This kind of package is routine. I’ve seen it many time at the large, and successful, manufacturing companies I’ve worked at. 2 years ago I accepted one of those packages. The company that offered it is still making money hand over fist riding the data center build out wave.
Just wanted to make a note that as of right now (1:30 pm central Feb 13th). There are R1T Key FOBs available in the Rivian gear shop. Earlier today there were also R1S FOBs but they are now unavailable.
I've canceled my monthly Tesla charging membership. I will use Superchargers but only as a last resort. In the last year or so there have been huge additions to the charging world by multiple providers (Ionna, Pilot Flying J/Circle K/KwikTrip/Rivian/MB/BP Pulse is coming on strong/etc)...
This has been my observations of range/efficiency vs temperature. 35% loss at 0deg F. This is on a 3 hr trip. Short trips can have much worse efficiency.
It does seem to take a long time most of the time. However, Ionna is constructing and opening large, impressive stations in a couple months. They are showing it can be done quickly.
Ionna does not seem to be waiting around and are saying they plan to continue their extremely rapid expansion. The Ionna plan is on the scale of matching the Supercharger network in 5 years.
All is not lost, all is not doom and gloom.
I wish he had told me 3 years ago that it was impractical to take roadtrips in an EV pickup. If I had known, I would not have been under the mistaken impression that I was having the time of my life criss-crossing the country in my R1T.
That is a very good suggestion and one I considered. However, this application is at my rural cabin and I have a one stall garage. I want to mount a EVSE (a Grizzl-e!!) on the outside of the garage for my second vehicle. I'm tired of snaking the cord through under the partially opened entry...
Thanks for the inputs. For my application I have the heater in a work room and the EVSE would be 20 feet or so away in another room so I think the big Siemens safety switch is the way to go.