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  1. Count Orlok

    The Count is not amused with Rivian Nav (re: routed to FUBAR charger)

    Trying to have faith in Rivian nav so The Count decided to not double check the routing with ABRP, plugshare, and the Iowa Highway Patrol. Rivian nav created a strange route Des Moines to God's Country. It's a drive The Count has done +100 times over the decades. Rivian nav plotted a route off...
  2. Count Orlok

    2024.31.01 killed Gary

    Last couple of updates required soft reboots to get GG to work again. this time, as some might say, is different... soft and hard reboot has not restored GG. Removed SSD and soft rebooted; nada. The Count is not amused.
  3. Count Orlok

    AWD versus 4WD... now it gets serious... (National Park Service offers free fines for AWD using 4WD trails)

    so... does the park service think Rivians are AWD or 4WD? National Park Service Will Cite Drivers Of AWD Cars For Driving On 4WD-Only Trails
  4. Count Orlok

    R1S ownership blues... "aren't you afaid of all the ELF radiation?"

    This was a new one for The Count. Lady outside of COSTCO watching The Count loading the frunk with aspirational malbec. She walked quickly to The Count and went on and on about electromagnetic radiation from the batteries and motors. The Count, as many people already know from earlier reports...
  5. Count Orlok

    How Rivian Became the Anti-Tesla (Bloomberg soft paywall)

    How Rivian Became the Anti-Tesla
  6. Count Orlok

    We test the baffling hubless Verge TS Pro electric motorbike (via arstechnica)

    but will it fit in the bed of an R1t? We test the baffling hubless Verge TS Pro electric motorbike
  7. Count Orlok

    2025 R1T Quad Max Gen 2 Reservation Rollcall

    The Count is on the list. IIRC @DuoRivians is too. getting crowded in The Count's Rivian account.
  8. Count Orlok

    Electric Land Rover Defender

    sadly not planning direct to consumer sales... This EV builder has given a Land Rover Defender four electric hub motors
  9. Count Orlok

    Volvo EX30... larger than expected... will it be available in the USA before the R2?

    Not bad in person. smallish battery. more pictures upon request.
  10. Count Orlok

    M.O.L.L.E. panels

    The Count is surprised (not a common state of existence for him) there is so little out there for Rivians. The market for Grenadier is much smaller yet already there are a variety of aftermarket MOLLE panel options. Has he just missed the retailers selling something for the S and T? It seems a...
  11. Count Orlok

    The Economist: Think Tesla is in trouble? Pity even more its wannabe EV rivals

    general story on EVs with tidbits about the Chinese market. But a nice picture of a RAN station with a R1S and some discussion of RIVN. Think Tesla is in trouble? Pity even more its wannabe EV rivals
  12. Count Orlok

    Cybertoy versus Grenny

    Why is the Cyberthing more than one color of stainless steeeel?
  13. Count Orlok

    NFL player tried to buy a Tesla Cybertruck for $100,000 over asking — and was blocked by his financial adviser

    smart move NFL player tried to buy a Tesla Cybertruck for $100,000 over asking — and was blocked by his financial adviser
  14. Count Orlok

    R2 ordering hack?

    You know the drill from the R1 ordering... Has anyone unbaked the cake? As in: "state":"CONFIGURED" "configurationStatus":"CONFIGURED" "type":"PRE_ORDER" "fulfillmentSummaryStatus":"SELECTED_FOR_FULFILLMENT" "vehicleId":null ????
  15. Count Orlok

    Off-roading EVs find a home at King of the Hammers (Optima Oasis charger)

    good Rivian content... Off-roading EVs find a home at King of the Hammers Off-roading EVs find a home at King of the Hammers For the second year, Optima has set up a charging station in the desert.
  16. Count Orlok

    R1S Down for The Count

    The Royal R1S is getting a field trip on the back of a truck to Chicago. Probably the AC charging module or something like that. As previously reported, L1 and L2 charging is FUBAR. SOC is too low to make it to try DCFC due to The Count's distance from Michigan. No ticket was opened until the...
  17. Count Orlok

    "solar" car goes 400 miles on a charge: Aptera

    https://aptera.us $1,000 for the off road kit. The Count predicts it will be more off road capable than the cyberdumpter. It will fit right in at the cattle auction.
  18. Count Orlok

    Our Last Ford F-150 Lightning EV Pickup Road Trip Was a Nightmare

    not that surprising but will feed the non-tesla EV haters. Our Last Ford F-150 Lightning EV Pickup Road Trip Was a Nightmare
  19. Count Orlok

    Austin, we have a problem! Tesla descends into battery hell

    Austin, we have a problem! Tesla descends into battery hell


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