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  1. Winter range report, snow tires (TL;DR 205 total miles)

    R1S Dual Max Performance: Nokian LT3s, 65-70 MPH average speed: 231 miles total range R1T Dual Max, Nokian R5s, 65-70 MPH average speed: 205 miles total range All data automatically collected via electrafi.com for this winter's driving. Pretty sad, but about what I expected. It's been cold...
  2. Dear Rivian, FIXME: drive stalk UX

    Many times have I flipped the car from reverse to drive, or vise versa, only to find that it didn't take. It turns out, at least on G1 vehicles, that one can flub the stalk, see and feel it moving appropriately, but it's just shy of triggering the sensor. Now, you're still left in the mode you...
  3. Unsettling brake behavior

    Twice on a recent road trip I needed to rapidly decelerate from 60+ MPH on a dry road. Regen was set to high. Upon pressing the brake pedal, the brakes felt "dead"--like I didn't have any hydraulic assist. Upon taking my foot off and re-applying, the brakes then seemed to "work". I think this...
  4. PSA: assessing jump terminal polarity

    If you need to jump a G1 Rivian primary battery, you might be surprised that the tow hitch terminals, which are red and black in the owners guide, may both be black. Nice. In that case, you need to fully unwrap the black electrical tape that covers both wires, and you will find the colors. I...
  5. R1T bricked in my driveway

    Well, it finally happened to me. Plugged the car in last night, it charged from 50% to 70%, came back out this morning and it was bricked (and still plugged in). I assume this is a 12V battery failure, something I've never had in 25 years of car ownership (across about seventeen cars). For all...
  6. PAAK fails, only after I’ve left my house

    Twice now, my Rivian has let mine drive away with PAAK, only to decide a key is no longer present in the vehicle after I have parked miles from home. Both times a reset solved the issue. Is there a way to prevent this going forward? Is it a hardware defect, or is this yet another Rivian bug I...
  7. PSA: lost key fob still a three month service wait

    That is all. I can use my phone in the meantime, but it never proximity unlocks up the car without fumbling for it in my pocket (and waking it up) first. Latest iPhone. At least the fob proximity unlocks ā€œmostā€ of the time.
  8. Fixing deficient lens waterphilia

    My Rivians get more rain drops on their exterior camera lenses than any other car Iā€™ve driven. Either their placement doesnā€™t heed aerodynamic principles or the lenses themselves are not coated properly. Iā€™ve tried RainX to no avail; what is the latest thinking about how to remedy this? There...
  9. The efficiency history gauge is propaganda

    For a long time other people who drive my Rivians thought they were getting good efficiency by looking at the history view on the instrument panel, which shows a heavy black line around 2 mi/kwh. They thought it was the "target", roughly equivalent to the EPA rated range, and felt good when they...
  10. A reason to Connect+: Apple Music sounds better

    I have lossless Apple Music on my iPhone, but when streaming identical tracks, Apple Music in the car sounds much better. They may have taken the spatial processing from desktop iTunes. It makes the Rivian audio system decent! If I have to pay extra for better audio, I will. I would prefer if I...
  11. University Village space gone

    I was up in Seattle this weekend and I noticed the University Village space has closed. The Lucid space nearby is still there. Are there plans to open one up somewhere else in the city?
  12. PSA: New iPhone/iOS 18.1, can no longer set up Rivian key

    ... this means the app. is pretty much useless. I was on the iOS 18.1 beta on my old phone; switching to the new phone (also on the iOS beta) I lost key access, which is expected, but, and am unable to re-create it. Rivian wants to set up the key using the old name of my phone (oddly), but the...
  13. Fifth nail in tires in two years

    ā€¦ across three Rivians. I think this is the second nail Iā€™ve taken in the tire within the first 2,000 miles. There is no pattern to it. Sometimes itā€™s close to home, sometimes itā€™s a hundred miles away, sometimes itā€™s at a school. Over 12 years of EV ownership I think Iā€™ve repaired a flat...
  14. PSA: Gear Guard not catching dings

    So far there have been three scapes/dings on my R1T while it has ben street parked. Gear Guard didn't catch any of them. It's kind of a useless feature. Worse than useless since it promises something and then fails to deliver.
  15. Proximity unlock stopped working

    ... from my phone and both fobs, both at home and in foreign locations. Hard reset did not solve it. Has anyone else had this occur? I'll add it to my list of issues. I just got out of service for a drive unit replacement at 1,500 miles, not itching to go back. Fortunately this is a minor issue.
  16. Ford Patents In-Car System That Eavesdrops So It Can Play You Ads

    https://www.motortrend.com/news/ford-in-vehicle-advertising-patent/ Imagine your car playing you an ad based on your destination, vehicle informationā€”and listening to your conversations. Alex Kierstein Sep 03, 2024 Yeah, you read the headline right. Ford has patented a system that, per the...
  17. Yes, Rivian does report the speed limit as 80 MPH

    Saw this the other day, found it funny. This isn't the actual sign, because I was driving, but it was close. My Rivian happily took it literally in the display.
  18. Metallic whirling noise; normal? [NO: failing drive unit]

    Golden ears of the Internet, My new R1T exhibits a noise that my R1Ses did/do not: a metallic whirl at low speeds (5-12 MPH). This is distinct from the more high pitched motor whine I've heard in the past under hard acceleration. It sounds like it may be originating from the rear of the...
  19. 815,000 service appointments made so far? [EDIT: NO!]

    About a month and a half ago I scheduled service. My appointment number was approximately 700,000. I scheduled another one today (new metallic whirring sound from wheels) and was assigned number 815,000 (roughly). Thatā€™s a lot of appointments for not that many cars.


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