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Yeah looking forward to it. I have a feeling the Rivian's will exceed the EPA estimates or at least meet them like most legacy auto cars. I just can't see them using some relatively shady calculation like Tesla where you're never getting the EPA estimate unless you're driving 60MPH and have perfect weather.
Ahh boooooo. Thanks for that catchOdometer at 2,979
I think the only time I'd put it in 2WD is if it's some super long road trip where I want to maximum miles so I can stop less. Around town, yeah I'll keep it in AWD so I can roast anything off the line lol. Also because, home charging. Doesn't matter how much I use in a day, I can get back home and get it all back overnight.
You are correct.
THE FORCE!!
I wonder if the 301 is GOM based on recent driving data for the full battery. We will see soon enough hopefully.
This is interesting.
- I read this as 301 mile "rated" range. Would have loved more out of that "+", but this is fine. Wonder if it takes tires and settings into account for the display range. (I only show % SoC on Tesla because the range estimate is useless without those factors included.)
- I'm curious if this is "300 miles in Conserve mode with 2WD on and no A/C" or if that stretches out a few more miles. Hopefully the latter - I assume EPA cycles don't use funky range extender modes.
- Surprised that "Daily" is well below 70% SoC when Tesla recommends 80-90% and Elon has talked often about diminishing returns in <90% daily charging. Neither here nor there but it's interesting.
I am not an expert, but I suspect the most elegant way this can be achieved is by using different motors in the front and rear. (I also believe this is how some of the more recent Model S vehicles work, but info seems limited on that front). The front motors can be permanent magnet reluctance motors that are highly efficient. Because of the permanent magnets, these motors are “always on.” You cannot tow because the front motors will always be trying to add regen back into the battery if the wheels are spinning. The rear motors can be induction motors instead of permanent magnet motors. The induction motors are only “on” if the stator is on and generating a magnetic field that induces the rotor to spin. If there is no power being delivered to the rear motors, there’s no magnetic field and no regen when the rear wheels are spun. The rear inverter can control whether the vehicle is 2WD or 4WD
About this, I'm kind if annoyed at MT. In their video they said that they were in the truck over 40 hours. Their map shows their cross country route, and they couldn't tell us how efficient it was. Give a car to a youtuber and they'd be showing us a few videos of the different aspects of the truck, including efficiency, towing, offroading, 0-60, track performance, interior [at least MT did have a 2 min video about interior]... I get that they got a preproduction truck, but they still complained about the infotainment and seats. They just excused it by saying it's pre production. They could've done the same for any other test they did. I think youtubers are doing a better job reviewing than auto journalists. Auto journalists just want to sit in the truck and talk about everything they did, where as youtubers want to show us everything they are doing.I wonder if the 301 is GOM based on recent driving data for the full battery. We will see soon enough hopefully.
I wonder if the mileage stuff is still embargoed, with Rivian arguing they were still tweaking stuff before sending final details to the EPA?About this, I'm kind if annoyed at MT. In their video they said that they were in the truck over 40 hours. Their map shows their cross country route, and they couldn't tell us how efficient it was. Give a car to a youtuber and they'd be showing us a few videos of the different aspects of the truck, including efficiency, towing, offroading, 0-60, track performance, interior [at least MT did have a 2 min video about interior]... I get that they got a preproduction truck, but they still complained about the infotainment and seats. They just excused it by saying it's pre production. They could've done the same for any other test they did. I think youtubers are doing a better job reviewing than auto journalists. Auto journalists just want to sit in the truck and talk about everything they did, where as youtubers want to show us everything they are doing.
I wondered about that too, but don't journalists usually say:"we can't talk about this since it's still under embargo", so the review feels honest.
They had a week with it, the same trucks have been seen in california, and there’s this map.About this, I'm kind if annoyed at MT. In their video they said that they were in the truck over 40 hours. Their map shows their cross country route, and they couldn't tell us how efficient it was. Give a car to a youtuber and they'd be showing us a few videos of the different aspects of the truck, including efficiency, towing, offroading, 0-60, track performance, interior [at least MT did have a 2 min video about interior]... I get that they got a preproduction truck, but they still complained about the infotainment and seats. They just excused it by saying it's pre production. They could've done the same for any other test they did. I think youtubers are doing a better job reviewing than auto journalists. Auto journalists just want to sit in the truck and talk about everything they did, where as youtubers want to show us everything they are doing.
