The Rivian You Got: a lot of nonsense. Not modular. Pretty darn adventure ready though.
What I would add to your list:
* keys that work
* a power button so you can turn the vehicle on or off
* vampire drain of fewer than multiple kWh per day
* repairable with manual published. for example, it...
I am confused. Is this right? You bought a spare 20". You got a wheel and tire, but nothing else. You are wondering if you were supposed to get a jack and other stuff with it.
No, you can't have my R1S even for 3 model y's. Was that the question?
Regarding range: Gen 1 R1S on 20" AT tires. I expect at least the rated range (270 miles) at 75mph or so. I'm at altitude which helps range a little. Other tires will be much more efficient. At 60mph I would expect over 300...
I would just encourage everyone to watch this video and read the rest of the thread if you have time. It's not that steep and a number of similar stories.
Note the front tires roll and rear tires slide, only the rear have a parking brake as mentioned above.
I'm a big fan of snow tires, but...
Yep, the EPA tests are notoriously based on much lower speeds than a normal highway which is what I meant. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/fe_test_schedules.shtml
The estimates are based around low speed driving. I'm sure any Rivian can hit its advertised range at 40-50mph. But they aren't highway figures.
I am sure the Tri Max has better range than the quad. Lower numbers could be explained by colder weather or just Rivian changing the formula for the...
I would say that the individual vehicle's history is more important than its build date. Is it a borderline lemon that was in and out of the service center every couple months, or has it made it 10k-20k miles with no mechanical issues? If so, it's a winner.
I feel real lucky with our April-ish...
Another potential problem with the earliest builds was the double 12V batteries, which changed to a single 12V battery plus a capacitor sometime in early 2023.
I mean, yeah, the perception is that you're the kind of person who spends $100k on a vehicle (or at least $75k). For lots of folks that alone gives an impression of you as rich and dumb. I think my friends might think that about me now. I agree with them, but I love my Rivian.
Not much. Moving some electrons around is not a big energy cost compared to propelling a 7000lb vehicle. Less than 1%. I think that on the highway, the efficiency improvement of Gen 2 is pretty small. For a real increase in highway range, the huge battery pack would be necessary. Or driving slower.
I find the R1S is almost too large to make parking in the city reasonable, but it's not too large. Some spots are tighter than others but it usually can turn and fit ok. Not always fun. But here in the US it's never the biggest car in the lot either (by a long shot usually). The birds eye camera...
This isn't really accurate, it was more a continuous series of changes made over time. Two 12V batteries to one plus capacitor, subframe change, elimination of frunk 12V port, dual horns to one horn, magnetic frunk attachment to plastic clips, elimination of driver 12V port, placement of horn...