When my 12v battery died, Rivian paid for a rental SUV for two weeks. Yes it took them two weeks before they could see the truck. I told them this was my only vehicle. My truck was only 6 months old. Don't was under warranty.
if I was going to replace it, I'd put in a gel pack battery vs...
Rivian RAN was easiest, plug & charge like my Tesla. Tesla SC was 2nd easiest, AE was 3rd easiest and Blink was just expensive at $.49/kwh. Overall, Tesla was the cheapest, but I pay that monthly fee to get the same rate I pay when charging my MY. However, I still have 13,000 miles of free...
The reason I bought the R1T with Max pack was to get 300-350 kWh charging at EA stations on trips. Thinking charging from 10% to 80% would be really fast. I never thought the charging rate would be so slow. Wasn't until after I leased it I started watching reviews on R1Ts w/max pack that I...
Yes, I’ve bought 4 Tesla Model Ys over the last 5 years because of improvements and trade-in deals
Over last 4 years, I’ve driven a Tesla Model Y (MY) from Denver to Tulsa. A trip that’s about 750 miles. There were definitely some pro’s & con’s to each one.
Trips were started with 95% SOC
The...
I would recommend keeping them. Mine are 11 years old. Still producing 99% from 10 years ago. Trump will also eliminate the 30% federal tax credit so he can fund $ to the rich.
My neighbor has Solar City panels from 16 years ago and he just installed 2 Powerwall. Loves the combination...
My 2023 died 5 months after purchase. Went to the store, came home, went out 3 hours later and it was dead as a door nail.
Mine had to be towed to the SC. No idea why.
the SC did say the battery was lead acid battery which I found surprising. I thought it would be an AGM battery.
I...
I went to get in my R1T at noon and it was dead as a door nail. No lights, no screen, nothing. Then looked at my Rivian App and there was a message to Replace my 12v Battery. So I guess the lights, screen, locks, etc all run from a 12v battery. My app still says it has 250 miles of range...
So was my Mercedes and Tesla. My 3 week old Tesla got hit with a rock from a Jeep with overgrown tires. Month 5 and my R1T hasn't been hit...... yet. I stay back from Jeeps, Semis and Dump trucks.
I bought a Tesla mobile charger and adapter kit. This way I can safely charge from just about anything. I don't know why Rivian doesn't have an adapter kit.
That's what I noticed when the truck was getting too close to the car in front of me. Do the radars and cameras stop functioning. I liked my adaptive cruise control on my Mercedes when pulling a trailer.
I've been pulling trailers since the late 70s. And my R1T says cruise control is unavailable when trailer connected. Every Truck or SUV I've had since 1980 allow cruise control when pulling a trailer.
Why does Rivian not allow cruise control when pulling a trailer? The little things I took...
I'm not seeing your issue on my R1T. I'm in Golden and I entered Stowe, VT and it routed me to use 1 ChargePoint, 6 Tesla's requiring my adapter, 2 Tesla's not requiring an adapter, and 2 EV Go chargers.
I found an electric dryer at my VRBO, but the dryer was bolted in, so couldn't reach the outlet. Resorted to using the 20amp garage outlet using my Tesla mobile charger with the 20amp adapter and Tesla to j1772 adapter. I find my Tesla mobile connector to be far more useful since it has...
I've had 3 Tesla's and one Rivian. Tesla software is superior to any other for the time being. Tesla's approach seems to be keep it simple stupid (KISS) principle. Granted, Tesla has 10+ year head start on most everyone else writing EV software. But I do expect over the next 5 years others...
Overnight, When I unplug the charge cable from my R1T, the charger door does not close automatically. Even touching the 3 lines doesn't close the door. I end up locking and unlocking the doors, then I can touch the 3 lines and close the door.
My model Y, automatically closes a few sec...