Free Rivian Adapter status?

[Chewy734]

Lead time is now about 1 week and half to two weeks. We are clearing orders up until the 1st of June by the end of the week, maybe sooner.

Thank you.

Nice! I ordered May 26th. Looking forward to receiving it soon.

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[waitingonanr1s]

Got my official adapter from Ford today and tested it twice. I only got an average of 115kw from 15-50%, with the truck indicating limited by the charger. I have had one even worse experience at a magic dock that only gave me 35kw. My Mach E got a normal charge rate, but it was at a different site. Not sure Tesla chargers are really much better than EA.

I got 206 kw max the first time I used my a2z adapter. Also was $0.10 per kwh cheaper than the EA literally right next to it. I've had solid experiences with magic dock as well. EA will be a distant third choice for me now that I have an adapter.

 

[wjhdrew]

Nice! I ordered May 26th. Looking forward to receiving it soon.

Same here. Sent them an email to hear an update but sounds like they're trying to ship out all May orders by this week which should be early enough for my trip next week.

 

[RTChiro]

March 22 delivery and still nothing.

 

[azbill]

I got 206 kw max the first time I used my a2z adapter. Also was $0.10 per kwh cheaper than the EA literally right next to it. I've had solid experiences with magic dock as well. EA will be a distant third choice for me now that I have an adapter.

I got over 200kw using a magic dock, my point is that the SCs are inconsistent, just like EA. And, in the Phoenix area Tesla is more expensive than EA.

 

[waitingonanr1s]

I got over 200kw using a magic dock, my point is that the SCs are inconsistent, just like EA.

I would disagree that they are "just like EA". I personally have never had an issue at a Tesla location. Yes, every charge site is going to have downtime, but EA downtime is much more frequently experienced than at Tesla locations. Tesla sites are just better engineered and maintained.

 

[Tucker74]

I got over 200kw using a magic dock, my point is that the SCs are inconsistent, just like EA. And, in the Phoenix area Tesla is more expensive than EA.

Not inconsistent if you understand which chargers you are using. V1/V2 share power, 150kW between two cabinets. If other is not in use you get 150kW, if it is you get 75kW (max). V3 do not share power, so 250kW (max) to each of 4 cabinets.

 

[wjhdrew]

Shoutout to @A2ZEV support. I had emailed them yesterday about my trip next week, informed me that the Stellar plug, I also ordered via the bundle, was coming in on Monday, a bit late for my trip. So they are shipping just the NACS->CCS adapter first today so I can use it. Unfortunately this kind of service isn't the norm in America, but so happy when I stumble upon folks that focus on customer service.

 

[VSG]

Not inconsistent if you understand which chargers you are using. V1/V2 share power, 150kW between two cabinets. If other is not in use you get 150kW, if it is you get 75kW (max). V3 do not share power, so 250kW (max) to each of 4 cabinets.

Irrelevant for Rivians, because V1/V2 are not open to non-Teslas and will never be open to non-Teslas. This is also one of the reasons why opening the Tesla network doesn't necessarily provide a huge benefit - it may be possible to drive across Wyoming (for example) using just Tesla superchargers if you are driving a TESLA, but since those are all V1/V2, they provide NO benefit at all to Rivians. There are many parts of the country like this. Your impression of the supercharger network gained while driving a Tesla doesn't necessarily apply when driving a Rivian - there are many places where the CCS network is the only option and having access to some Tesla superchargers does nothing at all to help me in my Rivian.

 

[Autolycus]

Irrelevant for Rivians, because V1/V2 are not open to non-Teslas and will never be open to non-Teslas. This is also one of the reasons why opening the Tesla network doesn't necessarily provide a huge benefit - it may be possible to drive across Wyoming (for example) using just Tesla superchargers if you are driving a TESLA, but since those are all V1/V2, they provide NO benefit at all to Rivians. There are many parts of the country like this. Your impression of the supercharger network gained while driving a Tesla doesn't necessarily apply when driving a Rivian - there are many places where the CCS network is the only option and having access to some Tesla superchargers does nothing at all to help me in my Rivian.

All very true. And for those who dream of having a native NACS port on your Rivian, all of this will still be true because V1 and V2 superchargers are not NACS, which uses the same communication protocols as CCS1. Those locations use a proprietary Tesla protocol. A native NACS port does not make any difference as to which stations can be used by any vehicle. The only thing that matters is Tesla or non-Tesla for those older non-NACS stations.

 

[azbill]

Not inconsistent if you understand which chargers you are using. V1/V2 share power, 150kW between two cabinets. If other is not in use you get 150kW, if it is you get 75kW (max). V3 do not share power, so 250kW (max) to each of 4 cabinets.

The 150kw Tesla chargers don't work with CCS adapters, only the 250kw ones. I understand perfectly which chargers I am using. V1 Tesla chargers do not support CCS protocol.

 

[@n!m@l!@]

Shoutout to @A2ZEV support. I had emailed them yesterday about my trip next week, informed me that the Stellar plug, I also ordered via the bundle, was coming in on Monday, a bit late for my trip. So they are shipping just the NACS->CCS adapter first today so I can use it. Unfortunately this kind of service isn't the norm in America, but so happy when I stumble upon folks that focus on customer service.

They told me the same thing yesterday when I reached out to them. Have you received a tracking number yet?

 

[wjhdrew]

They told me the same thing yesterday when I reached out to them. Have you received a tracking number yet?

Yes. But at label creation stage only. I'll update here for folks when it gets physically shipped (at least according to the tracking info)

 

[@n!m@l!@]

Yes. But at label creation stage only. I'll update here for folks when it gets physically shipped (at least according to the tracking info)

Just got my tracking info 5 minutes ago. Hopefully UPS both receive our shipments today.

 

[godfodder0901]

Looks like adapters are shipping again. Just got the email to confirm my address.

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