zymolysis
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- First Name
- Ross
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- May 9, 2022
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- Phoenix Arizona
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- 2022 R1T [RUS, PTC (upgraded), 20"] 2008 Ford E350
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"National average of $0.23 per kWh" - really?At the national average of $0.23 per kWh, it comes out to around $283 per vehicle but the waste from one individual's vehicle isn't really the issue. When you measure the waste against the entire production run of R1 vehicles, the sum is staggering. We're talking about tens of thousands of Megawatt hours of wasted electricity and the figure gets worse every day. Sure, idling an ICE is worse than parking a R1 but that's not really the right comparison, is it? We should compare the R1T to the Ford Lightning which has negligible vampire drain or any of the other modern EVs which also show very little wasteful vampire drain. I understand why getting this fixed might not be a critical priority for Rivian right now considering the other issues they're facing but I really hope they are dedicated to solving this issue. Rivian isn't Hummer; conspicuous waste will destroy their brand identity. I can only speak for myself but if I knew Rivian couldn't fix the drain through a software update, I wouldn't buy an R1T.
From eia.gov: "In 2021, the average nominal retail electricity price paid by U.S. residential electric customers rose at the fastest rate since 2008, increasing 4.3% from 2020 to 13.72 cents per kilowatthour (kWh), according to data from our latest Electric Power Monthly. "
I agree that these kind of losses are unacceptable, but my residential rates are 10 to 12 cents per kWh on a standard rate, and can get down in the 5 cent range, off-peak, in time of day.
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