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Yeah, the E350 windshield is substantially closer to vertical. But, as mentioned, it is tall, especially compared to an R1T in Conserve mode, so maybe not as many stones get up that high (or maybe they have a different angle of impact when they do). I did note that I got a chip in the E350...

That is not, in my estimation, accurate, either. In that sentence, the phrase "proudly bearing the Scout badge across their grills" should be removable without changing the meaning of the sentence. That would leave "A new American truck and SUV will debut for the first time in 44 years." -...

That wouldn't be normal. ;)

The windshield of my Ford E350, it appears to me, is at an even more steep angle. Took several years and over 50,000 miles before I got a chip in that. On my R1T, in 19 months (31,000 miles) there have been about 4 chips/stars and one crack running 8 inches or so (to the edge). One factor might...

I am not implying that it is "soft." I am implying that it is probably more easily abraided than glass. Kind of like the difference between glass spectacles and plastic spectacles. I am glad to hear that your experience with exo-shield has been good. I might try that after I finally have to...

I'm going to call BS. Sure, the angle is *a* factor, but glass quality may be a bigger factor. My Ford E350 has a more upright windshield than does my R1T. I bought the van used; its windshield had no cracks (I think it had genuine Ford glass) when I bought it. I drove it for several years...

If you are driving, there could be fresh air being forced in. This would especially be true if the fresh air vents are open, but there could still be some air being forced in, even if the vent door is closed. Just a thought.

You don't think it is possible that plastic film is softer, and more easily abraided, than glass?

I would have charged up to 100%, in the face of the impending storm.

No. The federal government is often in the mix when extending basic services useful to the country and its people. It gave land grants to railroads, to encourage extension across the country. It has helped keep Amtrak afloat. It covered the majority of the costs to build interstate highways. It...

There are numerous studies, at this point, that indicate there isn't much reason to fear battery degradation due to using DCFCs and charging to 100%. There are guys who have Teslas that they rented out that were charged everyday (multiple times) on DCFC (to 100%), and have gotten over 400,000...

I got down to 1 mile left, as I was getting near the EA chargers at Walmart in Flagstaff. I had only owned my R1T for a few months, at that point, and it was my first trip up the hill (from Phoenix) to Flagstaff, so I had not realized how much additional energy it would take. Very scary. I'll...

I think that's a different question altogether. If a Rivian runs out of charge on a backroad, you'd want to pull it the easiest way (downhill, if possible) in order to tow charge it. And you certainly wouldn't try to tow charge uphill or over obstacles.

Yep. And by sustaining an EV industry, we can help to create a pathway to using renewables and green technologies in various fields (including cargo vessels, semi-trucks, and mining equipment).

The "peace in our time" strategy didn't work in the 1930s. Convincing Russia to quit invading its neighbors is worth some of our money. I wish we didn't have to spend money for that, but it's the world we live in.

I am going to guess that some of these new modules and components and technology that they developed for the Gen 2 platform will also be used in the R2. By sourcing and building them now, and implementing them in the Gen 2, they will not only make current sales (of R1) more profitable, but will...

My experience with my R1T (vin ~13,000) is that it will definitely start heating the seats immediately, when the seat vent/heat icon is pressed, no matter how hot it is in the cab.

You are entitled to have your freakin' break. You can have all the breaks you want. The break I want, however, is for Rivian not to turn on heated seats by default. That should be about the simplest and most obvious thing to do. If I am in a hot cab, and the seat starts heating up, my number one...

Thank you. I appreciate you showing the image.