Recent content by Chris TX

Volvo (and Polestar) is a Swedish company, owned by a Chinese parent company. Their tech is licenses from MobileEye, which has dropped LiDAR.

Fidelity is top notch. They also have an excellent platform for buying RIVN. The phone app is one of the better ones I've used.

Owning my R1S for a few years, the R2 felt like just driving my R1S. There were minor differences here and there but it's mainly a smaller R1S. While the vehicle was great, it was overshadowed by the Service Center/Sales experience. The sales guy seemed like he could care less that we were...

Use a grinder to make it a hex head bolt:

It doesn't damage or deform the seals. Just plug in an extension cord and close the hatch. EZPZ.

Why can't you simply enable the outlets for xx hours and run an extension cord? It's only 120V 12A (x2) but that should be plenty for camping. Rivian did say they will enable V2H on all existing vehicles, but we're still waiting for that.

Perfect timing to release this in the winter. There's no f-ing way isn't going to survive in the summer heat. I'm curious to know if Tesla will be sending them a C&D on this, as well.

Rivian has some of the best software on the market. Why would they screw it up by enabling CarPlay? CP and AA are used when OEMs don't have a good software stack. I would much rather have software on my vehicle made by an auto manufacturer, not relying on a phone. I just picked up a Polestar...

500L water bladder. Absolutely perfect fit, as well. Better than digging a well.

Both of my cards are paired and neither have worked since I got the vehicle. I use my phone and fob, so it's not a big deal. Will get them to address it the next time I'm in the SC.

V1 and V2 used CAN communication for handshake, which is legacy CHAdeMO-like. The V3 and V4 (along with SAE-CCS) use standard CCS protocol over ethernet (I believe). The Tesla V3 and V4 have hardware components that support older Teslas that can only talk via CAN.

RTL-SDR USB stick with a frequency divider, plugged into your phone. Then bluetooth stream it to the car.

How is this thread actually still alive? Just so we can keep laugh reacts on the OP?

I think that's the key. If you ride in Low or Very Low, it's going to be harsh. For long-distance driving I put it at Low or Very Low, but around town where there are bumps and potholes, I put it right in the middle. It gives the suspension more room to travel, along with Soft. I have my...

See if you can negotiate mileage reimbursement vs using an auto carrier. Unless your vehicle is put on first or it's a non-stop trip, they'll be taking your truck off and on throughout the trip as they drop off other cars. More chances for damage.