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Yep, that's why all of this highly mathematical analysis of efficiency between Y and R2 is a moot point. If some of you haven't noticed, they are completely different vehicles. If efficiency at speed is all you are about, ditch the Y and the R2 and drive one of these. Just don't try to load up...

I was reading an article about the latest Tesla earnings miss, and noticed a visual correllation regarding the Actual Earnings (green bars):

Let me first say I have no specific position on this issue, pro or con. There is at least one mitigating factor that underlies this concern specific to Rivian - the thickness and quality of the glass roof. There have been more than a few reports of people applying minimal hand pressure to the...

The anecdotal stories about tinting the glass roof range from "It's fine" to "No way!". Most debate whether under hot sun or severe cold, does the tint film stress the large expanse of glass to the point of cracking it. One thing is certain - you do it at your own risk.

Having worked in various aspects of plant floor automation systems engineering for over 30 years, there is one certainty - No matter how foolproof you make the automation, sooner or later a production planner, a plant floor operator, etc. will figure out a way to screw it up. This could have...

I don't typically care one way or the other regarding how a voice assistant sounds, until RA hit the scene. Some of her responses sound like a pissed off emo girl working as a greeter/hostess at a restaurant. It did something buggy today. Me: "Hey Rivian send a text message to [my wife]" RA...

My Rivian R1S has been more dependable and trouble-free than any of my 5 BMWs.

I always say "The vehicle never gets itself stuck, the driver gets the vehicle stuck." This is 1000% true in your case. You used kick turn in the sand???? Common sense would prevent me from even trying it. But for those without common sense, the manual CLEARLY SAYS ⚠ DANGER - NEVER USE KICK...

According to Musk the driver should be safe.

“With the ability to pull near infinite mass and a towing capability of over 14,000 pounds,” Musk said.

Yep, just schedule it in the Rivian app. I did that a few months ago for the 30k recommended inspection. I also had them replace the cabin filter, which I could have done myself, but as an investor I wanted to throw them a profitable bone.

Yeah, I noticed he was commenting less and less around March/April. Last seen May 27. 😟

I have a bit of technical hands-on knowledge regarding AC/refrigeration systems, so I have listened to how the R1 runs in Auto to understand it. We know for certain they use a variable speed compressor - characterized by that loud buzzing noise when the car is really hot and diminishes as the...

I 've played in rock bands for years, so I save my hearing damage allocation for gig nites and preserve it in the car. 🤣

Studebaker had it right many years ago.

I had the opposite problem in my Gen 1. Max comfortable was 4 to 5, with 3 being best and 2 being too quiet. Really annoying. Above 5 was way too loud (and I have slight hearing loss in one ear). After a couple of months of not figuring out why it was like that, I switch from my long time custom...

On the R1, most people appear to have gotten 20k - 30k on the Pirelli ATs. Some as little as 10k and a few over 40k+. I got 38k. All got noisy after 10k. No warranty.

Better ride? Do you consider noise in the better ride decision? ATs will always be noisier, and you can't determine that on a test ride. The 20" Scorpions on the R1 were pretty quiet when new but became screaming banshees around 12k - 15k miles for most people.

I just read through this entire thread. o_O I usually dive in pretty deep on stuff like this (math and science, etc.) but I decided years ago that for me, with all the unknown variables, trying to figure out optimium wheel/tire configuration for mileage efficiency isn't worth it. To throw a...

From what I have been told and observed over the years, light smoke is natural material, dark smoke is manmade material. If that's true and it's smoke (not steam) in the picture, then it's something in the bed burning like hay, grass, etc. Aerobic spontaneous combustion? Also slightly odd is...