R2 12V Battery Location - Photo

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

It's a sealed battery. They puff up when they start to die. They are way beyond dead already if the case cracks open. The chemical you're exposed to when that happens smells like rotten eggs, very obvious.

Had an Optima red top do that. No way one could miss it.

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[Oldsmobile_Mike]

It's a sealed battery. They puff up when they start to die.

So, you're saying there's a chance of getting Spicy Pillow? I can't wait. /s

 

[NeverFollow]

Why not using an Li-Ion battery?

Smaller, save weight and last longer.

 

[csun22]

So, you're saying there's a chance of getting Spicy Pillow? I can't wait. /s

Is that an XPS? I had one a while ago that did that.

 

[Oldsmobile_Mike]

Is that an XPS? I had one a while ago that did that.

Latitude. I service hundreds of them at one of my jobs. But typically we try to replace the batteries *before* they get like this.

My desk a few months ago:

 

[csun22]

Latitude. I service hundreds of them at one of my jobs. But typically we try to replace the batteries *before* they get like this.

My desk a few months ago:

I had mine replaced under warranty with Dell once and then the replacement also did the same thing lol

 

[RedAero42]

Haven't seen anyone post about this yet. The R2 has the 12V battery mounted under the rear passenger seat. The seat is really easy to lift off to gain access to the battery. Seems to be the same kind of SLA battery that's in the other Rivian vehicles, but I did not remove anything to look at it closer.

Thank you for the photo. Accessing the battery is convenient, but, am I correct from other statements/posts that replacing the battery won't be possible by the owner (because of codes and such)?

 

[JasonK]

Why not using an Li-Ion battery?

Smaller, save weight and last longer.

I agree 100% with you. But they want you to bring you in for service more often so they are putting things in the vehicle that fail and need checking so they can make sure you bring your vehicle in for service on a regular basis. Now that I can see how easy it is to get to the battery I will be taking care of that myself.

 

[Mellowyellow]

This is considered easy access? Is this the new normal?

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

Thank you for the photo. Accessing the battery is convenient, but, am I correct from other statements/posts that replacing the battery won't be possible by the owner (because of codes and such)?

Potentially. Future updates supposedly will bring that capability to the customer-facing side of software. But that was “promised” many months ago as an upcoming feature.

 

[sparked]

This is considered easy access? Is this the new normal?

It might be the new normal when you're looking for space and shortening cabling. I would have included the trunk, but then you start eating up cargo or subtrunk space.

Location could help with longevity as it is weather protected and facing less weather extremes versus a frunk location.

 

[kanefsky]

This is considered easy access? Is this the new normal?

IMHO it's more important to provide easy access to terminals you can use to jump-start a dead battery. I assume the R2 has a location to do that either in the frunk or at the back of the vehicle.

I had a dead battery in a Tesla Model S where I was locked out of the car. The dead battery was only a secondary symptom of some issue with the high voltage system. I thought I was locked out of the frunk as well until I found out that there was a secret cable release hidden under a flap inside the wheel well (making it easy for anyone knowledgable to steal stuff out of your frunk I guess).

That let me jumpstart the battery which let me get into the car and put it into tow-mode, but it was parked in a hard-to-access garage space. Three different tow trucks of various designs were unable to load it from there. Eventually with two people pushing and one steering, with about a 27-point turn we were able to get it out to the street where it could be loaded onto the tow truck. I was the one steering but without power steering it felt like steering the Model S required as least as much effort as pushing it

 

[kanefsky]

Why not using an Li-Ion battery?

Smaller, save weight and last longer.

I don't know if Rivian has a reason, but I've seen several-thousand-dollar pieces of electronic gear that supply zinc-carbon batteries for their remotes. Similarly for smoke detectors on 16-foot ceilings in multi-million-dollar houses. Not only don't they last very long but they tend to corrode. They're not likely to be saving more than about 50 cents versus alkaline.

 

[R2dreamer]

Are there any downsides to housing a battery like this inside a passenger cabin of a vehicle that routinely reaches 120° temps? Not concerned about the chemistry for the battery’s sake. I’m thinking about effects of people sharing the same enclosed space.

I think Gen 2 R1’s have the battery in the cabin as well, but first Gen it’s behind the drunk right?

Having the battery behind the “drunk” may be dangerous! Never know what they may do next.

 

[Outdoors]

I had a dead battery in a Tesla Model S where I was locked out of the car. The dead battery was only a secondary symptom of some issue with the high voltage system. I thought I was locked out of the frunk as well until I found out that there was a secret cable release hidden under a flap inside the wheel well (making it easy for anyone knowledgable to steal stuff out of your frunk I guess).

Tesla designed the external bumper access system so it only works when the vehicle is completely dead. So going up to the emergency access point and testing cars to open won't work unless a thief just happens to stumble along a Tesla with a dead battery. Which I would guess isn't a really efficient way of finding stuff to steal.

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