Recent content by evilyn

Yep, I usually charge at home when the SoC drops to 30%, so it's 30%-70% for daily use is more than enough. When on road trips, you typically somewhere in 10%-80% range and next stop depends on where the convenient chargers are located. People make 50 miles difference on full charge a big deal...

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 speed limit at 75mph, though traffic was uneven, one small portion was stop and go -- just a usual traffic on work days. My total when I got home was 3.42 mi/kWh...

Nothing conflicting. Rivian at that time was already finishing Gear Guard, that's why it was reserved for the next OTA update. You simply don't know if the port can or cannot charge phone, it's specifically intended for USB-C (low power) storage. Rivian explicitly mentioned 15W per port with...

Millions? 🤪Google not long ago put the number of 3000+ apps in Google Play with purpose-built in-car experiences. Since I had Android Auto in my previous car, the number of useful apps can be counted using fingers on both hands.😅 Android Auto isn't “put my entire phone on the car screen.” The...

On page 24, under Power Outlets Overview, the R2 guide says: The USB-C outlet in the center glove box is for charging and storing data, such as security footage from Gear Guard. Rivian does not give the glove-box port a 15 W rating in this section. Rivian specifies the kind of USB drive you can...

Exactly, you need a rubber mat and liners to prevent scratches. Alternatively, a carpeted material can be used, but that accumulates dust and other stuff that my dog brings from walks. There are many choices on Amazon.

Everything is wrong with that kludge: wrong place, wrong USB, no integration with Rivian navigation. That USB-C port is not a power port, it's a signal port for Gear Guard storage. I have USB-C thumb drive there, and that port cannot to be shared. No integration with navigation means Rivian has...

No, no, no. Acceleration is super important:

I used Ford autonomy always and everywhere, every day on every road. It reads the signs, it adjusts the speed, it keeps my usual setting of 10 mph over the speed limit without an issue, it resumes autonomy with a single button push, it automatically slows down on sharp turns, and on approaching...

I also switched from Mach-E AWD to R2 two days ago. I didn't make long trips yet, but on short distances on freeway at 75 mph I found R2 efficiency (~2.6) was slightly better than Mach-E (~2.5). What was the real disappointment is going from Ford BlueCruise to Rivian Autonomy+. Rivian needs to...

Here I found it (apologies if somebody already mentioned it). The relevant rule is FMVSS No. 118, 49 CFR § 571.118, which governs power-operated windows, partitions, and roof panels. Most importantly, §571.118(S6)(c) explicitly says that a power-window control used to close a window must...

I found ix3 to be boring oversized sedan, but it does have a good range.

Starting MSRP is $61,500. You will add thousands more (~$68k-$70k) to get something closer to R2.

Here is California, the rules are rather strict. For front side windows, qualifying film must have at least 88% VLT itself, leave the glass + film combination at at least 70% VLT under the applicable federal glazing standard. In other words, an 88% VLT clear ceramic film is potentially a very...

To finish this thread this is what I found by driving on different roads today. ChatGPT was correct mentioning that the manual has a gap in covering this topic and what it means in reality is that 0.5 sec shortcut worked only on freeways and never on other roads, not even of expressways with a...