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Is it confirmed that this works with the Rivian infotainment? I have my old iTunes collection (which included ripped from CD music id'd in iTunes) in Apple Music, and the Rivian wouldn't let me log on without a paid Apple Music subscription. I wasn't aware of this "Match" service though. This...

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Looks like a good trip! I find these trips are good opportunities to look for free or cheap L2 charging in the general vicinity of where you're going. The city is running a number of chargers at rec centers now. I don't know how universal they are, but the ones by me are free for two hours...

Yea, I understand the concerns. I’m lucky to be 10 minutes from a service center. The service center footprint presumably will expand with the R2 launch. That will make all trims more accessible in more cities. Also, outside service companies (Safelight, Discount Tire) are getting more...

I'm having the same problem on both PC and my phone. Rivian Nav in the app is freezing up too. Seems to be a fairly broad issue.

My objection is that having an alternative method ignores the realities of the human brain. The brain operates in fundamentally different ways when under stress. Do you remember the first time you tried opening a novel door handle? You probably fumbled with it slightly, or took a moment to...

I'm in the camp that is disappointing Rivian went with electronic door latches. I have them on my Model Y thinking I'd be okay with them, and I'm not. Anyone who thinks a mechanical backup is sufficient for safety (even in the front seat) has a fundamental misunderstanding of how the human...

Good write up, and I concur with most of the conclusions. I rank the Rivian Nav higher than you do. At least the current version. I feel I'm able to trust it as much as other apps most of the time. Particularly after they added the charger score. My need/desire to make backup plans has also...

I'll say I like the new energy app. It's interesting and almost useful knowing where the energy is going. Things could be better labelled though. The gross vs. net labeling is not intuitive. The animation with gary and efficiency info is probably helpful to new EV drivers. It's not always...

If I had to place a bet, I'd guess that RAN will eventually have their version of the Tesla magic dock. That would be the cheapest way to solve it. Adapters will be necessary for the short term. Probably as a ~$200 accessory.

This is great. The EA in Green River is on the busier side, and there isn’t (and won’t be) a huge number of alternatives on that stretch of freeway. I’ll feel a lot better about I-70 travel with this in place.

Any place with TOU rates has a pretty strong incentive to do that anyways. Although there’s a study I’ve seen that predicts sometime in the mid-2030’s that the best time to charge an EV will switch to mid-day based on solar making up a larger part of the energy mix. Weavegrid still has a...

I’d be onboard with that if the costs associated with climate change were explicitly priced into those decisions. Much of the climate impacts would go away on their own with a carbon price around $100/ton and some of the more challenging technologies might take a price of $200 per ton. These...

The legal side of this is mostly about which agency has the power to issue regulations on various topics. Can CA regulate X? Or is it the domain of the federal government? It’s more about process than outcomes. There’s probably a dozen different processes that CA could use to come to similar...

I'm not a lawyer, so take this with a grain of salt. My understanding of the issue is that the CARB (California + other states) standards are directly tied into the federal fuel economy standards. So federal supremacy is an issue. The federal government makes the rules, and gave explicit...

There's a lot of history behind this one. This waiver is directly tied to the passage of the Clean Air Act. The federal government set national standards for the first time with the passage of the Clean Air Act. However, California already had more stringent standards than the federal rules...

My utility uses Weavegrid, and I use it with my Tesla. I like the program. It's a program you sign for up through your utility, and not directly with Weavegrid. My utility gave a $50 sign-up credit, and a $100/yr annual credit for signing up as long as I use Weavegrid scheduling for 80%+ of...

Incentives are possibly a factor too. Rivian might be experiencing success with their promotional incentives. Increasing a base price while increasing promotions happens a lot in the business world. I find the practice annoying, but it's what Rivian should do if it's demonstrated to work.

I have this happening and I was about to create a post about it before finding yours. The Audible Podcast list does not populate. However, I've found that it will populate any episodes you start listening to from the Audible app on your phone. This is annoying, so hopefully there is a fix...

These days I just plug the destination into the Nav and go, unless I'm going somewhere remote like Moab or Death Valley. I over-planned a lot on my first few trips. I'm glad I did, and you might want to do the same for the first time. This is overkill, but this gives confidence for the first...