L1 faster than it was before the latest software update?

[Count Orlok]

I'm still waiting for my L2 installation but I noticed I'm getting a lot more charge added per hour than when I first got my R1S. I was getting 45 miles per day but the rate seems to have increased. It's been charging for the past 24 hours and supposedly added 66 miles; nothing else has changed... same outlet/circuit and charging in a 50 degree garage while the S is off and locked. Perhaps the software update put a wooden stake through the vampire's heart?

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[brancky3]

I'm still waiting for my L2 installation but I noticed I'm getting a lot more charge added per hour than when I first got my R1S. I was getting 45 miles per day but the rate seems to have increased. It's been charging for the past 24 hours and supposedly added 66 miles; nothing else has changed... same outlet/circuit and charging in a 50 degree garage while the S is off and locked. Perhaps the software update put a wooden stake through the vampire's heart?

Wow 66 miles isn’t bad at all! I wouldn’t expect more than 2 miles per hour personally.

 

[jebinc]

There’s only so much power you can extract from a 120v L1 feed. No free power.

 

[Count Orlok]

There’s only so much power you can extract from a 120v L1 feed. No free power.

I didn't say otherwise. I was wondering if the S is making better use of the trickle than before. Or, it could be the "miles added" estimate is FUBAR after the last update.

 

[racekarl]

Measuring charge rate in “miles per hour” or miles added is not going to give you a reliable metric. The range estimate your car gives you is based on your consumption behavior and is generally backward looking. That is, you may have driven conservatively before this more recent charge and the vehicle is guessing you can go 66 miles on an amount of energy that it previously thought would only take you 45 miles.

The only reliable way to compare charge sessions is to measure the total kWh added and the time spent charging.

 

[GZR1S]

I'm still waiting for my L2 installation but I noticed I'm getting a lot more charge added per hour than when I first got my R1S. I was getting 45 miles per day but the rate seems to have increased. It's been charging for the past 24 hours and supposedly added 66 miles; nothing else has changed... same outlet/circuit and charging in a 50 degree garage while the S is off and locked. Perhaps the software update put a wooden stake through the vampire's heart?

Hopefully it’s because of less vampire drain from the update

 

[Count Orlok]

Measuring charge rate in “miles per hour” or miles added is not going to give you a reliable metric. The range estimate your car gives you is based on your consumption behavior and is generally backward looking. That is, you may have driven conservatively before this more recent charge and the vehicle is guessing you can go 66 miles on an amount of energy that it previously thought would only take you 45 miles.

The only reliable way to compare charge sessions is to measure the total kWh added and the time spent charging.

totally makes sense that my driving pattern would impact the estimate. thanks!

 

[whyasky]

Measuring charge rate in “miles per hour” or miles added is not going to give you a reliable metric. The range estimate your car gives you is based on your consumption behavior and is generally backward looking. That is, you may have driven conservatively before this more recent charge and the vehicle is guessing you can go 66 miles on an amount of energy that it previously thought would only take you 45 miles.

The only reliable way to compare charge sessions is to measure the total kWh added and the time spent charging.

While true for some other evs, this is not true for the Rivian. My truck has made no adjustments to the range estimate in the 3500mi I've put on it. Rivian will give you a better estimate in the navigation view to a specific destination, but the range in the energy screen or bottom right of driver's screen always reads something very close to the epa estimate. So 66mi is probably right around 31-32kwh of charge.

Edit: My ID.4 is the exact opposite. Estimate completely predicated on previous use case, generally not useful forward looking information.

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