That's interesting to hear. I assumed they would need a different brake pedal assembly similar to a drive by wire accelerator. Audi for example uses braking by wire to manage regen and mechanical braking on their brake pedal. Let me know what you find!
I'm on my fourth EV so I am a nerd...
Portal axles! Although with a one speed gear box that wouldn't be great on the highway. One thing I read about electric motors is that when a wheel comes off the ground it spools up fast regardless of the amount of current going to it. Where I see this being a problem is when it makes contact...
^^Understatement of the year. Rivian ate it up though! ! ! Going the speed you did is terrifying!
Anyone who's driving hell's gate knows the difference between quad motor, electronic LSD, mechanical lockers, and any combo in-between. "Nonetheless" (one word), you point out the obvious to the...
I won't own the car long enough to find out, but considering how aggressive the regen is, even in snow mode update, I would not be confident. I see more teslas spun out on the side of the road in the Sierras during new snow than any other car. Most people's natural reaction during slippage is...
I'm not going to convert the disciples here, just super annoyed with about every one pedal driving situation in this car. To each his own. And parking is a royal pita. The reality is, rivian is too cheap to adopt blended braking so has done like tesla by speaking the virtues of OPD. It makes...
so then how does the car bring itself to a stop? do the electric motors operate in reverse? No. It engages the brakes, without me touching the brake pedal. Show me some code, or some legitimate data that proves your point.
I see more sideways Model Ys on the slopes that any other car. One pedal driving? I don't know, but instinctually, one lifts off when the car starts sliding. Which puts the car into a bigger slide if the conditions are just right. like lift off midway through a corner at speed.
I don't know at what exact speed or deceleration force the mechanical brakes start being applied (mechanical brakes kick in at >0.3G's of stopping force on some other EVs), but I heard the clicking of the pads in the calipers while decelerating between 10-15mph. That clicking referring to the...
I don't think 22" wheels are helping your cause either. That's a lot of additional weight, and less sidewall, which means the tire has to have an even stiffer sidewall. The suspension has to work harder to manage the additional unsprung weight of the wheel, and to absorb road imperfections that...
The reality is Rivian and tesla are too cheap to integrate blended braking into their cars. It's hard to do well, and there's a cost associated. Coasting is way more efficient. The Mach-E has the best of both worlds. Coast when you want, and press a physical button (one single tap, without...
That's quite a raspberry!
How much of that repair cost was parts, and how much was labor? Rear quarter panels are the worst places to get hit.
I wonder what the insurance calculations are based on. Size, weight, price, likelihood of salvage vs repair.
No android auto kills me. The Rivian nav is good enough, but the robot voice for directions is terrible, and the nav is not good enough to be useful. Back to using the old trusty cell phone in hands full mode. @bpamiri I took delivery, but cancelled the second order i had. Does Rivian accept...
Any way to see more than fifteen minutes worth of efficiency data? This is a pretty dumb display. I was able to find trip data after a series of annoying button presses buried in the settings under "about". I agree that the center display shows a lot of completely useless information (like...
I rented a model x performance for a week and hated it. The wing doors fault and don't open half the time, the driver door is power actuated and opened itself into a post in my garage (glad it was a rental), and the interior is super cheap. I mean 2001 hyundai cheap. The model x also looks like...
I get the clicking of the brake pads sliding inside the calipers l, especially noticeable when going forward/reverse in a multi point parking situation. But it's a soft clicking and sounds just like any performance BBK. Still annoying as hell because my gas pedal is applying the brakes for me...