Sandy Munro Tearing Down Rivian R1T Battery Pack

[louisdeg]

Well, that absolutely confirms that the door flashlight doesn’t contain the “7777th identical cell” - as my flashlight contains a 3.2V, 2Ah cell:

Bummer - i've been showing the battery in the door off as what runs my truck.

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[louisdeg]

I used it when the power went out in my house last week. It basically lit up my entire living room. Fantastic light.

Yes, I remembered it once and used it to inspect a basement

 

[the long way downunder]

And the picnic hamper.

Funnily enough, I'd happily pay a modest premium for a bespoke "picnic" kit … something that fits snugly in the frunk, plugs in with a food cooler, quality, durable, recycled materials, sustainable … like the floor mats … that sort of thing …

The last thing I want is third party generic products that don't take advantage of Rivian features but have a Rivian logo and cost 50% more …

 

[iansriv]

Funnily enough, I'd happily pay a modest premium for a bespoke "picnic" kit … something that fits snugly in the frunk, plugs in with a food cooler, quality, durable, recycled materials, sustainable … like the floor mats … that sort of thing …

The last thing I want is third party generic products that don't take advantage of Rivian features but have a Rivian logo and cost 50% more …

All right then. $46k will get you the RR one. On a more serious note I think that's a bit silly. But, I too would love a nice picnic hamper for the R1. Truth be told I miss picnics.

 

[AO_Pete]

A pity. The 7777th cell would have been a very cool engineering detail instead of a marketing half-truth. Presumably a well-intentioned idea diluted by the practical limits of manufacturing the flashlight itself. Which reminds me, anyone actually used that flashlight purposefully? : )
I can't recall the last time I thought to use it (I have work lights and the phone light …)

I use it all the time, as it's the one flashlight in the house that's always in the same place, and has a charge. I've not told my wife about it for that reason

 

[CharonPDX]

No, you aren’t. That isn’t how ‘cycles’ work.

You are - you're just adding something like 1/10,000th of a cycle.

 

[CharonPDX]

A pity. The 7777th cell would have been a very cool engineering detail instead of a marketing half-truth. Presumably a well-intentioned idea diluted by the practical limits of manufacturing the flashlight itself. Which reminds me, anyone actually used that flashlight purposefully? : )
I can't recall the last time I thought to use it (I have work lights and the phone light …)

We went camping last weekend, used that as my primary flashlight each night.

 

[Dirty_B]

Don’t forget that every time you brake with regenerative breaking you are adding to the cycles.

No not really

 

[Hoo D. Hoo]

All right then. $46k will get you the RR one. On a more serious note I think that's a bit silly. But, I too would love a nice picnic hamper for the R1. Truth be told I miss picnics.

I still have vivid, cinematic recall of a certain picnic in 1980.

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