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I’ve owned Teslas for a decade so have a gen 1 80a Tesla Wall Connector. For my R1S I got the Teslatap mini 80a because it wasn’t that much more than the 60a, and will benefit my friends with Ford Lightnings if they ever visit and need a charge. It is expensive but very solid and well made. I...

Ah that’s where it is, thanks. Mine is set to “any electric vehicle” and since it’s working fine after the brief red, I’m not going to change it.

It’s because the universal wall connector first tries to charge using Tesla’s protocol and when that fails it switches to J1772. So you get a brief red and then it works fine. As pointed out above it is possible to configure it so this doesn’t happen. I’m not sure how to do it. I can’t find any...

Those videos seem to be from a short seller. Six years ago even a mainstream business publication said this about another EV maker. Starting up a car business is capital intensive, no two ways about it. And media tends to hyperbole, as it drives clicks. I bought Teslas at key moments of risk...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2024-04-04/california-s-hydrogen-fuel-cell-cars-lose-traction-against-battery-models?accessToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb3VyY2UiOiJTdWJzY3JpYmVyR2lmdGVkQXJ0aWNsZSIsImlhdCI6MTcxMzAzMjM2NywiZXhwIjoxNzEzNjM3MTY3LCJhcnRpY2xlSWQiOiJTQkYxQ0FUMEF...

I signed up when it was first announced last year, and have used it a few times. I noticed Rivian wasn’t on the new list and was wondering why.

I was psyched to see the Rivian supercharger access announcement, but when I looked up all the Superchargers I’ve used with my Teslas for years along the Boston to Plattsburgh NY route, I realized nearly all of them are v2: Hooksett, West Lebanon (v2/v3, but still not accessible), Berlin, South...

I had a similar experience to yours, heading to NY state just across Lake Champlain. I did some research before heading up from Boston on Saturday evening, knowing the W. Lebanon, NH RAN is built but not connected, and the EA can get very busy. As expected, there was a line at the EA but it was...

After driving my R1S to the top of a small mountain in NY, looking out over Lake Champlain to VT, a couple hours before the eclipse.

I just tried to put my rack on the R1S and it won’t fit! The 1 1/4” to 2” adapter makes the rack go in a little higher and to the left, and as a result it hits against the silvery plastic trim above the hitch panel opening. Has anyone seen this before? I guess I can try to get a different kind...

Sorry Rex is already taken by my 2023 Forest Green R1S. Kids named it after the dinosaur in Toy Story. 😀

Falcon wings are also great with kids in parking lots, where they are likely to open doors and lose control of their momentum, sending them into adjacent cars. After switching from 2016 X to R1S I try to have an empty space on at least one side but not always possible.

Welcome to Rivian ownership! I agree that the Rivian app’s layout is a bit inefficient, and would definitely prefer Tesla’s live location mapping to Rivian’s handoff of a static location to a maps app. But the needed functionality is there, plus something superior to Tesla’s app: the trip...

Metric system, for one.

I have a ten year old 80a Tesla wall connector on a 100a circuit, so even though the R1S can only take 48a I figured it was worth the extra $ for the Teslatap Mini 80 so two friends with Lightnings could charge faster if/when they visit.

The compatible ones did, the problem is that most of the best-positioned Superchargers in New England are still v2 chargers, unfortunately. But I learned there’s a RAN soon to open in Lebanon/West Lebanon NH.

If there’s no risk of missing a magic dock location, I suggest turning off Tesla entirely in the car nav filter - see if that helps.

This. And you can use Apple Shortcuts (and I assume something similar on Android) to set up unlocking. I tell my Apple Watch to unlock as I’m heading out the door and it’s done when I get to the R1S. I set up similar commands for the frunk and tailgate so when I’ve got groceries etc I can just...

I just found out yesterday that a location in NH where I need to charge, which was a breeze in my Teslas with 8 and later 16 plugs but only had a 4-plug EA station with usually 3 working, is about to get an 8-plug RAN. Plus we will have access to newer superchargers as soon as the adapters ship...

I play pretty much all podcasts and YouTube videos at 1.25x, Kyle’s I play at 1.5x or 2x!