Yeah exactly but still that would be a separate mode IMO. Not too different than my home smart thermostat. I have three settings Heat, AC or both and in the both setting there is a gap between heating and cooling settings.
FTFY. I’ve said this before, I often wonder if the developers have ever used any of these features while driving an automobile. Or maybe they’re not old enough yet.
This is how all our trucks are operating at the moment. Service can't do anything to fix it until they roll a software update to fix. It needs to just have another dedicated button for heat added and get rid of auto changeover as it doesn't work whatsoever.
Yeah, as more people check in with these types of odd functionality reports, it seems like some of the programming was "It would be cool to program it like this! Hold my beer!"
Startup culture of *look at all the cool shit we can do” in the name of “disruption”.
I think in an EV the single button makes sense - you're either spending power on cabin conditioning or you're not. In a gas powered car you're only engaging extra systems/energy to use AC and that's why they have the button but not one for heat.
I do wonder how much or little Rivian's attempt to manage humidity well are involved in the issues described in this thread.Most modern cars have a dedicated AC on/off button because sometimes you want heat+dehumidification. Or sometimes you just want ambient air.
I've also had the same issues, wish they would optimized the interface a little more.User Interface:
I find the user interface for the HVAC a bit confusing and counterintuitive at times. See the two images below. In the first, I show that the interior temp was set to 71 degrees and the vents show red heating lines. In the other, I show the interior temp set to 70 degrees and the vents switch to snowflakes. It was 41 degrees outside and it definitely was not running the AC. Are these displays just based on the temperature setting? Would seem more intuitive to me if they were based on what the HVAC system is actually doing at that point.
Efficiency:
We had mild weather for a few weeks here (until about a week ago) and I ran for a week with the HVAC on auto even though zero conditioning other than vent was necessary. The AC seemed to run unnecessarily and I averaged 1.9-2.0 miles/kWh, about the same as hotter times when the AC was needed. Then for a couple weeks, I ran with just the vent and forced the AC/heat to be off and saw my average efficiency go up to 2.1-2.3 miles/kWh. Sort of makes me wonder if the AC compressor is working a lot harder than it needs to.
