State of Charge Tommy - Gen 2 R1 Review: Rivian Makes Huge Improvements In Its 2nd Gen R1 Vehicles

[Electric Rivilution]

Description:

I check out the new Gen 2 Rivian R1T and R1S with Greg Dachner, Rivian's R1 vehicle line director, and Wassym Bensiad, Rivian's VP of Software, and let the two explain all of the upgrades that come with the next generation of RIvian vehicles.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Greg Dachner, Rivian's R1 Vehicle Line Director
02:46 New powertrain options
05:36 New wheel options
06:52 NVH & ride quality improvements
09:53 All Rivian vehicles now come equipped with a heat pump system
11:07 Rivian now uses new battery cells and has an LFP battery option
12:37 New compute platform
16:01 Visual improvements
18:36 No improvements in charging
23:17 Wassym Bensaid, Rivian's VP of Software
24:08 The new UI system
27:33 The new 3D cell shading provided by Epic Games
29:17 Improvements to the HVAC UI
33:11 The new camera system
36:33 Summary
41:11 Pricing
42:10 Outro

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[NC-Rivian]

Building an automobile from scratch isn't an easy thing. (If it were easy, everyone would be doing it.) Rivian has managed to come out with a top tier product and is working hard to improve the Gen1 vehicle while getting a better grip on per-vehicle expenses. Kudos to the leadership and team! RJ ... let's take a close look at improving your existing service centers and adding more.

 

[mkhuffman]

I have not watched many of these "influencer" videos. I want real people to report what they are experiencing. I want Rivian forum members to tell us their impressions. It matters much more to me. So thank you to everyone who has done it so far.

 

[tate16t]

I watched this one for the first time. It’s pretty good. The UI changes are cool on the second have with Wassym.

 

[R1Tom]

I have not watched many of these "influencer" videos. I want real people to report what they are experiencing. I want Rivian forum members to tell us their impressions. It matters much more to me. So thank you to everyone who has done it so far.

I watch them but with a grain of salt. They get invited to events by basically being brand ambassadors....so the reviews are highly biased to help the brand sell product. In addition they are "reviewing" highly hand selected and perfected vehicles that may not even be representative of the vehicles that come off the production line with regular QC, etc...

But that said...I am excited for what Rivian improved on with the G2...hope it is highly sucessful....and that it remains the flagship for the brand that will launch the exciting R2/3 in the not too distant future.

 

[mkhuffman]

I watch them but with a grain of salt. They get invited to events by basically being brand ambassadors....so the reviews are highly biased to help the brand sell product. In addition they are "reviewing" highly hand selected and perfected vehicles that may not even be representative of the vehicles that come off the production line with regular QC, etc...

But that said...I am excited for what Rivian improved on with the G2...hope it is highly sucessful....and that it remains the flagship for the brand that will launch the exciting R2/3 in the not too distant future.

I agree. The reason I have only watched a few is they are all reporting the same thing, just in their own way. I don't need to see or hear the same thing over and over, just from different people.

Anyway, it is very exciting. Rivian exceeded my expectations with the G2 improvements. I thought it would be all cost savings but they managed to reduce cost and improve the product. That is very impressive.

 

[tate16t]

The UI is what it is as shown. As Wassym said, we should see it this month, or at least those that choose to.

 

[shopaholic]

I wish they relocated or better still added J3400 port when they were redesigning the electrical harness anyway, missed opportunity in my opinion.

 

[sirna7]

Description:

I check out the new Gen 2 Rivian R1T and R1S with Greg Dachner, Rivian's R1 vehicle line director, and Wassym Bensiad, Rivian's VP of Software, and let the two explain all of the upgrades that come with the next generation of RIvian vehicles.

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
01:33 Greg Dachner, Rivian's R1 Vehicle Line Director
02:46 New powertrain options
05:36 New wheel options
06:52 NVH & ride quality improvements
09:53 All Rivian vehicles now come equipped with a heat pump system
11:07 Rivian now uses new battery cells and has an LFP battery option
12:37 New compute platform
16:01 Visual improvements
18:36 No improvements in charging
23:17 Wassym Bensaid, Rivian's VP of Software
24:08 The new UI system
27:33 The new 3D cell shading provided by Epic Games
29:17 Improvements to the HVAC UI
33:11 The new camera system
36:33 Summary
41:11 Pricing
42:10 Outro

A+ ?

 

[CrazyOne]

If the title said that second generation is the same as first, the video wouldn't get many clicks. ?

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