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I was in Reston Virginia last week and came across this Mercedes charger. 12 400kw chargers with an amazing design. Tap your card and pick your port, charge away. Not only were the cables supported by a retractable cable but a moving metal arm above the charger. Genius design and it worked...

I picked up my R1S (Green Machine) 2 years ago today. This was our first EV but was 100% ready to go for it. Before I picked it up I had a JuiceBox installed hooked up to a NEMA 14-50 outlet. 2 weeks after taking delivery we drove to Boston from central NJ for college tours, even getting hit...

It's Monday January 6th at 10:53AM EST how come Rivian has announced and started shipping the new Quads? They said beginning of 2025, which it has already begun. This really pisses me off, hopefully the stock will take a hit from the major drop on their part...... I really wish there was a...

Just put 4 new tires on my R1S in October, today a screw ended the life of that tire mighty quickly. It was deemed too close to the sidewall for repair. Time to test out Tirerack.com's road hazard warranty.

I know Rivian states Discount tire and American tire are authorized but they are no where near me in Central NJ. Mavis Tire would be awesome but they are not working on EVs or only specific ones based on my inquires. I spoke with Rivian and they stated this is a mobile service appointment and...

It's been 18k miles so time to replace the wipers. Front were pretty straight forward but I can't get the back blade off. I don't want to break it and hear it from the wife. Is there a trick I am missing here? I pull the arm away from the glass and push the blade back towards to glass, nothing.

I have been told for more than 18 months now that the Edison and Trenton locations are a top priority and opening any day now. I love my Rivian, would buy one again. However going to Brooklyn for service is not manageable at all. It takes forever to get there and back and is ridiculous. At...

Just got the email to opt-in for the Rivian official NACS adapter.

My son just spotted this R1T on the Drexel campus in Philly.

Well it happened, after a ridiculously terrible week, ran over something this morning and punctured my first R1S tire. Only took 13 months but what can you do. This was a bad one, went from 'No big deal' to 'pull over now'. I have never used Tireject and getting it installed was a stressful...

I hit the 5k mark on my R1S and would like to get the tires rotated. No way am I going to Brooklyn for this. Anyone know of a local NJ tire shop that does this stuff on Rivian's. Thanks

Apple is doing an EV maps piece that has charging stops and integration into the Porsche system. Would love this in my Rivian. The other day on a trip to Stamford not only were the navigation choices just bad compared to Apple/Waze/Google but when it took me to a charger it was in the wrong...

I am debating about tinting the R1S, all the glass. Not to darken it but to keep the cabin cooler. I Was curious are there any studies out there about the energy cost of cooling a hot cabin vs one that is let's say 5 degrees cooler? Trying to think if it is worth it in the long run. I know...

Anyone encountered an issue where level 1/2 charger doesn't work only DC Level 3? My at home juicebox was working fine for the first 3 weeks. We went to our Boston trip, used Level 3 on the road and came back, plugged in and it no longer worked. I rebooted the R1S and it worked fine, woke up...

We are in central NJ and headed up to Boston to do some college tours. This about 260 miles each way, not counting the NY area traffic nor the local driving required. Just wanted to provide a quick review of our journey and what our experience was like. Clean R1S to start our NorthEast...

I have read all sorts of things about charging, what is good and bad about doing this or that but have a few questions: I understand DC charging all the time isn't great for the battery, ok cool. But what about AC charging. Is it bad to AC charge it every couple of days? When AC charging...

Just picked up my Rivian R1S today from the guys at Lux Auto Detailing in Marlboro NJ. What an amazing job these guys did. The R1S looks great, the wheels are perfect. We did paint correction and polish with a 5 year ceramic coat, along with the wheels and calipers. Check them out if you...

Took delivery today of our R1S. Quick summary: Getting to the Brooklyn service center from NJ was a bitch. Don't think I ever want to do that drive again, so let's hope the Edison service center gets up and running smoothly. Sales process: The 8 steps went super smooth, getting delivery went...

https://insideevs.com/news/622609/google-maps-update-ev-fast-chargers/ This is why you let the folks at Apple and Google manage the apps for this and don't try to do it on your own. There is no way you can develop as quickly or as well as they have. Focus on the vehicle let these two focus on...

Today was out and about and saw my first Rivian in the wild. Sorry couldn't grab pics as I was driving, but it was a white R1T pulling into the Whole Foods parking lot. I so wanted to talk to the owner but we were in a rush and couldn't.