Installed my charger yesterday/today.
About 50' total run of 6/3 MC. Used a right angle connector to get into the panel and a straight one to get into the charger, with "red devil" bushings. Anchored to the wall/etc every 32", plus within 12" of each termination point.
60amp dual pole Eaton BR...
PSA: If you accidentally have your Rivian charger sent to work, and your truck is being delivered to your home in a few days, the wall charger WILL fit into a standard motorcycle top case to get it home. Barely....
No debt (live way below our means), maxed out 401k/IRA/i-series bonds, had excess cash laying around, with inflation the way it is, this was the first time in my life I could feel "ok" about buying a depreciating asset since the depreciation will likely be on track with inflation for the next...
New to EV's, so apologies if this is common knowledge.
Getting my R1T later this week, and have a trip 1 week later where I'll be towing and will need to charge on the trip in upstate NY (first charge near Albany).
ABRP gives me a few options for charging, mostly all EA chargers.
There is...
That leads me to a question I hesitated to ask my guide.
Is Rivian all metric hardware?
(a domestic... using metric... that's the dream right there.....)
Yup, trackday instructor here. This R1T will be doing a lot of towing in front of my 14' v-nose trailer to about 26 trackdays a year.
Having the ability to load a bike securely in the bed for off season suspension work and bike buying/selling is huge. That was the only downside to my current...