You start getting into warranty concerns with discharging the battery, will affect its lifecycle from a third party on battery, health etc. Only one reason to go with a "Rivian" based solution.
With all the other buzz happening today, I'll mention that in this video at the very end (1 hour and 17 minutes) Jeff mentions that Rivian will be sharing all the details of R2 at SXSW..... that starts next Thursday : )
This episode of The InEVitable by MotorTrend features Jeff Hammoud, Chief Design Officer at Rivian, who discusses the design philosophy and development of Rivian's R1T, R1S, R2, and R3 models (0:00).
Key discussion points include:
Jeff's Journey to Rivian (3:27): Hammoud shares his career path...
This what I posted for the mid Atlantic folks
Tips:
-Charge to 90+% (it is okay to do this from time to time)
-Put Wipers in Service Mode
-Don't Charge while its snowing, if you HAVE to cover the chargeport with some zipties and microfiber clothes
-If you park on a icy surface that is...
I prepped my anchor solix portable battery and I have the rivian. If power does genuinely go out the rivians power supply is more than enough for me as I've done so in the past. The bigger issue would be to heating with a 1-year-old and a 3-year-old it will be tough lol
Mid Atlantic Folks for the Upcoming weekend
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