rpo
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I just drove my R1S on ATs from Bellingham, WA almost entirely on I-5 to Bear Valley, CA and back (with a side trip to Oakland). I used mostly Tesla superchargers with the A2Z adapter. It took a couple of tries to get the adapter locked on since the fit was so tight, but it loosened up after a few charging sessions and goes right on now. The first time I used it, it slipped when I was trying to get the lock tab to slide and cut my finger open so deep that it continued bleeding for 3 days. Road tripping was just as easy as in a Tesla. I filtered the charging options in the nav to just Rivian and Tesla and omitted the incompatible ones as well.
Tesla chargers all maxed between 200-208 kW. Rivian's were about the same. I did not use any other charging networks because I value my sanity. The superchargers are about 10 cents per kW cheaper if you get Tesla's subscription and start the charge from the app (which takes 15 seconds). Longest segment was 257 miles. I got an average of 1.99 miles per kW, and I was loaded up with probably an extra 1k lbs on the trip home. Average speed was 72 MPH for 90% of the miles. Biggest charge was 127 kWh. I think I had 10 miles left when I plugged in. With 1k lbs in the car, I noticed zero difference with the regen. In my prior Teslas, the regen became so weak with a heavy load that I had to use the friction brakes often. It's nice being able to avoid touching the brakes entirely.
P.S. I stopped at one supercharger in Redding with 48 superchargers that were working perfectly....along with 8 level 3 chargers from EVGateway and another dozen or so level 2s. All but one level 2 was offline for the non-Tesla chargers. And this is why getting access to Tesla's charging network is critical for every EV manufacturer. The third party options are a mess. Not one other car even used a supercharger the entire time I was there.
I also stayed overnight at a hotel with 30 level 2s. 27 of 30 were offline with a ground fault error. The chargers were installed 10 months ago, and 27 have already failed. WTH. Even worse, they required a $20 initial payment and then turned off after 4 hours by design, so I got a whopping 22kWh for $20 before it kicked off in the middle of the night when I was sleeping. Restarting the charger required going back out, unplugging, swiping my credit card, and plugging back in. I will be asking them for a refund of the excess.
I had two issues Rivian based issues.
First, I stayed for 5 days in an area with no cell service. I got an SOS error in the car that it was unable to reach the SOS network (not that I had hit the SOS button) and that I needed service. It cleared after 3 days. No idea what that was about, but maybe the lack of connectivity caused it. If so, they just need better messaging.
Second, with 30 miles left before I got home and the car self driving at 76 MPH, the car made the alert chime that it makes to take over driving or for a collision warning. I don't know which because all screens were frozen and never showed an error. I realized what was wrong when it began leaving the lane despite the screen still showing the self driving was enabled (and that I was centered in the lane, etc). It seemed that the cruise control was still maintaining the speed, but that also turned off after 10 seconds or so as well with strong regen kicking in. About a minute later, all screens turned off and the systems rebooted, and then it was back to normal. Weird glitch. I had the same thing happen in a Tesla years ago too multiple times, and I understand computers can always freeze, so it is not super concerning because at least the car chimed loudly to get my attention still.
Tesla chargers all maxed between 200-208 kW. Rivian's were about the same. I did not use any other charging networks because I value my sanity. The superchargers are about 10 cents per kW cheaper if you get Tesla's subscription and start the charge from the app (which takes 15 seconds). Longest segment was 257 miles. I got an average of 1.99 miles per kW, and I was loaded up with probably an extra 1k lbs on the trip home. Average speed was 72 MPH for 90% of the miles. Biggest charge was 127 kWh. I think I had 10 miles left when I plugged in. With 1k lbs in the car, I noticed zero difference with the regen. In my prior Teslas, the regen became so weak with a heavy load that I had to use the friction brakes often. It's nice being able to avoid touching the brakes entirely.
P.S. I stopped at one supercharger in Redding with 48 superchargers that were working perfectly....along with 8 level 3 chargers from EVGateway and another dozen or so level 2s. All but one level 2 was offline for the non-Tesla chargers. And this is why getting access to Tesla's charging network is critical for every EV manufacturer. The third party options are a mess. Not one other car even used a supercharger the entire time I was there.
I also stayed overnight at a hotel with 30 level 2s. 27 of 30 were offline with a ground fault error. The chargers were installed 10 months ago, and 27 have already failed. WTH. Even worse, they required a $20 initial payment and then turned off after 4 hours by design, so I got a whopping 22kWh for $20 before it kicked off in the middle of the night when I was sleeping. Restarting the charger required going back out, unplugging, swiping my credit card, and plugging back in. I will be asking them for a refund of the excess.
I had two issues Rivian based issues.
First, I stayed for 5 days in an area with no cell service. I got an SOS error in the car that it was unable to reach the SOS network (not that I had hit the SOS button) and that I needed service. It cleared after 3 days. No idea what that was about, but maybe the lack of connectivity caused it. If so, they just need better messaging.
Second, with 30 miles left before I got home and the car self driving at 76 MPH, the car made the alert chime that it makes to take over driving or for a collision warning. I don't know which because all screens were frozen and never showed an error. I realized what was wrong when it began leaving the lane despite the screen still showing the self driving was enabled (and that I was centered in the lane, etc). It seemed that the cruise control was still maintaining the speed, but that also turned off after 10 seconds or so as well with strong regen kicking in. About a minute later, all screens turned off and the systems rebooted, and then it was back to normal. Weird glitch. I had the same thing happen in a Tesla years ago too multiple times, and I understand computers can always freeze, so it is not super concerning because at least the car chimed loudly to get my attention still.
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