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This happened couple of times and the door was unlocked for the whole time. Partly it was our fault but the doors are heavier and require more force to close. My previous car's app (Hyundai) used to send me a notification if I left the door open.

It's just how lithium ion battery works. I read some paper where they basically claim keeping the battery discharge cycle between 20-80% reduce capacity loss by half. Even iPhone these days don't charge to 100% at night until about the time to wake up to reduce degradation. There are lot of...

Do you know how do they do the calculation? As far I know Tesla rolled out some software updates that increased the range even on the same existing battery, so range comparison might not be accurate one. For testing a regular lithium battery the technique is to use a shunt to get current+voltage...

Curious what minor issues are you seeing? I put 2800 miles already on my R1S and filed a ticket for some misalignment (it's the plastic clad on the door not aligned with the corresponding body part) on the day after I received the car. So far I am not noticing any issue other than wind and motor...

If there’s a ballot initiative, I’d sign and donate. I think it will pass in every states, just it need to start from some state. There’s not even any small dealer around. All of them are now part of some nationwide dealership giants. Seriously, this stealership model should die.

In some places, particularly near Whistler, the road was very slippery. When sliding a bit I had to be careful not to leave throttle at once and still steer back - that was a bit scary. ABS brake kicked in once as well. Two days into my trip I got the latest software update with snow mode so...

I got 1.65 Seattle to Whistler during the arctic blast time with Vancouver roads under packed snow and ice and abandoned cars everywhere. But I wasn't too worried and ran the heater full time. At least, the car kept us safe and I got to charge for very cheap at Whistler before heading back. One...

I just checked on my EVGO app. R1S (at least mine) is still not not eligible.

Once I cross shopped SUV and sedan. Even all the way down to last two finalists: Lexus RX and Genesis G70. One reason was G70 lease price was extremely good (huge cashback with relatively high residual; sedan price was tanking in 2016-2017). So, either save money there or get the car we want to...

Saw him and answering question at Rivian's Seattle event in September 2019. That day I felt like he is really likes car, building something for things he likes to do, knows what he is doing, and would care for who is going to drive the cars. I felt like he will be a similar CEO like Yvon...

I'd cut quad motor and will go with a free paint option to bring the price down. There are more options coming out from other automakers but I don't see those are as exciting as Rivian. Yes, EX90 will have HUD, probably more refined ride, but I still have to go to dealerships, software update...

For me also not sensitive enough. I searched the manual, dig through the menu options, but couldn't find anything to adjust the sensitivity. My last car had rain sensing and sensitivity customization. Maybe addressable with a software update.

I heard that it's just 1% of infinite. Wha?? 1% of infinite is still infinite!!!

That's really great to hear to Seattle to Sand Diego is doable without much issue. If we do any road trip this, this route will be a potential one :) I live in Seattle and drove to Whistler with absolutely no issue with charging. Canadian infrastructure seems less good compared to I-5 north of...

I keep hvac on. I like how it starts the heater when I approach the vehicle. My gear guard is on but not active at home so technically it’s off most of the time. Auto lock is also disabled at home so the car remains unlocked at my garage all the time. My observation is I loose 1 percent each...

I have a neighbor who has both Model Y and a Subaru Ascent. The only use of his model Y is commute, kids duty, and grocery. Skiing, camping, road trip - they take the Ascent. On the very first week of owning R1S, also my first EV, I took it to Whistler (4.5 hours from my place).

I am not sure how are the gas cars now, but when I was little our car was stranded because it was out of gas. Then filling up the tank wasn't enough. Some mechanic has to take the gasoline connection hose out and suck with their mouth (no kidding) to fill the hose with gas again. That's why...

Rivian has a long way to go. As a first product, my R1S is amazing! Their delivery van possibly also have a big potential. Tesla is profitable and will be profitable but their growth is going to slow down significantly this year. Suddenly their ordering backlog is gone, for two quarters in a row...

I have built a LFP battery for emergency home power backup and did some research on battery capacity, variables impacting capacity, charging and discharging temp etc. Just putting my thoughts based on that knowledge. Not totally accurate the battery's actual capacity is impacted by the...

It should be the other way around. Regen means converting the loss of momentum to electricity instead of wasting as heat. A while back Audi e-tron showed a demo where they came down from pikes peak and didn’t have to stop to cool down their brake pads.