Recent content by Budman

With the floor jack I have (Husky for home depot) it fit the pad on the frame nicely. No extra pad or pug needed.

This one...

I do see some indications of efficiency starting to go down at higher temperatures (>~80). I think at really high temps and if pushing the hvac hard the efficiency will drop down. The peak of the curve would be around 75. I don’t think I would see as pronounced a decline as that chart you...

For 40 years I felt I might want a Porsche 911. I’ve looked at used ones online from time to time. In a coincidence of timing an ideal 2019 used one came up for sale at the local dealer a few days after I took possession of my R2. Scheduled a test drive and went there with my checkbook in my...

I did a trial of lifting my R2 with a Husky floor jack. No pucks required. See this thread, near the end of the original post; https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/1-month-update-r2-three-day-ownership-review-comparison-to-r1t-efficiency-and-range-data.60868/page-10#post-1059251

I get efficiancy, milage, average speed from the Rivian trip monitor which I reset at the start of these trips. I take an approximate average of the temperature over the course of the 3 hour drive. if the temperature changes a lot I discount that trip. Or, if the wind is strong or unusual...

I use the Rivian reported efficiency as shown on the main UI.

1 MONTH UPDATE: 1,300 miles now and all is well. A few recent systems checks and more efficiency data below: DCFAST CHARGING: Went to a Tesla (NACS), IONNA (NACS) and Rivian (CCS with adapter) in quick succession and all performed as expected. Plug and charge worked well. 120V OUTLET...

I just fast charged my 1 month old R2 at a Tesla (NACS), IONNA (NACS) and Rivian (CCS with adaptor) in quick succession. Everything performed as expected. Plug and Charge worked well at all locations. Then back to a Level 2 at home with no issues.

There at tens of thousands of Rivian owners but only a few of them are active on these Forums. It’s a place to report issues so gives the impression that failures/issues are more frequent than they really are. I’ve now purchased 3 Rivians and have well over 100,000 trouble free miles. I got...

WeLL, in this test the cabin started in the 80s as the vehicles were in the garage with the windows down for hours. I don't actually use AUTO all that much. I'm a manual, do-it-myself kinda guy. But I do find AUTO works better with you enter a really hot cabin and want to drop the temp...

Gen 2 with the heat pump. While the Gen 2 R1's have been rightly noted for a noisy HVAC system I could not tell much difference between the R1 and R2 noise level during this test. R1 was a bit louder but not that much.

I just ran a PetMode test of my own. Details here and also attached to the end of my R2 ownership thread. https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/r2-three-day-ownership-review-comparison-to-r1t-efficiency-and-range-data.60868/page-9#post-1057238 PetMode Test Very hot and humid today on...

Day 28 of ownership now. 1,200 miles with no issues except a tire that needed to be replaced due to a construction screw in the sidewall... Not Rivian's fault. Very hot and humid today on July 26th. I did a side by side test of PetMode in my R1T and R2. Test Details: * Started at about...

I’m at 1 month R2 ownership and 1200 miles. All is well.