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That's what I did with tesla, but was a little too close and didn't get back in!

I'll just keep moving my stop loss order up as the price goes up, but with a decent buffer. I kept it too close with tesla 2 years ago; still had a good gain but missed out on the real crazy runup. I also expect a large correction in the next few months but will take that as an opportunity.

:rock::clap: I'm sure there will be plenty of rivian YouTube drag races in the future!

Maybe it's because I'm logged into plugshare. Of course that doesn't say anything about how long it stayed at those levels.

While looking at station options in Utah on plugshare I noticed a rivian check-in in Green River the other day. Apparently an employee is road tripping back to California after picking up his truck. This is his route: https://www.polarsteps.com/VivekVaid/4419390-rivian-r1t-plant-to-home I found...

You do still need to ultimately convert to ac to use the power, but just once. There are also ac coupled batteries, but then the power goes from dc solar to ac, back to dc to charge the home batteries, and back to ac to be used in your home and so there are more conversion losses.

Solaredge just announced a new inverter/battery version that can provide backup power. The cool thing is the power to charge the battery from solar stays dc so conversion losses are minimized. I just installed my solar last year with a solaredge inverter but if it ever needs to be replaced I...

If the lines don't get changed then that is a good candidate for some aftermarket brackets to protect them. I know I would be fabricating or purchasing something to prevent damage.

A hitch mounted spare tire with a skid plate built into the bottom would be a great solution for having a full size spare on trails and protecting the bumper when dropping off ledges, and then being able to leave the weight in the garage when its not needed.

Also I would add being able to comfortably/legally tow 5-6000 pounds to that list.

Im pretty sure the flat towing in the manual refers to long distance towing behind something like a motorhome. Getting towed while using regen is no different than using regen while going down hill to recuperate energy. The regen setting would probably have to be turned down to not put too much...

Part of the excitement of running trails is not knowing exactly what you might encounter, but it's also important to be prepared for situations and be willing to turn around if it's worse than you're comfortable with (and check the weather forecast!) I think tow charging is the most...

I did lockhart basin a few years ago in a stock jeep jk rubicon and there were a couple challenging spots but in this video the trail looks to be in worse condition because of the rain. I think a rivian can do it but the driver should have trail driving experience, a good spotter and accept that...

Here's a write-up from expedition portal: https://expeditionportal.com/2022-hummer-ev-electric-super-truck-first-off-road-drive/ I don't see anything about Rivian from them yet; hopefully they have an in depth test coming.

He mentioned low range a couple times, I wonder if that's some kind of electronic low range simulator. Seemed like a lot of work to get through the screen menus and a bit of lag after button presses. Rear steer for a large vehicle would definitely be handy.

What trailer model do you have? My 4runner will get 16-17mpg on the highway not towing because it's not stock and about 10 towing a tall 5000lb camper. I'm already used to stopping in less than 150 miles while towing because of the gas tank size.

It's a bit vague, but says to keep your old 'fuel efficient' car a bit longer. Unfortunately so many vehicles in the US are not very efficient. Even our relatively new minivan usually only gets over 20mpg on road trips.

I'm glad to hear that a full day of driving trails used only about 20% of a charge.

Yes, it has a lift, lower gears and lockers which helps a lot over a factory vehicle. There are consequences for bad driving!

It's cool to see them on an obstacle that I've been to since it gives me some perspective of what they can do. It's definitely a steep chute! Running it in my 4runner a few years ago: