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I'd like to see these ranked by braking distance. Insane acceleration combined with poor braking distance spells trouble.

So, by that logic, I should have not upgraded from my first Nissan LEAF, which was roughly 70 miles? Anything can be improved and the human race moves forwardly making those improvements. The Scout will probably have better winter range, but of course, it's years away. One near term improvement...

In the U.S., at least, the RAV4, Silverado and F-Series outsell the Y, depending on how you count. Possibly also the CR-V. Worldwide, I expect the Corolla to outsell the Y for 2024. To me, the Y looks like a slippery wet dinosaur turd, but to each their own.

This is a good safety measure (assuming the car doesn't brick itself and lock me out of access to the generator), but the point is to make sustainable trips, using green electricity, not run the generator. So, having a generator doesn't increase the utility of the car. If I wanted to burn any...

This doesn't work for me, because I like to go into rugged mountains on day trips, where there are no superchargers. My range dictates which mountains I can reach (and still round trip safely), and which I absolutely cannot. It's a surprisingly small number. But for most people, sure, get in...

What was your average speed? I don't even get 2.26 mile per kWh in the summer. I live in a hilly area, though. And perhaps the early Rivians were built with better ball bearings...

I would love Rivian to adopt the mondo HEPA filters that exist in the Model X. It's a great feature for the west coast, which frequently burning and resembles some circle of hell.

I've never had this experience. My cold weather range in Rivians is abysmal, and I've taken a ton of trips. Perhaps disabled regen let you coast a ton, and the coasting was efficient. What was your average speed?

I expect steer by wire makes will make much harder to tow a bricked vehicle when parked in certain positions. Sometimes someone must turn the front wheels.

Update: my R1T is back from service. The problem was a failed charger which took out the 12V batteries on its way out. I filed a service ticket for a buzzing sound when charging, but my service center is so backed up it went months without an appointment. I noticed the buzzing only once, and the...

I agree, they help, but they're not miracle workers. I have Nokian snow tires on my R1S and have spun it out in fresh snow in a roundabout.

Rivians, especially quads, have poor lateral traction, and because regen doesn't have antilock brake capability, one can spin out that way, too. I really want Rivian to add antilock brake capability to regen. Snow mode is not a solution, it is an ass-covering hack.

It's an arms race, but one reason I drive a Rivian is because of conservation of momentum. Massive cars are safer (unless you get hit by one). I'm thankful the Rivian engineers have prioritized safety.

So, Tesla only gave them so many free ones, eh? Or does this mean Rivian is now shifting production to NACS cars? Or both?

I haven't experienced this, but the windshield heaters are inadequate to melt ice, and none of my charge port door buttons have ever worked at 32 degrees or colder.

OK, but does is support CarPlay?

Most disasters require multiple failures occurring at the same time. Taking one car could be considered a failure, yes. Adventurers who take more than one car are at less risk, even though sometimes that is not possible. Or the weather looks great for only one car and then turns nasty...

Forfeiting your rights under the law is always going to be a formal process. Most of these lawsuits are complete BS, but unregistering yourself is unlikely to stop or slow them, unfortunately. Class actions are efficient but there needs to be a mechanism to discourage frivolous lawsuits.

https://www.greencarreports.com/news/1142640_hyundai-kia-genesis-recall-us-evs-12v-battery-issue Why isn’t Rivian issuing a recall? It’s clear that can’t rely on fancy software telemetry to determine who will be bricked and who won’t be… Oh, it’s because Rivian has a monopoly on service, so...

I also have the latch issue, but so far the tailgate has stayed shut. I recently suffered a bricked R1T due to a 12V battery failure. With mine, there was no warning, only a dead car, and jumping did not fix it. This is my biggest problem with using the Rivian as an "adventure vehicle"--if it...