Encinitas to Borrego Springs and back - A Mini Trip Report

[3121]

Hi everyone

It’s Saturday and my birthday so I have a day pass from the Mrs.

I decided to take the R1T on a mini adventure from Encinitas out to Borrego Springs and back. I thought I would post live updates here with pics. Feel free to ask me questions.

Surprisingly there is very limited charging heading out to Borrego. Once you get east of Escondido there is only a handful of L2 chargers. For those that don’t know, the Anza-Borrego desert is north east of San Diego, about 100 miles inland from the coast. It’s a popular destination for off roading and many of the manufactures test their vehicles out there due to the harsh conditions. I’m a little surprised the Rivian Adventure Network is not installed somewhere in Borrego, but I bet it’s on the way.

Today I am planning to drive out, check out the camp grounds, have lunch and then head back home. I have the 22” wheels so I’m not really set up for heavy off road, plus I won’t have the juice to get home If I hit the trails too much.

I charged over night using the included travel charger. I started charging at midnight with 50% SoC. The travel charger is able to put out about 8kWh (245v/34A), our electricity main feeds between 240-245v and the max output of the travel charger is 34A. I decided to charge the truck up to 100% just in case I needed the extra juice. It’s taken about 8.5hrs to go from 50% to 100% using the travel charger which is impressive.

Stay tuned for more pics and updates!

Ready to UnPlug! 100%

Here on the coast we have a marine layer and light rain this morning, perfect EV weather

Departing with 99% battery and showing 286 Miles Range in All Purpose mode

Made it past Escondido, heading up the 79

Lake Henshaw

Last climb

74% at the top of the mountain! Range has been spot-on so far

Arrived with 76% battery, the truck was great in the corners coming down the mountain. I had it in All Purpose and Low suspension

A quick trip to the State Park to scout camp sites for a future visit. They have full RV hook-ups with 50A outlets. A great option for us Rivian owners, we can power the site off our trucks and recharge overnight.

Had a quick lunch in town and heading for home. Departing with 72% battery and 210 miles of range indicated.

56% and 165 miles of range indicated after climbing up the mountains out of the desert.

Halfway home

And Home with 44% SoC and 138 miles of range remaining indicated.

Departed with 286 miles of range (99% SoC)
Minus 158 miles traveled
Should equal 128 Miles remaining
Car indicates 127 Miles remaining - That’s Right On!
Driven 95% in All Purpose mode

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[ironpig]

This is great. I'll be heading out there from time to time from Pasadena. Looking forward to your report.

 

[R1Sky Business]

Happy birthday man.... don't be surprised that the Rivian Adventure Network is not at your route or destination....because it's a slow going process of implementation. Enjoy your trip

 

[moosehead]

HFBD!

 

[LTD in CBTS]

Nice! Hope to see you driving around town. I am a Max Pack hold out so I am still waiting until 2023 (hopefully not beyond since I am a 1/4/20 order holder). I am in Cardiff. Just drove past the San Diego Service Center yesterday. Only 1 R1t on the lot. My buddy said there were a bunch outside 2 days ago so hopefully that means deliveries and we get to see more out in the wild. Cheers and thanks for posting the Pics!!

 

[dzmconstr]

HFBD!

What ^ said!

Does the current software have a programmable 'be charged by time" for early am departures?

Dzm

 

[3121]

What ^ said!

Does the current software have a programmable 'be charged by time" for early am departures?

Dzm

It only has a start/stop time for charging
You can choose every day or M-F, Start at X stop by X

 

[Florida Rivian Bob]

Hi everyone

It’s Saturday and my birthday so I have a day pass from the Mrs.

I decided to take the R1T on a mini adventure from Encinitas out to Borrego Springs and back. I thought I would post live updates here with pics. Feel free to ask me questions.

Surprisingly there is very limited charging heading out to Borrego. Once you get east of Escondido there is only a handful of L2 chargers. For those that don’t know, the Anza-Borrego desert is north east of San Diego, about 100 miles inland from the coast. It’s a popular destination for off roading and many of the manufactures test their vehicles out there due to the harsh conditions. I’m a little surprised the Rivian Adventure Network is not installed somewhere in Borrego, but I bet it’s on the way.

