Sorry to hear people are still being put in dangerous situations by this. I installed fog lights on the grill for this reason. Plan is to use them and turn the Rivian lights down to "running lights" if necessary. It seems to me that the rear light brightness stays the same, although I actually...
Translation: video recordings of you, your home, your garage interior, and your children is regularly uploaded and stored by Rivian for their systems and employees to access at will…
I have a gen 1 quad large, so I'm extrapolating from that. Thoughts
* $230/month is a lot of money if it's not helping you, but...
* My really rough rule of thumb is for every 1,000 feet of net elevation gain, add 10 miles of range required. Steamboat is about 2,000 feet higher than Denver, so...
The Rivian You Got: a lot of nonsense. Not modular. Pretty darn adventure ready though.
What I would add to your list:
* keys that work
* a power button so you can turn the vehicle on or off
* vampire drain of fewer than multiple kWh per day
* repairable with manual published. for example, it...
I am confused. Is this right? You bought a spare 20". You got a wheel and tire, but nothing else. You are wondering if you were supposed to get a jack and other stuff with it.
No, you can't have my R1S even for 3 model y's. Was that the question?
Regarding range: Gen 1 R1S on 20" AT tires. I expect at least the rated range (270 miles) at 75mph or so. I'm at altitude which helps range a little. Other tires will be much more efficient. At 60mph I would expect over 300...
I would just encourage everyone to watch this video and read the rest of the thread if you have time. It's not that steep and a number of similar stories.
Note the front tires roll and rear tires slide, only the rear have a parking brake as mentioned above.
I'm a big fan of snow tires, but...
Yep, the EPA tests are notoriously based on much lower speeds than a normal highway which is what I meant. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml
The estimates are based around low speed driving. I'm sure any Rivian can hit its advertised range at 40-50mph. But they aren't highway figures.
I am sure the Tri Max has better range than the quad. Lower numbers could be explained by colder weather or just Rivian changing the formula for the...
I would say that the individual vehicle's history is more important than its build date. Is it a borderline lemon that was in and out of the service center every couple months, or has it made it 10k-20k miles with no mechanical issues? If so, it's a winner.
I feel real lucky with our April-ish...