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I’ve found the dual to outperform the quad on most metrics. I’m curious to know what improvements are in this new one. Motor Trend reads like paid PR, I’m dubious they actually drove this car for a substantial period of time.

That sounds about right. The interaction between unreliable parts, shoddy manufacturing and super buggy software makes for a bad user experience. Rivian has a monopoly on service and getting timely fixes can be frustrating. Sometimes they just shrug their shoulders. All we can offer you in...

Oddly, the keycard didn’t work to get the car started. The keycard reader might also be broken. Overall, not confidence inspiring. This type of thing happens all the time with Rivian.

Twice now, my Rivian has let mine drive away with PAAK, only to decide a key is no longer present in the vehicle after I have parked miles from home. Both times a reset solved the issue. Is there a way to prevent this going forward? Is it a hardware defect, or is this yet another Rivian bug I...

I think you've found the perfect wrap color of the R1S. Kudos, I love it.

BTW, service has informed me that the G1 key fob is unavailable with no ETA. So don’t lose yours. Personally, my fob works much better than my phone, so it’s a shame they bungled this up. Also, several drivers of my Rivians are unwilling to give Rivian 24x7 access to their location in order to...

I find it hilarious that Doug, who is 6'3", absolutely will not be caught dead standing close to this car at his full height. He is always sitting on a comically small stool.. This car might appeal to people 5' 8" and shorter. The shrinky-dink miniaturization of the R1 to the R2, without...

Screen casting from your phone. Better yet, playback from your phone. To your car. Play car, play car... car play. So close.

Rivian pulled a Tesla and used a bunch of really cheap parts, everywhere. The latch is just one of many. It’s one that we can observe with our own eyes, but there are plenty more that are hidden from you. I would ever own this vehicle outside of warranty. Even within warranty I’m considering...

This just hit me today. It’s a three month wait for service. What a PoS this truck is. Problem after problem, just like my other two Rivians. There’s a good chance my other latch will fall before service can replace the first one.

That is all. I can use my phone in the meantime, but it never proximity unlocks up the car without fumbling for it in my pocket (and waking it up) first. Latest iPhone. At least the fob proximity unlocks “most” of the time.

As of 2023, electric vehicles (EVs) accounted for approximately 1% of the total light-duty vehicle fleet in the United States. This equates to about 3 million EVs out of an estimated 288.5 million vehicles nationwide. One can reasonably conclude that the level of enthusiasm that the current...

My Rivians get more rain drops on their exterior camera lenses than any other car I’ve driven. Either their placement doesn’t heed aerodynamic principles or the lenses themselves are not coated properly. I’ve tried RainX to no avail; what is the latest thinking about how to remedy this? There...

EVs are really terrible for winter adventuring and some form of road trips, but pretty good for almost everything else. Most people have at least one commuter or kid-hauling car, and an EV is perfect for that.

For those of us who have two Rivians, when will we be getting our second adapter, if at all?

Even when the ice is not there, often the capacitive button doesn’t work in my cars in cold temperatures. So, I’m afraid there may be no solution for you.

Interesting. My audio system has distortion with spontaneously fixes and re-breaks without a reset. I’ll try the reset next time, thanks!

A lot of Rivian software changes are for just change’s sake, there is no rhyme or reason to it. It may be different, but not necessarily better. You need something to distract people from missing features and bugs.

Almost all all adults in the U.S. have cars. The US has almost 300 million vehicles. If they are subsidized, exactly who is paying to subsidize them? Billionaires and bicycle commuters? All five of them?

In my state, EVs cost an additional $225 to register (of which only $150 goes to roads). The average gas car pays about $260 in state gas tax (not counting federal). So gas drivers still pay more towards roads.