Maybe the Gen2 has different glass. I bought roof shades off Amazon before delivery, then returned them because the roof glass doesn’t heat up in my Gen 2 R1S. Houston in July, and it’s fine, unlike my F-150 that had a factory roof shade.
Every time I reran the search, I reset the ending SOC to 0%. I still get this pretty big gap in Rivian’s two estimates of range, where it thinks I can’t drive 212 miles without charging yet the range indicator says “259 miles”.
Can I make it 212 miles in a fully charged R1S rated at 259 miles? The Rivian trip planner says “no”. What do you think?
It’s highway driving, light traffic, flat ground, and warm temps.
I get Rivian wants to own their ecosystem, but Apple has a 2.2 billion phone installed base. They're UI is better and keeps getting better faster than any car company can match. E.g. in the Rivian Spotify UI, to select or deselect "shuffle", you have to click down another level in the UI. In...