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  1. Which R1S Running Boards?

    Yep. The EV Base ones do this. Possibly not quite as bad. I think the bar might extend further forward and the snow sticks to the bottom.
  2. Which R1S Running Boards?

    I recommend against EV base. They look great but you can jack up the vehicle with them on. I have Rivian come out to do a service and they showed me how the mounting hardware covers the rear jack point. They also hang too low and the Rivian jack crushes them while jacking the vehicle. The tech...
  3. Broomfield, CO - What Time to See an R1S on Sunday, September 25 2022?

    My wife and I would love to come down around 10:30 to check it out.
  4. Rivian technical nuggets gleaned from EPA application docs

    They must be. The sand around the great lakes specifically Buffalo is very hard packed where vehicles drive on it. It doesn't leave much of a mark after passing. In thinking about it I'm pretty sure they used heavy machinery to pack the sand down. In my Leaf I haven't had much of a hard time...
  5. Rivian technical nuggets gleaned from EPA application docs

    I have a Leaf and I can tell you how mine reacts. It helps a lot to have it warm in the garage to start. The car does not warm up like an ICE vehicle. Once you are in the cold the cars HVAC has to start working. It also starts to run the thermal management for the battery. Over time think of the...
  6. Rivian technical nuggets gleaned from EPA application docs

    Your c~.3 for sand is loose sand per engineering toolbox.com. Packed sand which is what most people would drive on is c~.04-.08. It is not nearly as detrimental as you indicate. If you have ever 0.3 is the rolling resistance of loose sand. The traction coefficient μt is 0.3 - 0.4. this is...
  7. Had call with Rivian Guide, delay on Ocean Coast interior

    Having set up a manufacturing facility none of this surprises me. Building cars at volume is incredibly difficult. It is also impossible to give an answer if you have one bad supplier. For example it is likely the plastic injection molding does for the vents were made out of aluminum for the...





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