Slightly scary moment for my wife yesterday. R1S was in a parking lot for about 5 mins when she got back and got in there was an alarm going off with a message on the screen that said something like: "Immediately exit and move away from the vehicle. Dangerous chemical fumes detected" She called...
I'd like to recommend that we create an FAQ for the R1. Basically, a list of things to know/learn about an R1. New owners can come and read and learn all the stuff that has taken some of us weeks/months to discover. We can also keep a list of running changes to the R1. Maybe this exists...
Does anyone know why Rivian suggests 70% charge for daily use vs. 80% (which is what I have seen other manufactures recommend). Does Rivian have less buffer in their charging capacities? just seems odd to recommend a "normal daily charge" that is 70% of capacity. I have my R1S set at 80%...
My new R1S was delivered with a tailgate/liftgate that didn't align well when closed (seemed like it simply wasn't closed all the way). I decided to just try to fix it myself... and surprisingly it was super simple.
The main latch has a decent amount of adjustment in it, so I loosened the...
Took delivery on Friday of our newly manufactured R1S VIN1306x. Figured I would provide an overview of the latest quality for builds rolling of the factory floor these days. Overall things don't look terrible, but a few items need to get fixed:
The good:
Hood alignment: Looks good, no issues...
I am curious to see what happens when all the current pre-price hike preorders are delivered. The number of people taking delivery, taking the $7500 and selling for $20k more than they paid and pocketing $~$20-30k) has to be killing Rivian's future order banks. How can Rivian keep the order...