Given that those are my two options, I'm curious, which one would be the right choice. I feel like most people would go with a combustion engine car. But maybe you'd be able to charge an EV in some fashion in a post apocalyptic world, while refueling an ICE would eventually not be an option...
A couple of months ago, Rivian sent out a message about remote calibrating LFP batteries. And instructed us all to charge to 100% regularly and to not drive the car below 20% while it's calibration was going on.
Then I received a message that the calibration was completed.
Now, I'm wondering...
After my previous post about extreme battery drain while parked and unplugged, where I asked about 4-5% overnight drain and was worried about leaving the car at the airport, I finally tested leaving it for 8 nights in a New York (cold weather) garage. Here's what happened:
[i have a dual motor...
As part of my ongoing research to figure out how to get the most juice out of the battery when it's parked unplugged for a week, I'm going to test putting it in shipping mode tonight. Anything I should know about in advance? Will I be able to get out of it pretty quickly? I am told yes. I plan...
I wanted to confirm this since the standard battery in my dual motor, gen 2, 2026 R1S with 22" AT wheels is under-performing:
-big drops in charge when driving --a 25 mile drive could use 50 miles of charge (20 d weather, climate set to 72d).
-8% drain (20 miles) when parked overnight...