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One of my adapters has an open handle on the back, for which I've been quite grateful. Just make sure that nobody is around when you're trying to take them apart or you're likely to clock them when they finally do separate!

Agreed - plus you can be plugged in the entire time your vehicle sits there. Just putting 2-4 miles/hour into your Rivian adds up over 48-72 hours. It's decidedly not a fast charger, but I've done the Level 1 thing at some VRBO's (with permission) where we're there for 3-4 days and it makes a...

If Rivian used a dealership model the initial wave of R2's would be sold for $90K each (if not more) with the dealership pocketing the difference. Remember the Bronco? I'll bide my time and take my R2 when they offer it to me...

I think everybody's experiences with Rivian vary wildly. My wife's brother was a marketing director for Rivian so we ordered our R1S early, sight unseen. We did test drive one in Brooklyn, but I honestly don't think it would have made a difference if we hadn't - we were going to get one. I'm...

Agree - the fundamental issue is their interpretation of the promised delivery start date. What I want to see from Rivian is when they'll start shipping to fulfill the reservations that were made. I understand that the first production units will go to employees - that makes sense as things...

Depending on your destination in Maine, your halfway point is likely either just south of DC or somewhere in NJ. Definitely look for a hotel with a L2 charger for your stop. I'm assuming that you've done that drive before so you know that getting your timing when you go around DC and NYC is...

Thanks for posting - I hadn't seen that in any of the many Rivian emails I get. I can't wait to see an R2 in person, but it doesn't look like it will be in this wave. I'm sending a cousin to the Long Island event as my eyes, but it won't be the same as seeing it myself. I'm really hoping...

Stupid question for you - was it still plugged in after it hit 80%? I don't understand how you could have negative vampire drain (going from 80-81.8). We were gone for two full weeks but I left our '23 R1S plugged in and set to 70%. I haven't set up the HA integration, but wasn't surprised...

I really like free L2 chargers at hotels, but I'm okay if I need to pay. We were at a hotel that had two L2 chargers installed and billed through "Stay-N-Charge". It worked well to charge us overnight. I'm a little torn - no idle fees at all. I'd be thrilled with no idle fees if there were a...

Thanks - we've got a '23 R1S running on 20" A/S (I somehow managed to get 48K on the original Pirelli AT's). We'll start our trip around 97% and charge: GM Energy Chargers in Smithton PA IONNA Rechargery on I270 outside Columbus Meijer just north of Cincinnati on I71 - enough to get to Augusta...

We're in Lancaster PA and have a daughter in her first year at Ohio State (her twin sister is at Penn State - fun times) so we've done the drive on the PA Turnpike to I70 to Columbus a bunch. There are GM Energy chargers (4 of them) at the Flying J in Smithton PA that is perfectly positioned so...

Yeah - I'm with you on that. In February while at a hotel I went out in a snowstorm at 11pm, brushed off the Rivian, and moved it because there were only two L2 chargers and I was finished charging. In the morning it was still empty, but I slept well knowing I did the right thing.

Thanks for the suggestion - we'll try to hit it while we're in the Cincy area. If only Jungle Jim's had EV chargers... :(

Thanks - I found the chargers at the dealerships but they only have 1 or 2 and I didn't want to take a chance on driving there to find them ICE'd or occupied. L2 really only works if we can leave it overnight - even a fast L2 charger would only add 22 miles per hour, and the majority of the L2...

I did set my PlugShare filter to include only those locations with 2 or more stations - I don't want to drive an hour to charge to a place where the only charger is out of order or someone else just got there. I'm going to be fine (my wife is insisting on taking the Rivian for comfort) but I...

My wife and I get to spend a week in Augusta, KY (about an hour SE of Cincinnati along the river) for work in the next couple of weeks. I wasn't surprised that there weren't any chargers around Augusta (there's a L2 about 30 minutes away) and the VRBO where we're staying only has street parking...

I have one of the EVS units that my wife wouldn't ever let me install in the Rivian. We used it in our 2016 Highlander for a while, but my daughter preferred using her phone to the EVS screen so it's just sitting here. I'll sell it for $120 (UPS shipping included) if anyone wants to try it...

When they replaced my 12V the second time they also replaced a couple of other modules - I think they determined that I had some other issues that was causing the 12V issue. Took them over two weeks (some of which was waiting on parts) and I really hope I'm good for a couple of years.

August '23 R1S here and they had mobile service proactively replace our 12V in January '25 and then they replaced it again in January of this year. I'm hoping, with all the data they collect from us, that their analytics system is getting better at spotting issues before they occur. This is SO...

When we had a 12V issue I got the message that the Rivian was slowing to a stop - Scary as sh*t because I was in a construction zone on the PA Turnpike without a shoulder so I would have been blocking one of two lanes during evening rush hour. We limped along (with flashers) and barely made it...