RAN Virginity Taken

[COdogman]

Your patience is remarkable. I try my best, but am humbled by your combination of patience and persistence. It’s a rare quality.

Thank you for the compliment! When it comes to things I can’t control it’s easier for me to be that way. My delivery estimate is April-May, so I figured I would wait until closer to the end of that before I started pushing them for more action so they couldn’t just use that as an excuse even though it was clear something else was going on.

Plus I have a truck that I love and still runs just fine so there was nothing like that pushing my timeline. The only real downside is that interest rates have gone up since March.

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[Acoustic71]

1) 0-5 RAN’s = slut
2) 6-10 RAN’s = ho
3) 11-15 RAN’s = pro
4) 16+ RAN’s = pimp

JJ is about to be promoted.

Well, shit.
For the record, I have used 3 recently, so I guess that makes me a slut. Then again, I have used the Lincoln City, OR RAN multiple times. Plus I used the new one in Roseburg, OR and finally the one in West Sacramento, CA at the local REI twice each, coming and going to a wedding in Livermore, CA last weekend. So based on merit alone, I could be a ho.

Oh, by the way, The Lincoln City RAN is awesome and easy to get in and out of the area. It's on the south side of the parking lot for the Lincoln City Outlets mall.

The brand new Roseburg, OR location in also fairly easy in and out, and is located on the East side of I-5 near 5 Guys and Elmer's, so there is that.

I cannot in good faith recommend the West Sacramento, CA RAN if you are traveling on a tight schedule, unless you have some sense of the area. It is not an easy on and off the freeway setup. You need to drive a bit on surface roads and it's through parts of older Sacramento, meaning narrow streets and quick decisions. The RAN is located at a large, very busy REI store, and right down the street is Cal Expo which has numerous events and fairs throughout the warmer weather months. Expect a wait if you do go. Oh, and then there was the Chevy Mach-E guy that took the 300 kW charger and plugged in for over an hour, knowing that he wouldn't actually charge. We were also fooled by the two chargers that sported large blue handicapped signs that appeared to mean you couldn't charge unless you had the handicap rear view mirror hanging tag or plates. After I saw several Rivians use these two chargers, I wandered over and took a closer look. At the bottom of the sign, in small print, it read that it was Handicap Priority, meaning it was OK to use these chargers, but you would need to unplug and move if a handicapped person driving a Rivian wanted to use the charger. Live and learn.

 

[zefram47]

What peak power did you see?

214 kW peak for me, but it held around 200 kW for close to 15 min.

 

[elektrode]

Did @moosehead shop at that S&M and/or Dick’s store while charging?

In-N-Out Burger?

 

[moosehead]

My delivery estimate is April-May, so I figured I would wait until closer to the end of that before I started pushing them for more action…….

Captain Obvious would like to point out that May 28 is close to the end of May.

IIRC you had also been led to expect a pre-Xmas delivery, no?

Hell, we should all lean into them on your behalf.

 

[COdogman]

Captain Obvious would like to point out that May 28 is close to the end of May.

IIRC you had also been led to expect a pre-Xmas delivery, no?

Hell, we should all lean into them on your behalf.

Captain Obvious’ calendar skills are much appreciated!

They indeed had said a pre Christmas delivery was “possible”, but since I live on planet earth I never expected that. It was the bizarre period after telling me I had a VIN in February that made no sense. I chose to focus on the “estimate” part of delivery estimate so I didn’t go insane.

I should have shop access this week so it won’t be much longer!

 

[zefram47]

I was there this morning and recorded a 9-82% charge. Compiling the data now, but will be making a post later. I came away very impressed and saw 50 kWh added to my truck in the first 15 minutes.

What peak power did you see?

Here's the thread on my experience with data and pretty graphs.

https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/broomfield-co-ran-charging-curve-9-81.15592

 

[Aardvark]

214 kW peak for me, but it held around 200 kW for close to 15 min.

Impressive. Thank you.

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