CommodoreAmiga
Well-Known Member
Those are two different things. You could technically tow-charge the R1T behind an RV, but that is a different use case than the "flat towing" that RVers typically want.Although I think this is great news, it confuses me even more.
Why would we be able to tow charge a Rivian in neutral to add range according to one customer service rep, yet not be able to tow a Rivian with any wheels on the ground according to a 2nd customer service rep, all in the same day?
Tow-charging involves pulling the R1T behind another vehicle, with the electric motors in the R1T being used as generators to charge the high voltage battery. This will create significant drag on the vehicle towing the R1T. There is also probably a limitation that you must stop tow-charging the vehicle once the battery reaches a certain charge state.
RVers want to flat-tow a vehicle not to charge it, but rather so that it can be unhooked and used as transportation when the RV is camped at its destination. Most RVers wouldn't want to deal with the huge hit to fuel economy caused by the drag of tow-charging. Also, the potential distance limitation imposed by tow-charging may not be acceptable for the RVers use case, anyway.
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