So, I get the ideation that this was weather-related phenomena, as yesterday was quite comfortable compared to recent history. I've returned with more data.
This morning I still had a 7% improved SoC consumption over my average for this commute. (I used 28% SoC to get to...
I agree!
I wish I did; I don't. Maybe someone else will.
I do find it somewhat improbable that Rivian charged my truck to 90% and 'hid' the extra load in the graph/data/efficiency/numbers/algorithm. But I wouldn't be surprised if that number was ~1-3% either, as we've definitely seen...
Except you ignored the part where I used 25% versus 35% SoC.
If it was ONLY the graph showing some sort of efficiency, I'd agree with you 100% that it was all tomfoolery (smoke and mirrors) within the efficiency graph.
If it IS tomfoolery, I'll be interested to see if my battery drops...
Exactly.
This is exactly why I posted the poll.
Maybe everyone else is going to come back and say "nah, it's all in your head bro." And then I can rationalize it later with the ideation that a combination of temperature, SoC when leaving, traffic, the wear on my nATs + tire pressure and all the...
Love it. Lots of great stuff in here. I dig data. As an Engineer, I thrive in it.
That said, this kind of efficiency swing is completely out of the norm for me.
I'm not exaggerating when I say: I've _NEVER_ had >2.0 mi/kWh efficiency on the graph for the entirety of my trip when rocking my...
To be clear.
I have had my truck for over 2 years.
I know it pretty well.
40% improvement in efficiency is absolutely not just due to the modest temperature adjustment.
ESPECIALLY when you figure my battery temps are typically in the 'comfort zone' as my truck is parked in a heated garage...
As has been briefly mentioned in this thread: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/2025-10-update-now-installing.42932/post-768782
I'm seeing a pretty substantial efficiency boost out of nowhere.
[For context, I drive ~144 miles round trip for work. Due to highway speeds driving, as well...