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Why would you want to use your ~100kwh Rivian battery and do something that no one has ever done, rather than buying a much cheaper leaf/tesla/etc. battery and follow plans that someone else has already published and found all the pitfalls for? I get that there is some sense of excitement doing...

Sure I know that's a possible solution. It's just not as elegant. You're also not guaranteed to have the tablet in the car when you need it. When we tell the kids to bring the tablet, they now EXPECT to be watching something, telling them they can't is a huge fight. If every once in awhile...

Would be really nice if you could cast ONLY to the backseat screen while driving.

Gone already. Someone got lucky!

Not quite finally yet. Still only "expected' to start rolling out 40-70 days from now!

Two points: 1)You don't have a Gen2 Large Pack. That's the one that most people are concerned about. It's great that your Gen1 Large meets EPA range numbers. But how does the Gen2 Large that has ~22kWh less battery meet those numbers? 2)Agree with you that mixed city/55 mph highway these...

Agree. I don't yet have my Rivian, but that's been my exact experience in a Tesla. Plugged in to 120V/15A outlet in the cold and I lost more range than when it was not plugged in. A 120V/15A outlet only provides 1.8kW. From other threads, when the Rivian is trying to charge even in normal...

That's exactly the point that you get wrong though Energy != Energy. Energy in one form costs a different price than energy in a different form. Do you also complain that the price you pay for a unit of energy from your home's natural gas service is different than the price you per same unit...

Your comparison makes a lot more sense when you're comparing say heating your home via natural gas vs. heating it with electric(either resistive or heat pump). Because in that case every unit of energy you consume goes directly towards the work you're trying to do. But it makes no sense when...

If you plan to depart for your roadtrip at 6am, then as long as your battery was >= 53% the night before your roadtrip then you can start your trip with 100% battery. So basically, as long as you don't drive more than ~150 miles the day before your trip, this should be of zero concern.

Your comparison of the energy density of the battery pack vs. gasoline is quite disingenuous. Just because a gallon of gasoline contains a certain amount of energy does not mean that an internal combustion engine can extract all of that energy from the gasoline and use it towards propelling...

My guess is they won't stack. I was eligible for another discount(a perk from my employer's relationship with Rivian). Rivian would not let me stack that discount with the hybrid/gas discount.

Are you certain that hybrid/gas $3k can be stacked with loyalty $3500?

Does anyone know if the Kuat Piston SR that is sold in the R1 shop(https://rivian.com/gear-shop/p/kuat-piston-sr) coupled with the Piston SR Hitch Adapter(https://kuat.com/collections/piston-sr-accessories/products/piston-sr-hitch-adapter) works well on the R1S?

Can't say for sure without seeing the lease details(which Rivian doesn't show). But the fact that this Dual has a cheaper price, yet has a higher lease payment than the Tri suggest that the MF, residual%, or both are different between the Dual vs Tri. This is not uncommon in leasing, many...

Ahh, I did not realize that the battery tender had to be PLUGGED INTO THE WALL. I thought the battery tender had a battery itself(that you'd periodically recharge by bringing it into your house to recharge), and was just dumping a bit of charge from it's battery into the 12V car battery...

Just curious, why does this method only work great if the vehicle is garaged?

Yes, I'm sure about that. Become a super-supporter of leasehackr.com for $10 and you can see all manufacturer published lease program MF and residuals. Or you can get same information from edmunds.com forums piecemeal. You can't negotiate any better terms than those. Yes, it's possible(maybe...

If you're really determined and somewhat handy, removing the 3rd or 2nd row seats seems pretty like a pretty straightforward task: https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/r1s-middle-row-seat-removal-easier-than-expected-and-wow-what-a-difference.22998/

I know everyone's situation is different, but I would venture to guess that the scenario of "charging while visiting a friend/familys house" is extremely unlikely. I've owned a Tesla for 8 years and >100k miles and I can count on 0 fingers the number of times I charged at someone else's house.