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I will be first in line for the Gen 2 key FOB.

I think he is speculating that part of the upcoming J3400 standard will be that other automakers will enable the 277 AC charging with makes it easier for business/apartment complexes to lower the cost of L2 charging installations.

Just came across this video from a link in a InsideEVs.com article. Very informative info on North American electrical service and why switching to NACS is even a bigger deal than I realized. Alex on Autos and sister channel EV Buyers Guide, is my most trusted YouTube source for all things...

Correct. I think efficiency would be very similar across all R1T models (when considering Quad in conserve mode). Gen 1 large and Gen 2 large differ in range due to battery size.

I’ve not found ABRP that helpful either. I usually do most planning within PlugShare. It has a trip planning feature a lot of people are not aware of. I created a tutorial here; https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/how-to-use-plugshare-for-route-planning.29911/

my battery temp stays in the 30’s during cold weather.

Like DayTripping said, go the slowest you can to maximize range. Drag is a cubic function of speed so a little faster is a lot more draggy.

Thanks MK. I’ve been a fan of your posts on the Mach-e forum and here as well. I suspect that over time I will see a small heat pump benefit but it will be small. As notes elsewhere, the heat pump is a bit noisy. Sounds like the Gen1 when battery preconditioning is engaged but not quite that...

My guess on charging variation Is that it is due to temperatures. Temperature of the battery, variation in preconditioning effectiveness and charging equipment temperature. I really didn’t understand Kyle’s “outrage” over the max pack charging speed. YouTube drama to get clicks I suppose...

Good question about ABRP. It does give about the same answer. 20 minutes and 50 to 60 kWh energy to add.

I've been a R1T owner for about 2.5 years now. First a Gen 1 Quad Motor Large Battery which I recently traded in for a Gen 2 Dual Motor Max Pack. Combined, I have about 60,000 miles on the two vehicles. I'm a bit of a data geek (35 years experience as a Mechancal Design and Test Engineer)...

Excellent! I’ve been to the White Pocket. An amazing place. I had been wondering if a Rivian could do it. Great to see your experience. Thanks!

And how would they make a profit by adding content and expenses into a product that is already gross-margin negative??? They had to cut cost to on the product to make it long term viable.

I timed it yesterday. Left a 45 degree garage, 28 degree outside temp. In 2 minutes I had fully hot air coming out of the vents. Gen 2 with heat pump. I never use auto and have had good performance

No. My $55,000 Volvo XC40 is SIGNIFICANTLY slower.

Battery degradation has not been discussed enough in this thread. Kyle is focused on Speed Speed Speed. Battery health does not factor into his assessment. There are design trade offs we just don’t have visibility to.

The motor disconnect is very subtle. In no way can it be called a bang. If he heard a bang, there is something very very wrong. Can’t comment on the AC. Have not been in hot weather since acquiring a month ago. The sound system seemed very bad at first, then I discovered the equalizer screen...

KOC is hyper focused on charging speeds. The degree to which he is hyperventilating on this issue is a bit overdone. I have a gen 2 max pack now too. I put 25,000 miles a year on my R1T. The slower charging will impact me by less than 30 minutes per year I’m guessing. For me, the longer...

My big takeaway was the discussion of the R3X being “much less expensive” than the R2. With gushing enthusiasm from RJ.

I never use auto either. In manual mode the heating is fine. The vents never seem to really shut off when you turn them off, that is kinda annoying. But, I get plenty of heat pretty quickly after starting the drive. Location is Minnesota so temps are around 30 now.