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What surprised me was the usable of the battery pack was at 122kwh from a 123kwh battery pack. I believe the Out Of Spec test for Rivian Dual was about 131kwh-ish from 135kwh.
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My initial thoughts on the CT keep getting proven right.

If you are looking for an EV Truck ... If you need a day to day/weekend warrior (home depot runs) or an adventure vehicle, the Rivian is the best choice. If you need a true work truck, the Lightning is the best choice. If you need to do heavy duty work or lots of towing .. just get an ICE truck. There really isn't a scenario that the CT is best at.
 

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My initial thoughts on the CT keep getting proven right.

If you are looking for an EV Truck ... If you need a day to day/weekend warrior (home depot runs) or an adventure vehicle, the Rivian is the best choice. If you need a true work truck, the Lightning is the best choice. If you need to do heavy duty work or lots of towing .. just get an ICE truck. There really isn't a scenario that the CT is best at.
To me, it is only for the fanboys and those want people to look at them when driving... and no one else.
 

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Do people here really think that 2.05 mi/kWh on 35" AT tires is a bad efficiency?

Its not ground breaking but ask anyone who is running 35" AT tires on any R1T, I bet they don't average 2 mi/kWh.
My lifetime efficiency at ~8,500 miles is 2.08 mi/kWh.
That's on 20" ATs.
 

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My lifetime efficiency at ~8,500 miles is 2.08 mi/kWh.
That's on 20" ATs.
Well then you can assume the same truck on 35" ATs would fair worse. FWIW I always averaged in the 1.8 range before the camper, more like 1.6 these days and even less with my Nokian winter tires.
 

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R1T with 20s are slightly better or about the same? (setting aside different environmental conditions). I think the CT has hybrid MT/AT tires, even less efficient than ATs.
 

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Saw this in the CT thread as well... :rolleyes:

" I went from 2.05 miles/kwh to 1.72 changing from 21" road tires to 20" ATs on my R1T. "

Did you remember to unhook the 30' Airstream from behind your Rivian for the 20" tire range test?

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It's not that I dislike Kyle or fault him for making a living. My disappointment is in society generally...That people will watch a 5 hour livestream of what should be a 30 minute video hurts my brain.:headbang:
Right, that saves 4.5 hours for scrolling forums.
 

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R1T gets 2.1-2.2 miles per KWh at 70 on AT tires.
i was getting 1.75-1.85 m/kWh at 75-80 mph in 20 AT on a recent road trip in Dec. i dont think i would have gotten 2.1-22 m/kWh had i stayed at 70 mph so your efficiency seems better than my R1T
 

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One thing of note on Kyles 70MPH range test is that he starts with a preconditioned cabin and warm battery having just been fast charged to 100% this should take a good chunk of cool ambient temperature out of the equation except the fact that cold air is slightly denser increasing drag.
I would expect the CT in this config to only do maybe 15-20 more miles at 68-70 degrees ambient.

Side note... lots of hate on Out of Spec Kyle. I like his videos and think he is the coolest kind of nerd. He seems to acknowledge what his videos are and aren't but is having fun and more successful than most reviewers. Can't please everyone al the time I guess.

Aside from the CT astonishing acceleration and 48v low volt system (which may prove problematic) I'm unimpressed.
 

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You should be able to select any charging stop on a multi stop plan - which will show you the anticipated arrival SOC % and planned departure SOC %.
Hmm...if so, it wasn't obvious in the interface. Guess I'll play with it more next time.
 

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One thing of note on Kyles 70MPH range test is that he starts with a preconditioned cabin and warm battery having just been fast charged to 100% this should take a good chunk of cool ambient temperature out of the equation except the fact that cold air is slightly denser increasing drag.
I would expect the CT in this config to only do maybe 15-20 more miles at 68-70 degrees ambient.

Side note... lots of hate on Out of Spec Kyle. I like his videos and think he is the coolest kind of nerd. He seems to acknowledge what his videos are and aren't but is having fun and more successful than most reviewers. Can't please everyone al the time I guess.

Aside from the CT astonishing acceleration and 48v low volt system (which may prove problematic) I'm unimpressed.
Also bear in mind that Kyle does most of his testing here in Colorado at around 5000 ft, so the air density is quite a bit lower here. I was a little surprised how much worse my efficiency was in my T with ATs at 80 mph closer to sea level than here in CO. Basically had all the bad on this last road trip, cold, head wind, 75 mph speed limits, and closer to sea level. I only averaged probably 1.5-1.6 mi/kWh over the course of 2200 miles and it got as bad as 1.3 mi/kWh when the wind was more in my face. Around 65-70 mph and no wind I was seeing closer to 1.9 mi/kWh near sea level, but still cold.
 

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Hmm...if so, it wasn't obvious in the interface. Guess I'll play with it more next time.
Nevermind - I just double-checked and it shows it in mileage - but you can see it for every charging stop. It is annoying that you can't just change it all to % and be done with it.

My approach to road trips has been to plan and research stops via ABRP/Plugshare. Then I just take it one stop at a time in the Rivian route planning. I consider when coming up on the next charging stop whether I could make it to the next - and go from there. It's generally pretty conservative - the only time I've found it not conservative is with dropping temperatures as the sun sets. I look for a buffer of 15 miles when deciding whether to stop or continue on.
 
 








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