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Hi @Zoomit and good to see you here! Sorry for my slow reply to your very useful post, I appreciate it. That is very encouraging, thanks. Great, thanks for confirming my hunch. If Rivian enables their Adaptive Cruise Control to work while towing, and if they make the promised improvements to...

”Not necessary with an ICE”? This is a Rivian forum, we are talking about EVs here. I unhitch to charge because Tesla Superchargers are not configured with long pull through stalls that allow charging when hitched. Yes, it is 5 minutes to unhitch/hitch. I don’t care. If you Never had a...

Of course you are correct. But with the exception of the rather limited Rivian Adventure charging network (and I’m glad they are building it and expanding it!*) all other charging networks are built for all EVs, and so far have not put any significant effort into making charging while hitched...

I’ve been towing my RV trailer for over 6 years and many thousands of miles in the western US and British Columbia using the Supercharger network, which is by far the largest and most reliable charging network in North America, and for me I want a charge port location that is most compatible...

His post stated “production R2”. That decision by Rivian is clearly the right move because it makes using the Tesla Supercharger network much easier. It is unfortunate that Rivian decided to put the charge port in the front on the R1 models. But I don’t expect them to change that now. It made...

Thanks! Good to know, but given my towing history and the range of that pack I doubt I will encounter that scenario. When driving, towing or not, my wife and I like to take regular breaks and get out and stretch every 90 minutes or less. A charging session is the perfect opportunity to do that...

Thanks for your comment. If you are at a DC charger that can deliver up to 250kW and start charging at 10%, what charge rate does the vehicle typically display and what does it drop to at 80%?

Agreed, and I noted that in my post starting this thread. :)

Thanks. I tow at 55 and suspect the added range of the Max will be more significant.

Thanks for your comments. If I could get 225 miles of range at 55mph from a fully charged Dual Motor Max Pack that would be a significant improvement over the 135-145 miles I currently get when towing with my Model X.

Pretty sure that with any Tesla, when hitched up and electrically connected to what is being towed, “AP” (Auto Pilot) is disabled. TACC is not disabled. Just to be clear to non-Tesla owners reading this, TACC is not the same thing as AP. Thanks.

Thanks for contributing your personal experiences towards one of the points I made in my original post, I said: “Fewer DC fast charging stations, though this is debatable now that Tesla has opened up the majority (not all, V1 Superchargers remain Tesla only) of the Supercharger network to other...

Thanks for your comments; you noted some things I had missed or was not aware of. My purpose with this thread is to compare and contrast the towing capabilities of the Model X vs the R1S (note my thread title) and I’d like to keep the focus on that rather than have it turn into a general Tesla...

Currently the Rivian website is showing that the Dual Motor Large range estimate is 531km/332m and the Dual Motor Max is 660km/412m, which is a big enough difference for me to go with the latter. What leads you to believe that Rivian is using a “different adjustment” to make the Max look more...

Hi, thanks for your post! Yes, as near as I have been able to determine towing the Alto F1743 and the A2124 seem to produce about the same energy penalty. Just so I’m clear, you have the “Large” battery, not the “Max Pack”? I assume it was not available when you ordered your R1S. If your...

Sure, see https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/towing-a-17ft-2-200lb-rv-trailer-with-a-tesla-model-x-reasons-why-an-r1s-could-be-a-better-tow-vehicle.31096/

That would be great. What is your source for that? Thanks.

Introduction: I’m new to this forum. Have owned only Teslas for the past 10 years; Roadster, Model S, currently a 2018 Model 3 and 2017 Model X 100D which I purchased specifically to tow a Safari Condo Alto F1743 trailer. It is 17 ft long, weighs about 2,200lb fully loaded, and has been...

I’ve been following Pebble since they announced the Flow and was very disappointed to see that their trailer powertrain had such a small impact on tow vehicle energy usage. Instead of spending so much on a powered trailer, perhaps a better investment is the R1S Dual Motor with Max Pack. As...