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Eric9610's latest activity
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Finished R2 demo test drive? Share your review / impressions
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I did three demo’s, one in Scottsdale and two in San Diego - associates at both were knowledgeable, professional, and helpful. I’ve been...
Friday at 12:45 AM
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Rivian financial situation and Volkswagen collaboration
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Thursday at 3:50 AM
Eric9610
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Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets
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Start talking politics, that usually shuts things down. I’ll go first, it’s all Trumps fault the R2 range fell short of EPA. Rivian was...
Wednesday at 1:20 AM
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Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets
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Agreed. We should stop collecting data while it still shows your hypothesis is correct.
Wednesday at 1:20 AM
Eric9610
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R2 Delivery Problems
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For a 36 month lease, you will pay over 40K for a 60K car.... Makes Zero sense to lease.
Monday at 4:43 PM
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Is Tesla Wall Connector compatible with R2?
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Don’t overthink and get paralyzed. It’s worth it to hardwire if you are able and just remove a potential point of failure (arcing...
Aug 30, 2026
Eric9610
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Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets
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Any chinese tire you want could reformulate their tire and meet the efficiency standards though. So what does it matter if you lose...
Aug 30, 2026
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It does not matter, I have a Tesla car and Powerwall but use Emporia chargers. I do not see any advantage to matching a charger to the...
Aug 30, 2026
Eric9610
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Is Tesla Wall Connector compatible with R2?
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The only risk I can see / think of is if you don't have a vin they won't allow the setup of the charger. Really don't know.
Aug 30, 2026
Eric9610
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Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets
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The rolling resistance number used is the average of all OE tires... So essentially eliminating all non OE options.
Aug 30, 2026
Eric9610
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Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets
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This is incorrect. Only OEM tires will be available for sale, this means that if another variant is not listed as an OEM for another car...
Aug 30, 2026
Eric9610
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Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets
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I highly recommend you go drive a demo car with 20's. I noticed a drone in the cabin you can't unhear with the 20's. Other have also...
Aug 30, 2026
Eric9610
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The Emporia Pro SANZC02 linked to is really nice. Ended up adding a bunch of sensors to the garage panel to monitor usage of other...
Aug 30, 2026
Eric9610
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I have the Tesla Universal wall connector .. works great .. use it with R1 and R2 .. crazy now their site shows you must own a Tesla...
Aug 30, 2026
Eric9610
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PAAK better on R2 with Rivian App or Apple Wallet?
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My R2 has been flawless with my Apple Watch and iPhone. Much better than the R1S.
Aug 30, 2026
Eric9610
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I personally would not chance a used charger of any brand. Do you have a friend who has a Tesla who can order one for you? I’ll probably...
Aug 29, 2026
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There are lots of options, just look for a charger with a J3400 connector. This Emporia’s Pro is well rated, this Emporia is as well...
Aug 29, 2026
Eric9610
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R2 Range Limitations and Rivian's Response
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Won't Happen, starts to approach the R1 price. I don't think we will see a R2 Tri motor. Max pack would add about another $7-9k and I...
Aug 29, 2026
Eric9610
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Is Tesla Wall Connector compatible with R2?
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What I would say is that if you don't already have the Tesla charger from a prior EV, Its probably better to get the Rivian one so that...
Aug 29, 2026
Eric9610
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Is Tesla Wall Connector compatible with R2?
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Yes, it is. But now Tesla will not sell a new one if you don't have a Tesla with Vin in the account. I have a buddy that is getting an...
Aug 29, 2026
Eric9610
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PAAK better on R2 with Rivian App or Apple Wallet?
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I will add in, I have been very impressed with the responsiveness compared to my R1.
Aug 29, 2026
Eric9610
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You can lock/unlock, start climate, pop the frunk, and open/close the liftgate from the App or the iPhone/Watch widgets. If you add the...
Aug 29, 2026
Eric9610
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R2 High Speed Instability.
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I have noticed this only at exactly 65MPH and its so slight I did not even notice it until this thread. LOL
Aug 29, 2026
Eric9610
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R2 High Speed Instability.
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Maybe this has been asked but is anyone NOT experiencing this?
Aug 29, 2026
Eric9610
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Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets
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That was my thought, but the Major tire companies have already said that it will impact other states as they will focus on making Ca...
