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I've been practice two-foot driving, sometimes it's easier to control speed a bit with the friction brake than try to move your right foot the tiniest fraction.

Oof. Sounds good if money is not a consideration, but a Torin Big Red 10-ton ($40) and some 2x4s would also suffice.

Is it more responsive in sport?

Yeah, I even get that in all purpose mode a little, though less now after many software updates. I would also love to get a much softer throttle response in the first 10-20%. For neighborhoods and parking lots. Right now I have to be really precise on the throttle. For example, try to do a 3...

To add to that, short city trips will be much worse efficiency than road trips in cold weather. You can think of it like it takes 3% battery or say 10 miles of range to heat up the battery and cabin to a normal temperature. So an 8.3 mile trip might use 18 miles of range in the cold, which is...

What's your winter tire of choice?

This is great. I guess this will interact with battery temperature in a somewhat complicated way. The vehicle needs to warm up the battery at the same time. It probably takes a lot longer for the battery to hit its ideal temp. And if you're just taking a short trip, that energy is probably...

Right, what I meant was that 82 = 58 * 1.4, so the difference between the way out and the way back is 1.4 squared = 2, so twice as much drag on the way back as the way out.

I'm hoping that Rivian realizes the easiest way to satisfy those 8-year Gen 1 warranties is to certify third party shops and third-party replacement parts. No idea if that's realistic, but one can dream.

Just some extremely rough numbers regarding wind to show how big a difference it makes. Let's say you're going 70mph. With a steady 12mph headwind, that's aerodynamically like going 82. When you turn around, it's like going 58. That is a 1.4x difference which means the drag is literally twice as...

I am sorry to be pedantic and correct everyone in this thread, but there is no Owner's Manual for Rivian vehicles. It does not exist. There is only an Owner's Guide. This actually tells you a lot about the psychology of a company that hides such ugly, functional things as door handles under...

It might just remember your settings from the last time you used snow mode?

Yes, people have been asking for this since deliveries started. I didn't bother trying to schedule an appointment and pay, I'll just have a slightly wrong speedometer this winter.

People care about range on the highway, which is much lower than EPA range. The higher the listed range, the bigger the discrepancy to what you can actually get at highway speeds. As you pointed out and as has been discussed on here, some of Rivian's Gen 2 range numbers just don't make much...

Rivian scores a bunch of own goals that are unrelated to innovation in performance. Lots of unnecessary complexity. Combine that with poorly designed failure modes (e.g. difficulty of putting a dead vehicle into neutral), making small things hard to repair by yourself or third parties, and...

On the same tires, I'd bet the quad will have essentially the same range as the tri.

Consider cotton/recycled polyester mix. https://rivian.com/gear-shop/p/compass-logo-sweatpants?sku=AP000572BLK004 It will go well with staff members' Dual Standard vehicles.

They're testing the mismatched "sport" Michelin tires. Does Rivian advertise a range number for those yet? The Tri Max number is 371 and that's with 22" range wheels+tires. These have the Michelin sport tires, I would expect range to be a lot lower. Motor Trend says 360.