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I believe they only recalibrated the level sensors. No parts replacement. I was really skeptical that would solve the problem, and it’s still sometimes off, but by and large it’s better.

This is an intelligent statement. You need real sensors for autonomy. Now maybe they’ll add a back a cheap 12V outlet in the frunk while they’re adding all these super expensive sensors.

Let this be a lesson: the employees at the delivery center are not on your side. They are trying to move metal. They will not inspect the car rigorously like a dealership would. Or even inspect the car at all, as I have witnessed.

For months my R1S would lurch to one side. I started taking a measuring tape to all four wheels daily and logging the data for service. Eventually, after many recalibrations, they got it to the point where the variance was less than an inch across all the wheels.

I would be first in line for one of these. I would probably have the conversion company add a hydrogen fuel cell to it for long distance adventuring in California. One issue is that these vans are FWD only, which isn't great. I wonder if it's easy to hack on a rear motor; will the drivetrain...

It’s really amazing that this vehicle has been designed for seven years now, and new ones are still bricking due to 12V battery issues. I don’t trust the replacement batteries either given the chintzy warranty.

I also have both my adapters. Nice job, Rivian!

Verifying that thing will work safely in various conditions is going be impossible with the shoestring budget they have. Rivian and Tesla can’t do it, either. Only Waymo can do it, and maybe under restricted conditions Volvo and Mobileye. Don’t use it.

I'm glad the heat pump is working out. It's a very smooth truck. I wish the bed were longer and I wish every car didn't have so many problems from the factory. Yours are actually pretty minor, but there should be zero issues for most people, and there aren't. What kind of winter range are you...

I'm sorry that happened! Nothing's $11K is about right for the "real" repair from a Rivian approved shop. It's actually on the more conservative side; I would expect more like $15K. Even the non-approved shops will quote something similar. I'm sorry, I'm not in Portland, so I can't give local...

Here's some more context from the article. This passes a sanity check, as 17,541 vehicles were produced during Q4 2023 (but only 14,000 were delivered). Production is down for Q4 2024: Rivian produced only 12,727. It's not a great trend.

This was almost exactly my experience before I upgraded to the Dual Max. The upgrade added only a small amount of range, but it was critical for opening up new winter destinations. Is your destination in VT net uphill for you? That can really hurt range.

I think it would be fun to break it down by trip; most trips aren’t at the max speed. Average speed is usually much less. I just broke it down for trips over 100 miles and the range at 55-60 MPH (the fastest bucket for which I have data) is 221 miles in the R1T. I don’t know whether that...

Absolutely, and these are just the aggregates across the season. Electrafi does log HVAC (at least for Teslas) external temperature and elevation change. I could do the analysis but I suspect I won’t have much data once I break it down by uphill/downhill, exterior temps and speed.

Both sets of tires are made by Nokian, but yes, the R5s are 275/60r20 and the LT3s are 275/65r20.

The R1S are LT3s on 20” rims. The LT3s are roughly the diameter of the stock all terrains. The R1T has the R5s, which are 21” tires on 20” rims. So, very close to stock 21” in diameter. One would expect decent range out of these, but it’s cold. These are both snow tires so they are soft and...

R1S Dual Max Performance: Nokian LT3s, 65-70 MPH average speed: 231 miles total range R1T Dual Max, Nokian R5s, 65-70 MPH average speed: 205 miles total range All data automatically collected via electrafi.com for this winter's driving. Pretty sad, but about what I expected. It's been cold...

I should hope the shell should go up quickly; it's just the shell. There are over 350,000 industrial buildings in the U.S. Making another one is not the hard part. The hard part, which Rivian has yet to get right, is building the manufacturing lines to produce defect free cars in a reasonable...

I have not, but I will check again. Usually I have the same problem: my phone is asleep and the car won't unlock until I wake it up. So stupid.