Recent content by Nixapatfan

No idea but I would assume the circuits/inverters would be protected by diodes preventing reverse current but won't know for sure without trying it.

Yes, but depends on your phone/app you are using to play the music but the album image is really low quality on the Rivian screen.

I would say yes, it's the difference between a tow truck ride to the service center or limping along to somewhere to get charged up. With LFP batteries it is more important since they fall off a cliff the closer they get to zero. I prefer the car holding back some reserve for emergency...

Good to hear service is improving, I'm hoping it is a company wide thing and not just your local center.

At some point Rivian will need to update to 800v even if they don't think it is worth it, when most of your competition will be marketing 800v and you still want to look like you are an EV front runner you have to keep up with the arms race. Going to 800v is not some technical breakthrough it...

Please show me the 3rd grade math gymnastics you are doing to justify buying new EV's is better than keeping an old car running.

Exactly people who really care about the environment and not just presenting themselves like they care don't buy new cars or anything else every few years, they buy once and keep it running forever. And they certainly don't buy Rivians when they could have bought a much more efficient EV if...

At close to $9k and I absolutely needed the security of a warranty I'd probably just trade in / lease a new one instead of going the extended warranty route. Personally I've only benefitted from an extended warranty contract once so the odds are stacked against me.

Thank god the vents are "software defined" and touch screen only.......wait!:headbang:

Agreed out of warranty costs are beyond reasonable mostly because sourcing parts is problematic since some parts are "restricted" and other minor things like seals and o-rings aren't available, have to resort to full component replacements. Being locked into only Rivian as a service option...

No way to tell if the crash was related to mechanical failure or bad tires then probably not, if the crash was driver error then I would assume Autonomy+ wouldn't have made that specific error but automated systems are still prone to make errors, there is no such system today that is 100% crash...

Is it really BS or just that you don't agree with it because it impacts something you cared for? From my time working in defense field there is very well grounded basis for this. If no real spying was happening and no data sharing with the CCP then wouldn't it have been a wise move for the...

Anything will do, I just used a squeeze bottle, tubing and gravity.

As pointed out earlier the vehicle only has a certain amount of cooling capacity shared between the cabin and battery so a lot of it depends on the starting temperature of the battery pack and the set temp of the cabin AC if both are needing max capacity something has to give.

This is the equivalent of saying a generic sneaker shoe is best for everyone. Everyone has different priorities in what they prefer in a tire there is no wrong choice if it fits your needs. I'm very happy with the Bridgestone Alenza Prestige tire performance so far, almost meets the original...