Multiple reports this morning about other manufacturers reaching out to Rivian about a partnership similar to VW.
Rivian says other automakers 'knocking on door' about tech from VW joint venture...
So I saw that I'd gotten an email from Rivian tonight and it was a special invite for an exclusive R2 event in Austin this week. I clicked the RSVP about 40 minutes after receiving the email but it was already fully booked unfortunately. Not sure if anyone else on the forum had faster reactions...
The reveal of the R2 is now official for March 7th. Rivian has teased the outline and some basic details, and there is certainly an expectation that Rivian will stick with a similar design language from the R1 series. Pricing and performance likely will not be anything surprising for Rivian...
If tread depth or miles are a sticking point I can get exact numbers for a potential buyer. I am in North SATX but can get them to DFW or Austin.
Will ship if buyer covers shipping.
I have seen discussion of dropping to a 50 aspect tire on the OEM 21" wheels in several different places (instead of the OEM 55 aspect) since there are several options in this size that are likely better than the OEM Pirelli tires. Has anyone actually done this yet? If so, where did you get it...
Today I experienced maximum DCFC stupidity and it's time to solve this problem for the good of society and my general sanity.
I am on a road trip that requires DCFC stops. I routed to an EA station with the standard 2x 150kw and 2x 350kw chargers. On approach, the EA app told me that one 350kw...
Finally got around to following through on my intent to dip my factory 21" wheels. I used the kit from DipYourCar that comes with cleaner, brake masking bags, dip release, and 5 cans. Prep wasn't bad, and I ended up doing 3 light dusting coats and 3 heavy wet coats. I went with The Hyperdip...
Had a work trip that required me to travel to PCB for a few days so I decided to bring the family with me and make a week out of it. It also made for a great first attempt on a true road trip with our 2 year old. The drive is about 7.5 hours under ideal circumstances to go 450 miles, so it's a...
Did a 400 mile Round Trip from Greenville, SC to Charleston and back with an overnight in Charleston. The entire trip was with a U-Haul open 5x9 trailer, empty on the way down and full on the way back.
Driving down with the empty trailer I managed 1.53 mi/kwh (compared to 2.2 or so with no...
Queued up my Christmas playlist for the first time on the way home from work today and Carol of the Bells by Mannheim Steamroller almost melted my face off. The soundstage dimensions of the intro just about blew my mind.
Lindsay Stirling's holiday collection was also great. What's everyone else...
A cautionary tale for everyone out there about choosing your insurance. I'm not going to go into detail about the entire process, but suffice it to say that I went from being a USAA lifer to strongly considering cancelling every policy and closing all of my USAA accounts due to the epic...
Hello friends, I have a confession to make. I'm not proud, but here it goes:
I left my first "note under the windshield wiper" of my life this morning. Today, I was "that guy"
Context: driving up to Greenville for the week where I'm staying at a hotel with charging stations (Chargepoint) and...
Took a trip from Greenville, SC up to Asheville, NC and then back to Greenville by way of Brevard, NC.
Started at the EA 350kw DCFC station to get a good charge before leaving on the trip. Got up to 80% SOC and felt good about that for the trip. Turned out to be more than enough.
Drove...
Started this conversation in the NC thread but since it's at the nexus of 4 states it makes sense to open the discussion up to a bigger audience.
Post here if you are interested in a run on the Dragon's Tail this fall , probably mid to late October or maybe early November on a weekend. It...
Let these morons start airing down Rivian tires (or "tyres") and realize how pointless it is with an onboard compressor.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a40567119/tyre-extinguishers-anti-suv-group/
Other than our friend who went ahead and had his entire truck sprayed, has anyone inquired about or gotten a quote to have the plastic exterior trim sprayed (to include the top parts on the bed). One thing that stood out to me on my drive today was that the top rails of the bed didn't feel super...
I sent an email to CS (I'm sure they are overwhelmed and probably don't care what I think) recommending that Rivian implement a Consumer Advisory Panel for things like this to better understand sentiment among customers. My employer (a software company) does this and it helps by providing a data...