I see about 10% improvement in Conserve.
Only use it when cruising on highways and freeways.
I don’t bother with low because I don’t see a noticeable difference in efficiency and Standard ride height is more comfortable IMO.
Maybe this is a pilot to determine whether usage would be up significantly by rewarding Rivian owners.
I hope this difference gets rolled out across the country.
I think it was a bad move to charge R1 owners more than the nearby Tesla non-member price.
It depends on the price difference compared to close competitors. If it’s more than 10 cents probably not.
Rivian needs to get prices below 50 cents to make RAN the default choice for me.
I had this issue on L2 home charger. I cleaned plug and vehicle socket, but still happened. New EVSE fixed it.
For L3 DCFC I would recommend cleaning the vehicle side. If it continues a service ticket is all I can recommend.
I think they are testing the elasticity of their pricing now that they are opening up to all.
I hope that they reduce their pricing when they see underutilization.
I noticed that for the first time ever the FM radio would be on when returning to my Gen 1 S every time, no matter how long it was parked.
However, there is a bug. It starts on the previously listened station for a few seconds then switches to another random station, requiring a retune.
My nearest in Lynnwood WA is $0.65.
That is 5 times local residential rate of $0.13.
The nearest Tesla chargers are $0.23 to $0.49 (time dependent ), so not competitive.
I have never seen more than 1 of 9 in use when I have looked via the app.
A long time ago, before I purchased my R1S, RAN charging was free. When Rivian started charging the cost per kWh was around $0.40 and was a no brainer to use.
Not long ago Rivian started opening up the network. At the same time they started increasing charging costs significantly, so much so...
I recommend that you test everything that needs to be connected to the outside world. Take photos of center screen icons or messages.
If necessary, drive to a place you know it close to a AT&T cell tower and test again after exiting car and walking far enough away that your phone is not...