Aug 28, 2026
Eric9610
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Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets
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it takes 2 tire set replacements, being on your 3rd set to make the initial $1k back... It's a moot point.
Aug 28, 2026
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R120F Forged Wheels for R2 - Available in 18", 19", 20", 21", 22" and all the colors! New from EV Sportline
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Hey R2 Gang, Sharing photos of another wheel option we're offering for R2 - meet the R120F, Fully Forged Monoblock wheels for R2! All...
Aug 28, 2026
Eric9610
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R2 High Speed Instability.
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Correct, no wheel input is recognized. Only looking ahead at the road.
Aug 28, 2026
Eric9610
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Out of Warranty without extended...what's your experience
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1 suspension replacement covers the warranty cost. Go look up the number of owners that need suspension replacements between62 and 75k...
Aug 28, 2026
Eric9610
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Growing efficiency Gap: R2 w/ 21" vs. 20" tire sets
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None of this discussion matters in California now that the CEC passed the OEM tire rule. No matter what size you go with you won't be...
Aug 28, 2026
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The data dump tomorrow will probably show that the 21” are 8-10% more efficient. ;-0
Aug 28, 2026
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Out of Warranty without extended...what's your experience
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We are choosing to sell before the warranty expires. Buying an extended warranty for $8500ish is an expensive outlay, as is $11k if the...
Aug 28, 2026
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Out of Warranty without extended...what's your experience
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I love this...LOL. This has only 100 threads about this. The primary reason I switched to the R2 was out of warranty costs on the R1...
Aug 28, 2026
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Or instead of spending $1000 for shitty offroad tires that weigh 64 lbs each, get the 21's, then replace them with 20" Enkei XM6's...
Aug 27, 2026
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I had 22” Michelin Defender tires on. A common tire. But, because of the load rating I still had to wait 2 days to get a tire shipped...
Aug 27, 2026
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UBER CFO buys R2 after Autonomy+ test drive
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TBF to the system, ~10 miles in the Bay Area might be a multi-hour journey at some times of the day.
Aug 27, 2026
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🎁 Special Giveaway: R2 Roof Sunshade!
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Thanks everyone for joining! 🎉 Congrats, @richpike 🥳 You’re our lucky winner! Please DM us your shipping address and color choice, or...
Aug 27, 2026
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The Rivian tech facility is in Palo Alto. Maybe they went from the Sunnyvale SC. That would make more sense. Attached is a map from the...
Aug 26, 2026
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The 330-Mile Question: Where Are the 260+ Mile R2 Drives?
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Yeah, I think the R2 range discussions are over. It’s been measured and discussed at different speeds, in different modes, with...
Aug 26, 2026
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What I am aware of is that my R1T-Large costs me a consistent $0.09 cents per mile to drive. When I was driving my Nissan Frontier, the...
Aug 26, 2026
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I have been a loyal member of this forum for about 4 years now. Ksurfier has single-handedly made a once enjoyable experience rather...
Aug 26, 2026
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I will state it again here as I have in the other threads. It’s a choice to not achieve the EPA range. I have now done several trips of...
Aug 26, 2026
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As someone who owned a m3p 2018, my real range was 230-240, epa was 309.
Aug 26, 2026
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@ksurfier maybe you could state your end goal?what are you looking to accomplish or convince people of? What’s your point? There have...
Aug 26, 2026
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The 330 mile range is not a highway range, and therefore the highway efficiency is not expected to be 3.67, or probably anywhere close...
Aug 26, 2026
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I got my car just two days ago, so didn't have a chance for real road trip. I did ~50 mile round trip today, mostly on freeway, set...
Aug 26, 2026
Eric9610
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The 330-Mile Question: Where Are the 260+ Mile R2 Drives?
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How many of these threads are you going to start? And the 20s are not as efficient as the 21s. You really need to stop misleading...
Aug 26, 2026
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UBER CFO buys R2 after Autonomy+ test drive
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Similar experience. NYC to the Adirondacks and back with ZERO interventions. Also navigated local roads using UHF a bunch and...
Aug 24, 2026
Eric9610
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UBER CFO buys R2 after Autonomy+ test drive
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I just did 70 miles on the 405 today in UHF and did not have to take control once while on the 405.
Aug 24, 2026
Eric9610
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Rival: BMW iX3 reviews are impressive... R2 has its work cut out
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Driven both. Very different cars. I think it up to you and what you value.
Aug 24, 2026
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