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I have a 2023 R1T. A year or two ago I was in Moab with my sister and brother in law. The right front window was down for some reason. I was driving at normal highway speeds. When I tried closing the right window, it went out of the track and wouldn't go all the way up. I think some other...

You can reserve a Slate for $50. I know it's made up of interchangeable components, but the parts don't fit together very well. The fender doesn't line up with the front. Maybe that doesn't matter. Sorry, I duplicated the photo, but I can't get rid of one of them.

I got an invoice for my last Rivian service center visit a week or two ago. Of course, I didn't pay anything so the balance was zero. It didn't even mention parts or labor. There was something called a "harshness package". There was at least one part that wasn't in the invoice, a 200-pound...

I'm going to take a chance and post about something that bothers me a lot. I received a lot of criticism for my last few posts. I don't get it because we're all in the same boat. Anyway, moving on. The proximity locking and unlocking is very annoying. It constantly locks and unlocks over and...

I've had my Rivian R1T since 2023 and it has less than 50,000 miles. I've noticed that people think I'm whiny for complaining about 9 service events. I call them service events because most of them had multiple service items. There have actually been 27 items according to Rivian. That includes...

I've been thinking of trading my Rivian R1T for a Cadillac Lyriq or Optiq. Is that a bad idea? Maybe 9 service events are my limit. Cadillacs are so nice and the Lyriq has gotten great reviews from just about every reviewer.

This has me sort of riled up. My Rivian is at the Service Center right now. I got news today that they found that it needs a "drive unit". My 2023 R1T with less than 50,000 miles has had 8 service events. This will be the ninth. You'd think the Rivian "drive units" (motors) should last the life...

https://www.tomsguide.com/vehicle-tech/evs/i-drove-the-rivian-r1t-and-chevrolet-silverado-ev-for-a-week-heres-the-winner

This is an excerpt from an editorial by some generic commentator: Rivian’s rapid loss of thousands of would‑be customers did not come from a botched product launch or a viral quality scandal. It came from a policy cliff. When a key federal tax incentive vanished, a fragile demand story around...

I have a 2023 R1T with quad motors. Today it appears that one (or both?) of the rear motors has gone out. There is a grinding noise that is getting worse. However, in conserve mode, it sounds normal. I imagine it's because the rear motors aren't used in conserve mode. It's still under warranty...

I'm going to try to tow an articulated boom man lift JLG T350 like the one in the picture home. It's five miles on a flat road. I think it weighs around 3800 pounds. The store I'm renting it from says I need a 1/2-ton truck to tow it. I know EV trucks are different from regular ones. Is my...

I've been periodically (about twice a week) getting a message that says (I don't know the exact wording) "SOS calling isn't working. Get it serviced." I probably will never push the SOS button, so it isn't a high priority. I'm wondering how involved the repair would be. How much stuff would they...

Is there a log to keep track of system messages? There should be. I get this message quite often and I don't know the exact words. It says something like, "System fault found. Adaptive cruise control has been turned off." It happens on a certain road going south on a cloudy day. I just turn...

I just returned from a trip to Moab, Utah. It was a fast trip with snow, wind, and cold temperatures. I'm focusing on my charging experience. It's 198 miles from home to Moab and I was pulling a trailer with a Can-Am side-by-side loaded onto it. Rivian estimated the combined weight of the...

This is a new Kia design. We're seeing oversized tires on some new cars. Do big tires have an advantage or are they just for looks. I like Kia's new designs.

The photo is from the Rivian web site and the color is California Dune, which has been discussed lately. I am disappointed by the inaccurate representation of the Rivian colors in general on their web site. The actual photos I've seen have been of what can best described as a very light yellow...

It seems like the Aptera community is made up of two kinds of people: the fanboys who can't or won't see anything wrong with the vehicle and the naysayers who can't see anything good about it and say the whole enterprise was doomed from the start. Aptera has said it intends to start limited...

I have a 2023 gen 1 R1T. I have a spare tire in the spare tire compartment. I've noticed this whenever I open the spare tire compartment lid. I open the lid and water drips from under it. There is obviously a considerable amount of water coating the underside of the lid and it runs when I tilt...

It's winter in the mountains of Utah and it's cold. I would like to be able to precondition, i.e. warm up the main battery, while plugged in before leaving the house so that it gets maximum range. Why not? Maybe when it comes right down to it, it doesn't matter because I'm not going over 50...

I live in a small town in the mountains of Utah. I frequently make the trip north to the city to do some shopping. Much of the trip is on a narrow, winding road, which is what US Hwy 89 looks like in this part of Utah. Last time I went up, last week, I was amazed by the mileage I was getting. I...