Hakka R5 is what I got and a bunch of other forum members as well, thereās lots of threads. Havenāt thoroughly tested them but they did great in a few icy and snowy situations last year.Sold! Ready to bolt on when winter arrives.
Having to work against regen while traveling down a snowy hill is illogical and impractical. I wish āsnowā mode automatically turned off regen entirely. Last winter with new Nokias R5s, I came close to losing control on a downhill dirt road, while in ālow regenā mode. This winter Iām going to turn off ābrake assistā as well.
When you start to slide, what happens when you put it in Neutral and then use the brakes? I have not tried that, and it may take practice to go from Drive to Neutral, but it seems like that would be the thing to do when regen starts to cause sliding. Or simply switch between Drive and Neutral to minimize sliding.
I havenāt tried this for a number of reasons. 1st, I havenāt practiced shifting to neutral on the fly. 2nd, at the time I had a 20 year old Tacoma and I was able to adapt to driving it when the conditions were similar. However, this is an issue which needs to be addressed in a practical manner. Although shifting to neutral may help the situation, I can think of situations where it wouldnāt. If someone borrowed my truck, for example. One shouldnāt have to ājump through hoopsā in order to safely operate a vehicle, especially in slippery conditions. My 2 cents. (For the record, Iāve never had as nice or enjoyed a vehicle as much as with this Rivian. Itās an outstanding truck!)
