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A hard-wired EVSE has its own built-in GFCI, and so does not need to be on a GFCI breaker to be code compliant. I believe that 240V receptacles are exempt from the GFCI requirement (but don’t take my word for it if you’re wiring it up yourself). The issue appears to be when you have two stacked...

The problem is that this is in a paid-access lot that’s 2.5 hours away. So I suppose I could drive 5 hours round trip and pay for a day of parking to test receptacles to see if there’s a problem, but it seems more reasonable to just try and minimize the chances of there being a problem and...

This is apparently a common issue with portable chargers. I’ve seen it reported by owners of other EVs, as well as a handful of discussions on this forum. On the other hand, before I was able to get a 240V receptacle installed in my garage, my only way to charge was an extension cord to an...

I can only speak for myself, but last winter I was actually very impressed with the stock 21s in the snow. I experienced no issues at all driving in several inches of fresh snow on dirt and gravel or on inclines.

To clarify, I’m not talking about an over-current issue. From what I understand. The built-in GFCI functionality in level 1 EVSE equipment can essentially interfere with the GFCI protection in a receptacle or breaker, and cause it to trip erroneously.

I haven’t used it on this particular GFCI, but I have had problems with it tripping others in the past, and I know a lot of people have reported similar experiences. The advice I’ve generally seen has been to put in a new GFCI receptacle, which is less likely to have problems, or move to a...

I know that Rivian’s portable charger isn’t the only one that doesn’t always play nicely with GFCI protected circuits, but are some more problematic than others? I’m going to have to leave my R1T parked for an extended period (roughly 30 days), and will have the option of plugging it into a...

I was thinking the same thing! Probably going to order the topper next month.

I’d have been happy if customer service said that, rather than simply denying it was supposed to provide a discount at all. Minor issue in the end, but it was annoying.

Different issue. Customer service claimed their basic plan didn’t provide any discount (on standard EVgo chargers), even though I had screenshots showing that it did. Just another instance of EVgo providing poor communication that results in unexpectedly high charging costs.

One nice thing I discovered when starting to plan my route for tomorrow is that ABRP does have the pricing details for this chargers, and is aware that the discount doesn’t apply, so it still has accurate charging cost information. So the Rivian nav should too, assuming it takes cost into...

Yikes! I ended up charging at three of them so far, just because they were the best options (and the most expensive was only 45¢/kWh), and two of those were pull-through. One actually just had extended the canopy for the pumps with a white GM branded canopy, and had two dual-connector charges...

On the one hand, I could have done more research to learn this before, but on the other, this feels slightly deceptive from EVgo. Even though the new chargers at Pilot station are branded as EVgo, you will not receive the normal discount from your EVgo membership. I’m in the middle of our...

All but one car* I’ve owned since 2006-ish had automatic windshield wipers, and they’ve all worked this way. I generally leave it on low and am happy, but occasionally the rain or snow is weird in such a way that it reduces visibility more than usual and I turn it up. Rain-sensing wipers are one...

That’s interesting, because it’s not the experience I’ve had at all. I have a multi-day trip coming up with the plan saved in ABRP, so I just pulled it up and manually added an off-route but not terribly so charger as a waypoint (RAN in this case), and it automatically adjusted everything to...

Now let’s see some Wagos!

You’re just in the wrong time zone, try driving to Europe or Asia. ?

Now that’s a well-placed ad!

Good luck! We’ve got a 2,000 mile drive coming up in a couple weeks, so hopefully they can find a way to get us in…

Looks like it’s a suspension issue. I just got the same last night, though in a R1T, so the icon’s a little different. I didn’t get turtle mode, though, and was able to continue driving at normal speeds, just without the ability to adjust the ride height or firmness (and it got absurdly firm)...