Do you talk to other Rivian Owners while charging?

[Utah Rivian]

I went to Moab last weekend and ran into a super nice dude in an R1S from Washington headed to Texas. We talked Rivian for a few while charging.

Does any one else talk to other Owners? It feels like we are all in a pack or something! Everyone loves to chat Rivian.

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[Hankenstein]

As much as possible. I generally talk to any other EV drivers while charging most of which are also very interested in talking Rivian

 

[Toadkillerdog]

I saw an r1s pull up after me at a RAN and said to the driver cheerfully as we plugged in “What a coincidence!” He muttered a nervous huh huh laugh and didn’t engage beyond that. Fair enough. Other EV owners have been more talkative. Just a roll of the dice lol

 

[s0ysauce]

Took a trip to SoCal last week and the only one that spoke to me was a newish Rivian owner who had their R1S in the shop and asking how charging would work on a Rivian loaner.

Other than that, people waved hello but kept to themselves.

 

[zefram47]

Totally depends on the situation. I had some good conversations with some fellow Rivian drivers to/from the eclipse this past week. One was actually working for a charging company trying to install a bunch of stations. Also wound up talking to a nice family from Omaha at one of the EVgo/Ultium/FlyingJ stations when they plugged into the same stall as me due to a partial ICEing issue at the other stall. A lot of the conversations I wind up having with generic EV drivers is either about the truck or helping educate folks on the nuances of EV charging. There was one guy in a Nissan Ariya having all kinds of issues getting sent to incompatible stations by his vehicle's nav, etc...gave him some good tips around ABRP, PlugShare, and optimizing charging. There was a period on the return trip where there were 2-3 of us Rivians hitting the same stations and some of us talked. Especially if you're in or going to an "adventure" area like Moab it's fun to talk about our adventuring too.

 

[COdogman]

I will talk if the others talk to me, but otherwise I’ll just wave and smile. Earlier this week I was sitting in my truck talking on the phone while charging when another T owner was asking me a question from outside. I felt bad that all I could do was quickly roll down my window and answer him. I’m sorry whoever you are!

 

[Tim-in-CA]

Seeing as I predominantly charge in my garage, I keep a chair and mirror nearby so I can give myself daily affirmations:

 

[s4wrxttcs]

Nah.

They're hipsters and breeders.

My R1T does tock to them though.

More seriously it really depends on the situation. At an EA station its painfully obvious as to who's new to EA charging so I try to help them out.

With a RAN I imagine it depends on how remote it is. The more remote the more I'm inclined to talk to them to see what they're up to.

 

[Glembi2]

I’ve only chatted with a handful of EV owners. Most of my conversations have been with pedestrians stopping by asking about the truck and general EV questions.

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