Today I am planning to drive out, check out the camp grounds, have lunch and then head back home. I have the 22” wheels so I’m not really set up for heavy off reading, plus I won’t have the juice to get home If I hit the trails too much.

I charged over night using the included travel charger. I started charging at midnight with 50% SoC. The travel charger is able to put out about 8kWh (245v/34A), our electricity main feeds between 240-245v and the max output of the travel charger is 34A. I decided to charge the truck up to 100% just in case I needed the extra juice. It’s taken about 8.5hrs to go from 50% to 100% using the travel charger which is impressive.

Stay tuned for more pics and updates!

Ready to UnPlug! 100%

Here on the coast we have a marine layer and light rain this morning, perfect EV weather

Departing with 99% battery and showing 286 Miles Range in All Purpose mode

Made it past Escondido, heading up the 79

Lake Henshaw

Last climb

74% at the top of the mountain! Range has been spot-on so far

Arrived with 76% battery, the truck was great in the corners coming down the mountain. I had it in All Purpose and Low suspension

A quick trip to the State Park to scout camp sites for a future visit. They have full RV hook-ups with 50A outlets. A great option for us Rivian owners, we can power the site off our trucks and recharge overnight.

Had a quick lunch in town and heading for home. Departing with 72% battery and 210 miles of range indicated.

56% and 165 miles of range indicated after climbing up the mountains out of the desert.

Halfway home

And Home with 44% SoC and 138 miles of range remaining indicated.

Departed with 286 miles of range (99% SoC)
Minus 158 miles traveled
Should equal 128 Miles remaining
Car indicates 127 Miles remaining - That’s Right On!
Driven 95% in All Purpose mode

Great report thanks for the info!!! Happy B'day

 

[Jblaze121]

Awesome report! HBD!

what was your average speed on the flats?

 

[SANZC02]

Thanks for posting. Nice write up, glad to see the 22s do so well, that what I configured for the R1S. Looks like it will be a nice road trip vehicle.

 

[PaulPlacerCounty]

Nice! Hope to see you driving around town. I am a Max Pack hold out so I am still waiting until 2023 (hopefully not beyond since I am a 1/4/20 order holder). I am in Cardiff. Just drove past the San Diego Service Center yesterday. Only 1 R1t on the lot. My buddy said there were a bunch outside 2 days ago so hopefully that means deliveries and we get to see more out in the wild. Cheers and thanks for posting the Pics!!

Great trip report! Although I'm in que foran R1S.your trip report gives me a good precis of what we can expect. Thanks much.

 

[LaunchGreen]

I was starting to become happy to wait given all the issue, but your report made me want to mow again. I’m in the area and would love to make that trip and do some off-roading on the end.

Yes, I’m gonna off-road with my $80k truck cuz yolo…

 

[Olsonsolar]

Just curious as to why the truck only had and estimated starting range of 286 if it was 100% SOC with a 314 mile battery pack? 28 miles short to start seems like a lot of cut starting range. Other wise usage sounds great.
Edit == I just realized you had 22's and not in conserve and based on driving history. What was your average speed?

 

[Cactus]

With 99% SOC, shouldn't the range be closer to 300 miles?

 

[3121]

Just curious as to why the truck only had and estimated starting range of 286 if it was 100% SOC with a 314 mile battery pack? 28 miles short to start seems like a lot of cut starting range. Other wise usage sounds great.
Edit == I just realized you had 22's and not in conserve and based on driving history. What was your average speed?

I was in All Purpose mode (AWD)
To get max range you have run in Conserve Mode (FWD). I prefer to wear the tires and motors equally so I don’t use conserve mode much (not that the motors really wear).

I was doing 10-15% over the speed limit, typical California driving on a two lane back road. I got on the accelerator a few times but mostly just rolled with traffic speed.

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