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Some thoughts on passing this milestone; Acquired Quad motor Adventure with 21” tires in late July 2022. Hit 50k miles on August 1st 2024. Overall it’s been an extremely fun and reliable vehicle. Powered tonneau has always and continues to work fine. Had the early suspension creaking but...

There are numerous threads about what is the best route planner. ABRP or Rivian nav etc. My favorite, by far, is PlugShare trip planner. Not many people seem to be aware of it so I’ll give an example here and point out why I like it. This example is a trip I may do soon from Missoula, MT to...

UPDATED ~Sept 1, 2024: * Originally posted in June with 2 months of data. Updated charts around Sept 1st to now show a 5 month trend line. * Sept Update Notes: - The Plugshare averages show consisted difference by region. - Generally steady or decreasing scores across all regions, no region...

I got my Quad Motor Large Pack R1T in July, 2022. VIN in the 8000 range. Been driving the heck out of it and loving every mile. I have the 21" road tires. Yesterday I attempted a battery degradation test for the first time. My procedure was as follows; 1. Fill battery to 100% as indicated...

No news but they asked him about the Apple rumors and the Tesla Supercharger issue. Got the typical non-direct answers CEOs usually give but the Apple rumor answer was not "No" and there was maybe some RJ body language they make me think maybe????

Not much new. But “experts” say the Tesla pull back isn’t as harmful as it might seem. NEVI funded sites will start to come online at an increasing rate. One per day by end of year?

Three 120 kw chargers just opened in North Branch, MN on the way to Duluth. Very badly needed on this stretch of highway. At a Ford dealer. Behind a fence that might be closed when the dealership is closed.

This trip/efficiency report will be mostly pictures and graphs and short on words. The graphs are pretty darn good and tell the story better than words could. We drove our R1T Quad Motor with 21" road tires from Minneapolis to Sedona to do some hiking by way of Des Moines, Omaha, Denver, Sante...

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/09/business/bmw-electric-vehicles.html The gist of it is, BMW is succeeding because they build ICE, Hybrids, EVs on the same platform and assembly line and can manage cost and consumer demand easily. Rivian is not mentioned. A positive and accurate article for...

I’m a regular pursuer of PlugShare reports around the country. Today I was looking to see how the new EVGO flying J stations and Tesla magic dock stations are doing. Some have only a couple reports per month. I think they get far more use than that. In general it seems fewer people are...

A five hour long YouTube live feed. I did not watch it all but extracted these key figures. 46 degree temp Ran it until the battery was completely empty consuming ~122 kWh covered ~250 miles for an efficiency of about 2.05 m/kWh. Not great numbers.

Since we are reportedly on the cusp of a more widespread opening of the Tesla supercharger network I know we are all curious how the historically excellent reliability of the superchargers will hold up when CSS vehicles start using them widely. We have a bit of a sneak-preview because over the...

Don't waste you time. A completely pointless 45 minute video that says next to nothing. They ran a large pack side by side with a max pack. Were at a EA charger at 10% SOC on the batteries and charged them both for 15 minutes. Drove at 85 mph for 85 total miles to get back down to 10% SOC...

Maybe some others too, I’m losing track. But Ames is for sure a new one today.

Saw a new YouTube video from State Of Charge Tom Moloughney. About updated ChargeWay app version 2.0. Looks like a good combination of features from PlugShare and ABRP. Customized to your vehicle and a very nice user interface. One downside now is relatively few user reviews on station...

At least in my area around MN and WI I've seen a real significant increase in the number of fast chargers available or under construction over the last 3 months. Circle K / Holiday gas stations in particular are quickly bringing 180 kW units online at a number of gas stations. I make a yearly...

Posting the latest findings from this large data set I'm acquiring. Travel conditions: 165 mile trip on a mix of 70 mph interstate and 55 mph rural highways with several traffic lights and small town slowdowns. I travel this route repeatedly from my home near Minneapolis, MN to my cabin near...

I've posted this data a few time on this forum. I am continuing to collect data but an odd pattern is showing up. I do a frequent 165 mile trip between my home near Minneapolis to my cabin near Hayward, WI. Been doing it for about 1.5 years now in my R1T. Most of the first year was in...

I'm a recently retired engineer who had a data analysis itch to scratch. Bad weather today in Minnesota with an early season snowfall and cold windy conditions so took some time to dig into the data on plugshare.com. I took a sampling of up to 50 charging locations across the country for a...

I thought this might be a fun thread to share where folks have taken their Rivian and to show that roads trips are very possible in EVs. I used the free iPhone app MapMarkup to create the attached map. Add yours.