We are long time National Park visitors and hikers. Hit them all, some several times. For this 2 week trip we went much more off the beaten path....
Moab area BLM lands
Bear's Ears National Monument in Utah
Natural Bridges National Monument in Utah
Vermillion Cliffs National Monument in...
Next to my Rivian Blue R1T in Edwards CO.
The Catalina Cove is darker than I thought. The R2 is bigger than I imagined
Rivian owned test vehicle. VIN 23. Employee out driving it to track up some miles.
A recent post by @electruck4x4 (https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/what%E2%80%99s-your-go-to-camp-kitchen-cooking-setup-%F0%9F%8D%B3.52813/) asking for examples of how people are doing a camp kitchen generated a request that I share details of how I did mine for folks to make their own...
Dec 5, 2025 Update:
I've had a chance to do some cold, snow, and Ice driving on the Outpost nAT tires. Time for an update;
EFFICENCY:
In my original post I reported on a big loss in efficiency with the Outpost nAT tires. But that efficiency hit is much less at cold temperatures! I'm...
The schedule: Mid July into early August.
The route: A nearly 5,000 mile out-and-back from Minneapolis to the tip of Cape Bretton Island. 4 (at least) National Parks in Canada.
The broadcast : Exclusive regular updates to members of the RivianForums provided at no extra charge.
The...
Disclaimer: I was given the opportunity to get a free sample of the Redtiger F17 Elite dash cam in exchange for posting my review of it on some social media sites. Redtiger is an official site sponsor of the RivianForum. I’ve owned a Rivian for 3 years now and have been an active member of...
Disclaimer: I was given the opportunity to get a free sample of the @Redtiger F17 Elite dash cam in exchange for posting my review of it on some social media sites. Redtiger is an official site sponsor of the RivianForum. I’ve owned a Rivian for 3 years now and have been an active member of...
In summary: Incremental improvement. Maybe 1 minute faster for on boarding 60 kWh of energy.
Longer Story:
I've had a Gen 1 Large Pack and now a Gen 2 Max Pack R1T. I've recorded all my Electrify America charging sessions over the last 3 years and the data is summaries below. The different...
I have a 40 amp charger on one 50 amp circuit in my garage. I also have a garage space heater on a different 50 amp circuit breaker. I want to add a 2nd charger to the garage. I was wondering if a toggle switch could be installed on the circuit with the space heater to select between...
https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/03/rivian-meets-2024-vehicle-production-target.html
Rivian Automotive’s 2024 vehicle production and deliveries were in line with the company’s previously announced expectations.
The electric vehicle maker on Friday said it produced 49,476 vehicles last year...
Just came across this video from a link in a InsideEVs.com article. Very informative info on North American electrical service and why switching to NACS is even a bigger deal than I realized.
Alex on Autos and sister channel EV Buyers Guide, is my most trusted YouTube source for all things...
I've been a R1T owner for about 2.5 years now. First a Gen 1 Quad Motor Large Battery which I recently traded in for a Gen 2 Dual Motor Max Pack. Combined, I have about 60,000 miles on the two vehicles. I'm a bit of a data geek (35 years experience as a Mechancal Design and Test Engineer)...
After putting 55,000 trouble free and wonderful miles on my R1T Quad Motor I took the recent Rivian trade-in incentive to replace it with a Dual Motor Max Pack R1T.
Why, you might ask given the deep discount the early reservation holders got? A few reasons;
* I have never wished for more...
This is a follow-up to a post I did in May of 2024 when my R1T had 42,000 miles on it.
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/test-result-battery-degradation-at-42-000-miles-just-3-degradation-2022-r1t-quad-motor.27821/#post-538633
I now have 54,000 miles on the R1T and I repeated the test...
After the dismissal of the entire Tesla Supercharger team this spring, concerns for the continued expansion of the network was on a lot of our minds. Per the website supercharge.info, construction/permitting/planning is continuing at a good pace. Earlier this summer planning and permitting...
This post will be of most interest to EV drivers in the Upper Midwest.
ZEF Energy is Minnesota based charging network that has installed DC faster chargers (mostly 50 kW units) in small towns and rural areas of Minnesota, Wisconsin and the Dakotas. While that are to be applauded for this...