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The iX5 won’t be available for about 6 months, pre-orders aren’t even open right now.

Hmm, lots to list so I will break them out a bit. Best EV: ‘23 Taycan CT 4S, ‘26 R1S, ‘25 MB G580, and a very distant 4th ‘23 BMW iX M60 (was a lemon, so many electrical problems and uncomfortable seats) Best Driving: tie between the Taycan and my ‘26 Panamera GTS Best SUV: This goes to the...

To be fair, one pedal driving only became an EV “thing” because Tesla could not get the regen and friction braking to blend correctly and they (Elon) decided to present it as a feature. Having had a Taycan and with a Macan Turbo EV on order I will say that I prefer their coasting approach much...

Just outside the Twin Cities, 92 with high humidity today (it has been hot the past few weeks) and zero issues with the AC keeping my R1S cool. It is still pretty new, only had it about a month (‘26 Tri), but no issues with the AC not keeping the interior cold, compressor never turns off, and I...

I have a 7 year old Siemens EVSE that is NEMA 6-50 plug, charged 2 Cayenne PHEVS, my Taycan, 2 XM PHEVS with zero issue. It only draws 32 amps, but why the assumption that a plug in EVSE will ultimately fail? Currently also using a NEMA 6-50 plug ChargePoint on both my G580 and R1S, it is 4...

Hitting something hard enough to do that amount of damage is loud. Unless you listen to music at top volume all the time you should have heard the crunching sound of metal when it happened if you did that. Signed, a former auto claims adjuster.

The F150 is currently parked outside as apparently a 4 car garage isn’t big enough.

Yup, we ended up in Hudson.

Taxes is why I stuck to looking at places in WI when moving back up from TX (even though I would prefer to live in MN). The surcharge is $175/year for full BEV, $150/year for PHEV. So I get stuck paying that on 4 vehicles, but all 4 add up to $800 total. Right on the border so minimal...

Another Twin Cities resident here. Looks like I don’t need to worry about putting a winter set on my R1S. Have winters for 2 other vehicles already, so should be covered anyway.

Outside of the demand for more range, the Porsche Macan EV ticks all your boxes. Range issue is fixed by the Cayenne EV. Paint To Sample and Exclusive Manufaktur allows your watermelon green. Just have to pay the Porsche tax.

Guess that makes me a unicorn. ‘25 MB G580 and ‘26 R1S Tri.

An EVSE is just a fancy on/off switch, the actual charger is inside the Rivian. Any level 2 EVSE will work with any BEV or PHEV as long as the connector matches, or you have an adapter. I am using a ChargePoint with the J1772 connector and the provided Rivian NACS adapter, works perfectly...

Just picked up our Forest Green R1S Tri earlier this month, spec’d it with the light interior and it looks amazing. It is my third green vehicle since 2023, and I think one of the best colors Rivian offers, definitely skews towards British Racing Green . (pics of all three of the greens from...

Tint added, turned out perfect.

Picked up our brand new R1S Tri, Hal (Green Lantern) today. While at the SC they were dropping off 3 brand new R2s, they looked really nice (didn’t get a chance to sit inside one).

Have my order in, decided to go with an R1S Tri. Anyone have a tint shop recommendation?

I have a ChargePoint with the 6-50 plug, I know that Grizzl-E also sells one. Porsche only used the 6-50 on their E Hybrids when I bought my first one, so that is what I wired for.

Reminds me of BMW Dravit Gray, which is usually a BMW Individual color. There are a lot of gold flakes in the BMW, would need to see this in real life.

The Rivian employee that did my test drive also mentioned the Eagan location. They are also opening a showroom at the Galleria in Edina. I think both were aiming to be open late April.