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While we're waiting, who has the earliest R2 reservation on the forum. Winner gets.... ...their vehicle first? If it's not 3/7/2024 you're already not going to take the crown. I'm 1:25p ET. What does everyone else have?

The stars aligned and I had a 2024 Rivian R1T Dual Max as a loaner so I figured I'd record a back-to-back comparison test of Autonomy+ / Driver+ on the same day and stretch of road as I drove that Gen 1 R1T to the service center and then picked up and drove home in my 2025 R1S Dual Large. Gen 1...

With all the hype around R2 and it's impending ramp of manufacturing there is growing excitement in the Rivian community from R1 owners and R2/R3 fans alike. With used R1's now readily available in many parts of the country including through chains like CarMax and Carvana, is now the time to...

I get toggling Imperial and Metric, but what’s custom? You don’t like miles or kilometers so you define your own distance in cow pastures?

Using my 2025 Rivian R1S Dual Large as a reference point I put together a look at the changes from R1S to R2 based on whatever info is available at this time. Feedback, and additional details I've missed, are welcome.

I have a 2025 R1S Dual Large which did NOT come equipped with a built-in air compressor. I do have the super tiny one in the frunk, but doubt that would inflate my tires to the requisite 50 psi if they were 10-15PSI low, it would likely fail long before then. While I do have he compact spare...

I've been following the reviews on the new entrants - the BMW iX3 and now the Volvo XC60. BMW: in my eye, borrows too many styling cues from the iX (which I really don't like, inside or out) and tries to paste them onto a BMW X3 body (which I really do like). I owned a 2005 BMW X3 for three...

I've seen the gunk and crud that accumulates in the radiator grills of my ICE vehicles and it's not pleasant (or easy to clean). When I saw this radiator grill from EVbase I figured I'd give it a shot. Installation takes maybe 2 minutes (could probably be done in 30 seconds honestly) and it...

After installing the update my vehicle seems to no longer want to connect to cell towers - not great for long holiday trips with no navigation, charger information and no streaming music (or hotspot for the kids). So much for paying for Connect+! No, a soft reset didn't bring it back (I...

who knew? time to pull the shade back out of the trunk. WTF?

Situation: I picked up a 2025 Gen 2 Dual Large in Feb 2025. So it's been the tail end of winter, spring and the early part of Fall here in NJ - all good weather for EV driving. After almost exactly nine months I thought I'd check in on my efficiency -- and it was not at all what I expected...

Rivian R1S and R1T Sunshades by @VION - installation and review Quick take: Super-easy to install, takes just a couple minutes High quality product - frames, material, clips all sturdy and comes with a nice carrying bag Reflective coating on top blocks most light/heat from entering the roof...

Just to see, I submitted a trade-in request on my 2025 R1S Dual Large with post-purchase Performance upgrade to Rivian to see how big a gap I'd have to a Tri or Quad. Note I purchased the R1S in Feb 2025, just under 7 months ago and have less than 2,500 miles on the clock. I'm not looking to...

Situation, starting two or so software updates ago I've noticed the rear (and front) cameras in my 2025 R1S Gen 2 have substantial lag and jitter, the image updates are not smooth and continuous as they were previously. Just installed the latest update and it's still a problem. Anyone else or...

I suspect I'm not alone in expanding my EV fleet. That's the exciting part. Figuring out the charging situation at home? That's a little more complicated so I thought I'd share how I'm using a single NEMA 14-50 outlet to charge 2 EV's every evening without mastering the Olympic sports of Plug...

Situation: My wife took my son to a doctor's appointment this morning in our 2025 R1S, all good. Some time during the drive the infotainment display just showed a Rivian logo - nav, climate control, etc. were all gone and unlike a Tesla you can not do a soft reset while driving. Luckily the...

What am I doing wrong here? Do Rivian's Gen 2 Active Matrix LED headlights, long a press darling, really only have 8 pixels or so per side? I thought Audi, Mercedes and others have millions of pixels. This is 16 bit lighting in an era of 5K.

This is in my driveway where I have bright LED's behind me but even so the light from the front light bar and stadium lights ends up casting shadows in the charge port making it tricky to align a charging cable. This probably goes away with a NACS port, but is an unexpected PITA.

My 2025 Rivian R1S came with the drawer (#winning) and I picked up a camp speaker on a certain auction site. When I had my spare tire installed two Rivian service techs could not figure out how to release the drawer. Not sure if this came in a recent software release, but unlocking the drawer...

With warmer weather descending upon NJ I took the opportunity to get in a quick wash, blow dry, and ceramic coating with my favorite of the last four years - Turtle Wax Ceramic Coating (https://amzn.to/3Gl7VG0). Hard to see the metallic flake from a distance, but it really does sparkle under...