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Thanks for posting that. I was just talking to someone who was adamant that Li-ion batteries were very environmentally unfriendly due to not being recyclable. Good to have some facts to respond with.

It seems pretty clear to me that Tesla followed the Apple model for developing their business - provide a better user experience by controlling the ecosystem; capture higher profits by leveraging the switching costs of jumping the proprietary moat they’ve created. I would be very surprised if...

Left at Detroit Metro Friday evening to Wednesday evening with GG on. Did fully close the app. Dropped from 80% to 75%. Current software. Much better than earlier in the year when it lost 25% over 11 days. It was colder then.

We just got back from a SE Michigan trip to Bentonville, Arkansas (first road trip). We mostly let the Rivian NAV be the guide with the apps others have mentioned as backups. Other than the stop at Benton Harbor RAN chargers, all were fast EA chargers (350 kW) with 150kW option. All but one EA...

I put in a service ticket asking whether 3-4% per day of vampire drain is normal. I received a call today in which the service advisor advised that 3-4% is normal and not indicative of a problem. 10-12% per day is indicative of a problem - I’d say! I told him that I appreciated the call, but...

…. But, given the sophistication of the computers on board, I would have thought it possible to self protect against total draw down

For the 12V batteries, it would be great if Rivian included a battery tender connection behind the charge port door.

At airport lots, it would be great if you could park your BEV even if charger slots aren’t available at the time, leave your keys and have the on site personnel rotate vehicles through the chargers. So long as you have a guaranty of a minimum level of charge when you get back, that should be fine.

Which form of reset did they have you perform on the truck? I didn't know the charger could be reset (if it's something different from flipping the breaker).

I prefer to do/make things myself when able.

I have the Rivian charger mounted on the backside of the shed facing the front of the house. I was advised with thorough clarity by the supervisor of happiness that lighting up the front of the house with a pulsing green glow was not bringing her joy. The guys who did my PPF gave me an off-cut...

Detroit Edison is $0.17 per kWh non-time of use where we are. The time of use plan is $0.11 overnight but $0.24 peak. If you switch to that plan and prove you’ve bought a BEV and installed a home charger, they give a $500 credit. Feeling pretty lucky compared to some of the rates reported! Then...