I don't know if there is a third party app yet, but there will be.
Damnit Alexa, if you're so worried why don't you plug the damn thing in!
I agree, but anyone buying this vehicle at this point in time should have a 48amp charger. My house was built in 1949, and I spent a pretty penny upgrading the main panel to 200AMPs just so that i can run a 60amp dedicated charger line. Unsure why someone would buy this truck with only access to a 24 amp house line. Depending on your commute you might not even be able to charge up to your commuting mileage daily....
Average miles driven per day is about 35. The average driver should be able to keep an EV SOC above 50%. While twice as efficient, many Leaf drivers charged on the 120V they already had in the garage.
1st gen leafs only had 24 kWh batteries. The battery in the Rivian is more than 5 times the size.
I agree with you. We all basically know what we are getting into right now with the state of charging networks in the US. I am renting right now so I will be at the mercy of a a regular 120v wall outlet and my local charging networks until I buy another place. Luckily I have a pretty predictable week and even just the 10-15 miles or so added in my apartment garage each night will more than cover my commute every day. There is a decent EA station in my town where I can "fill up" when needed. Lucky for me there is an A&W burger place next to it so I can also "fill up" my belly with cheeseburgers and root beer while waiting
I agree. I plan on upgrading soon. I get 9 to 10 mph charging at home.
Yes, it was a learning experience. I am learning how to plan. I learned that you have to check the Fn app every time, even if you know where every charger is. And you still can't trust it because it said 2 of the 3 broken chargers were fine. I also learned that it takes MONTHS for the chargers to get fixed. The system is even worse than I ever feared.
But new stations are popping up every day. I charged at this one yesterday in my Polestar. EVGo, and I have their P&C program set up, so it was just plug-in and the charge started automatically.
Glad you're getting a dedicated line put in. Unfortunately it took me 4 electrician quotes to get mine done as panels are generally seen as a "nuisance" to electricians given the work they take. I hope you have it easier than I did.
Your story gave ME anxiety. For my own sanity promise us all you will begin doing the following immediately:
I have not tried plugshare. I am using Chargepoint and the Rivian Nav. ABRP thinks the 3G chargers that got removed are still there. So it is at least 6 months out of date on that. Not sure I trust it. But it does do awesome route planning.
^^oh hell no if you have assigned seating^^
Definitely give Plugshare a try. The Rivian Nav is at best ok, but misses quite a few chargers. Plugshare gives you the most visibility to every charger no matter what network. And just about every one of them have user comments on charging sessions indicating which stations worked or didn't, but can be a few days old and require the user to actively add a review. The individual network apps are probably the most reliable for current status, but obviously limited to only their stations. I typically do Plugshare first, then cross check the company specific app once I locate which one I plan to go to.
