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You didn't drive it long enough to get the feel. I have driven almost 3k miles in the last 10 weeks of ownership and am now starting to really get the feel for it. You're really missing out if you give up now . . .
All they need to do is add an instantaneous power meter (I can't believe they don't have this now). Coasting is then a matter of feathering the accelerator to keep the power draw at 0.
So someone is driving in treacherous icy conditions and you want them to keep their eyes on an instantaneous power meter rather than on the road in front of them?
No. I want them to include the power meter in their scan just as one does with a speedometer. It isn't a particularly onerous task if the power meter is where it should be i.e. right in front of the driver.
As I think someone already pointed out you can't beat the Rivians for torque vectoring. They have done quite a bit of cold climate testing and while I am sure improvements will be made to their algorithms over time I expect they handle slippery conditions about as well as they can be. Now black ice is a different matter. There just isn't much you can do. With 0 coefficient of friction you can't apply any forces to the vehicle and you can't control it.
Power is not "secondary" IMO. That's why I am so shocked that Rivian doesn't display it right up there with speed. Second, no one is suggesting that a driver fix on the power meter any more than he fix on any other instrument. It would be unsafe and it's not necessary. We hope you will come to understand better when you get your truck.
If the driver has to rely on an instantaneous power meter to prevent wheel slip from acceleration or braking then the driver has to continuously monitor that instantaneous power meter. The level of accuracy required by OPD on a very low friction surface dictates this unless there is another way to coast. Hopefully that explains my understanding and perspective better.
By the time you can feel youāre skidding it can also be too late. If you can see that youāre on a slippery surface your best option may be to coast and preserve what little traction you have for steering.
I hope thatās correct. From what I saw in the snow driving video from @OutofSpecKyle Iām not sure that the vehicle is currently ready for winter driving by people used to traditional (two pedal + ability to coast without actively managing the process) driving.
This explains my desire for the ability to passively coast.
I havenāt spent a lot of time behind the wheel of a Rivian so Iām assuming that the gauge or meter is presented in the display as secondary and less prominent than, say, the speed.
Again, if the driver has no other way of coasting other than relying on an instantaneous power meter to prevent wheel slip from acceleration or braking then the driver has to continuously monitor that instantaneous power meter. We do agree since I also think that is unsafe and why I disagree with your premise that this is a reasonable real-world solution.
I doubt that you consulted with anyone else before writing this so Iām not sure who āweā is in your mind. I wish that you could communicate with people in a way which is less condescending. You seem to assume that your way is right, everyone else is wrong, and if others disagree then they simply donāt understand. I think that you are intelligent enough that you can communicate WHY you think youāre correct more effectively, less confrontationally, and without the crutch of using more unusual words or phrases in what appears to be an attempt to lend more weight to what youāre writing. From my perspective as someone raised by educators, when you use a needlessly-complex word or phrase you donāt necessarily impress people and this potentially undermines your message or credibility when you use an unusual phrase or word incorrectly. More explanation and less attitude will probably do a better job of convincing people that youāre correct. Thanks for taking the time to consider this.
It is right next to the speed...the gray arc on the right. While it could probably be a little more prominent, the one on my MINI is huge and I rarely look at it in-practice. Kinda like learning to drive stick without a tachometer, you just get a feel for it over time.
That's a relief! When I asked the guy who did my First Mile where it was he said there was none!
