With my job, I am free to travel as I work remotely. I also have an issue with staying in hotels and Airbnbs. This leads me to thinking of buying a travel trailer. I see the ones made for EVs to tow, with the assist motors and batteries, and even the Evotrex with the generator. They look a...
I had to make an appointment for an electrical issue with my truck, and I wasn't too happy about how it all went down. First, they were supposed to call me several times to schedule an appointment, but failed to do so. It wasn't a huge issue, but it's getting worse, and my mileage is close to...
I just got back from a 2K mile road trip. This is my first trip since UHF has been released. Man, they took a step backwards on the highway assist. The thing was constantly phantom braking when it changed lanes, for shadows, next to semis, not next to semis. There wasn't much rhyme or reason...
I was trying to use UHF today on a six-lane road (three each way). I wanted to merge over a lane, so I used the signal, and it showed a solid red line in the direction I wanted to merge. Does the auto lane change not work on UHF? The lane I wanted to move into was clear, and the road was...
I bought a new pair of sunglasses and the eye tracking camera for driver+ seems to have difficulty seeing through the lenses. I bought Costas this time as they have a glass lens opposed to the polycarbonate that most sunglasses have because I didn't want scratches. The camera in the rear view...
Has anyone else on a gen 2 try out the latest update to sport mode? My R1S lives in sport, and I have to say the handling is noticeably better after my update yesterday. It feels more connected in turns at speed. Anyone else notice an improvement?
The new C9 Corvette concept has been released. It's planned to be a BEV. The design is very radical, building on the C8. I like it, if it's reasonable cost I might buy one.
I left Knoxville for Milwaukee this morning and had an opportunity to test out the new hands-free driving. I have a few thoughts on how things are going. First, the hands-free option doesn't work everywhere, unlike the regular driver+. For this trip, I estimate that 80% of the drive was...
https://www.carscoops.com/2025/02/jeep-owners-complain-about-pop-up-ads-on-their-screens/
The day my Rivian infotainment has a pop-up ad is the day it gets put up for sale.
I don't think there is a post on how to actuate the launch mode in the Tri Max, and I've seen a few people who didn't know for sure the Tri came with launch mode. Today, I figured out how to turn it on, so I'll be a dear and post about it.
First thing is you need to be in sport mode. Not...
I've had my new Storm Blue/Slate Sky Tri Max for a month. I've put a little over a thousand miles on it, and I've had a little time to gather a few thoughts for those wondering if the upgrade to gen 2 tri is worth it or if they should wait for the quad.
Performance:
I'll start here because...
Every day, we have many people posting threads on various issues. Lately, we've had at least three threads on the same consumer reports article ranking Rivian dead last in reliability. The last one is from someone who isn't even a Rivian owner, who talks about how Rivian needs to do better...
One annoying thing I've found about my new tri-motor is that after sleeping for the night, it will switch to all-terrain mode when I drive it again. Just stay in sport like my old quad did.
I meant all purpose mode! Sorry for the incorrect title.
My gen 1 quad has been traded in for a gen 2 tri motor Ascend. I have driven it a bit now, enough to put some thoughts together on the differences and whether or not I feel the upgrade is worth it for existing owners.
Interior quality
The interior has received some minor changes for the...
I picked up my second Rivian yesterday at the Franklin Service Center, and it was a great experience. Rivian was flexible with me throughout the process. I originally had an appointment scheduled for pickup this coming Saturday. This past week, I took a road trip to WI and decided to see if I...
This is a bonus review, as I wasn't expecting the EDV to be at the Nashville space today. I talked with Seth, who introduced himself as the head of Rivian's fleet sales department. They brought the EDV because they are going to start fleet sales soon. I was interested because I was a skilled...
I was at the Rivian space in Nashville today, where they have the R2 and the R3X. Walking up to it, my wife remarked that she thought it was cool. Right away, I'm starting on the right foot because she will need a new car by the time that one comes out. I thought the R3X looked cool in...
I was reading on here, and someone said the new dual motor Rivians would switch out of sport mode when the vehicle goes to sleep, or you get out of it, so you have to reselect it. The quads don't do that, and switching out of sport mode is a source of aggravation for me with my wife's BMW. Do...