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Yes, @SoCal Rob admitted he has a low risk tolerance. But no, that does not rise to the level of being called paranoid. It's just a low risk tolerance. It's not out of the question that a poorly engineered fast DC charging adapter could cause a fire, and the liability could be quite high...

The adapter melting to the truck is certainly one way Rivian could confirm a sub-standard third-party adapter was used. Look, the warranty can't be voided just because an adapter was used, but if the adapter initiated the issue, it's certainly legal to refuse coverage. Whether a third-party...

That's incorrect, it's within Rivian's right to refuse warranty coverage when the damage was caused by the use of a non-conforming adapter. Rivian is under no obligation to cover damages that were not their fault, and the law recognizes this principle. That's all the Rivian Warranty Guide says.

Actually, that's not my reason. It's because spare wheels are a long-outdated concept that doesn't make rational sense for 99% of motorists today. And because every flat I've ever had in my 45 years of being a motorist has been easily pluggable without removing the wheel from the vehicle. I...

As I pointed out, new hires at Les Schwab tire chains have also been known to lift from the lower control arms. And the one time they did it on my vehicle, it cost them dearly. They knew they had to pay because they were at fault. I don't recommend it unless Rivian corporate says it's an...

What you actually said was: But the fact is, mushroom plugs regularly leak after a repair. If you have never had one leak, you have simply not performed enough repairs. Never base the effectiveness of a product on too small of a sample size to be statistically significant. It's called...

Never lift a vehicle from an unapproved lift point! That is dangerous advice! The local Les Schwab Tire store was having trouble hiring enough qualified people. All of the regular bays were full so one of the new guys used a floor jack on the lower A-arm of our VW Eurovan 20 years ago. The...

Here's a video that will show you why mushroom plugs are not a good choice for emergency repairs (ignore the click-baity title even though it has a bit of truth to it): This Tire Plug Can Kill You – How to Best Fix a Flat (youtube.com)

I don't even claim that the gummy worm (rope) style plugs will never leak (although I have never personally installed one that leaked). I've repaired about 9 or 10 punctures with the gummy worm style plugs. Making the claim that a mushroom style plug will never leak or come out is simply...

Funny! That's what they said about hydrogen, the price would come down (as hydrogen stations close worldwide). This narrative is simply the result of oil and gas companies showing their desperation to slow down the transition to electrification. They want their take, they think it is their...

That looks like quite a procedure just to get on your way again. I would have had the hole plugged and aired back up before he even jacked the bad tire off the ground!

You can get the same kind of protection by carrying a kit to plug your own tires (and it weighs and costs a whole lot less). Even if it doesn't work, and you get a puncture anyway, it's a lot easier to plug a puncture as the tire sits on the ground than it is to change a tire out.

After seeing the low capacity on many of the recommended air compressors, I'm curious how you guys air back up after off-roading? I mean, the off-road tires are not exactly small and adding 15 or 20 psi to every tire takes a long time with an undersized inflator. I bring this up because, before...

I never understood the short-sighted thinking of people who insist on being able to plug their Wall Connectors into an outlet. It's dead simple to hard wire it and so much safer for your family.

To be clear, the kWh are rounded to the nearest kWh. For that reason alone, the actual difference could be as little as 2 kWh. But the Rivian is only reporting the amount the battery gained. Therefore the consumption by the climate control, battery thermal conditioning, charging losses, stereo...

When legacy automakers say they are scaling back due to low demand, it's really a manufacturing efficiency problem. Because the demand is very price sensitive. They would sell all they could make if they could lower the prices more. But they are already selling them for less than it costs them...

The reason glass roofs are becoming more common is two-fold: 1) Increased headroom without increasing the frontal area of the vehicle (and thus aerodynamic drag). 2) Increased crash protection. A glass roof is stronger than thin metal and does a better job of transferring side impacts (like...

Ultraviolet light doesn't carry much heat energy at all (compared to infrared light). If staying cool is the goal, you want glass coatings that block infrared.

You must only have the Standard Pack? Or are you driving triple-digit speeds? Because I would think the Standard Plus battery would easily make 234 miles, even at fast freeway speeds. Moab is only 60 feet of elevation gain compared to downtown SLC.

Of course, used EVs traded for new ones aren't actually discarded, they are sold to people who don't want to spend the dosh on a new one. They will all get driven until it no longer makes economic sense to keep them going.