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Hey friends, after running my ski box on my roof for my first winter with the truck ('23/24), in December '24 I tested mounting the ski box over the truck bed instead. Result: I found it reduced the range impact by 1/2 as compared to mounting it on the roof. Cost wise - the parts to modify my...

GM appears to have killed off the Brightdrop EV van. While I'm sad the production has closed at the Ontario plant (I'm Canadian after all), the silver lining might be that Rivian picks up any customers who were considering the GM van...

Hey forumites, in March we had an unfortunate incident with a teenager yanking a metal bottle out of the rear cupholder (wow that thing is grippy!) and smashing into the ceiling glass. It made a large impact zone in the outside pane of glass (much like what you would see on a windshield from a...

I'm guessing what I'm seeing in the media and on Threads (and the like) is making things out of proportion... but trying to get a bit of a pulse on what it is like to drive an EV into the US right now with Cdn plates, or even US plates for that matter, into areas that might be less welcoming to...

Now that there are a bunch of Gen2 owners out there, I think it is time to update my master thread on R1T payload ratings for the various configurations, broken out by generations. I’m curious how they’ve changed, with the truck shedding some ECUs and a bunch of wiring! Please go to this...

Forum folk, I am planning our first "winter-avoiding" trip from Canada into the US (we won't be avoiding much though, leaving middle of March). Anyways, I know next to nothing about rules for tires in the US. I'm planning to have either the new Goodyears installed (which I believe are 3 peak)...

Had a quick glance at the CT forums to see if anything interesting over there - found this interesting thread on phantom drain. Sounds like Tesla has some work to do on the software for the CT compared to the remainder of their fleet ->...

I’m wondering if anyone else is noticing uneven tire wear due to towing? I’ve got about 2,000km on my tires towing a 5,000lb trailer with about 650lbs tongue weight. Loaded up we are pretty close to GVWR. Tonight while charging I was idly looking at my rear tires and noticed an apparent splay...

I’ve run into a few times now with my a2z NACS adapter that a Tesla station limits the power to my truck. Checking the adapter it is pretty warm, but so is the Tesla handle and cable. Anyone else running into this too?

Hi folks - I find the stock "false-pedal" placement too low and too far to the left (I am very sensitive to not having my legs positioned symmetrically). I have placed a block of wood under my floor mat to raise it and move it slightly right, but I would really rather a more sturdy and better...

Interesting article came out on a deal announced today for a mining support company to start importing R1Ts for use in mines in Australia. https://thedriven.io/2024/04/22/australia-contractor-signs-deal-with-rivian-to-provide-electric-utes-at-mine-sites/ They get a nice jab at the Cybertruck...

As many of my fellow Canadian R1 owners know, the On the Run (Chevron) network does not show up in either the vehicle system or the app system at all. I noticed this disparity several months ago and kept thinking they would fix it, but they still haven't, so today I started a "chat" with a...

I am considering replacing the two 85Ah 12v AGM batteries on my travel trailer with one (or maybe two) "drop-in" 12v 100Ah lithium ion batteries (LiB, eg Renogy), but I have a question related to the 7-pin power from the truck. Ideally I would maintain the ability to provide at least some juice...

Hey fellow R1 owners - I completed some testing last fall with bikes, a ski box and a hitch rack in various combinations and finally got around to writing it up. The details (and photos) are on my blog, but the TLDR; version is: Coming from a Model 3, pleasantly surprised at how little some...

I've had the Rivian crossbars for a few months now and have put them on and taken them off several times, all without incident. I did have to complete a minor adjustment to one of my feet when installing the bars the first time, but haven't touched the adjustment screws since. A few days ago I...

https://electrek.co/2024/02/12/ford-first-f-150-lightning-outside-north-america/ Looks like Ford is taking the Lightning over to Norway. If (when?) Rivian runs into a demand issue for the R1 line, they should look at Norway too.

My truck is currently in the Service Centre for a 12v issue. While it is there, I'm considering asking them to complete an alignment with the suspension on the LOW setting. Reasons for: Bit better efficiency all the time I only need the clearance from Standard height if there's a fair amount...

Got home tonight from my commute and the truck notified me it wanted to do a software update... from 2023.46.0 to 2023.46.0?! Current build is 531c7711 and new one is acc6f865. I didn't read all of the release notes but expect they are the same. Anyone else have apparently the same version of...

Thought this was an interesting watch. Tesla has some work to do. Wonder if that was a tri or dual motor? Must not have had locker engaged - check out how much it slid across near the top!

I'm sitting at a public EVSE at a visitor centre which is likely a 208v power supply. Truck is reporting 48A being drawn off a Clipper Creek unit, and my truck is showing 9.1kW. Doing the math on that yields voltage of 189v. That seems like a really large voltage drop, over 9%. I've used this...