My Partially Disassembled R1T at the Body Shop For Repaint

[No.92]

And so there are less Rivians on the road because we think we are Superman going down the highway...

In all seriousness, if you haven't driven an R1T, you will not quite understand the driving dynamics of it. But if you have, you'll understand that this 7K lbs truck does feel like it drives (better) than a stock Toyota Celica. That's how I feel about it anyways

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[Dirty_B]

And for the poor person who happened to get smacked in the charge port...here's your vehicle...

-R1VLIFE

This picture has made me realize how accurate the original description of LG was: I think it said something like "Inspired by the primer".

Also, maybe the shop can slap a winch on there since she's naked up there now?

And just like "Cohall" - man that hurts to know so many have been in there and to see them like that 2 or less months into ownership. I feel for ya R1VLIFE, that sucks but at least it's being made right.

 

[rydb]

Not sure with the Rivian, but when I first got my Model S in 2014 that was an issue. The brake lights came on with the brake pedal but a lot of times you are just lifting off throttle - but Tesla quickly made sure that the brake lights come on when you are decelerating at a certain rate even if you aren't touching the brakes.

interesting, our 2008 Tesla Roadster (SN 126) would light the brake lights up under regen, so that's weird that they would have taken that off on the S initially.

 

[ironpig]

interesting, our 2008 Tesla Roadster (SN 126) would light the brake lights up under regen, so that's weird that they would have taken that off on the S initially.

I might have my memory wrong. It might have been there but not functioning right on my car or something. I just remember an update to make it more clear right after I got it.

 

[r1vlife]

This picture has made me realize how accurate the original description of LG was: I think it said something like "Inspired by the primer".

Also, maybe the shop can slap a winch on there since she's naked up there now?

And just like "Cohall" - man that hurts to know so many have been in there and to see them like that 2 or less months into ownership. I feel for ya R1VLIFE, that sucks but at least it's being made right.

Personally I had a blast seeing my R1T disassembled and seeing other vehicles in various states of repair. I felt like I had my own mini factory tour . It was also my first time in a body shop so I thought it was an awesome experience!

 

[texasBuzzard]

Not sure with the Rivian, but when I first got my Model S in 2014 that was an issue. The brake lights came on with the brake pedal but a lot of times you are just lifting off throttle - but Tesla quickly made sure that the brake lights come on when you are decelerating at a certain rate even if you aren't touching the brakes.

Anyone with an actual Rivian know if the brake lights come on when you lift off the accelerator?

 

[ironpig]

Anyone with an actual Rivian know if the brake lights come on when you lift off the accelerator?

I don’t have one but im sure they do. All EVs have to do it now.

 

[kneebuster]

Anyone with an actual Rivian know if the brake lights come on when you lift off the accelerator?

They most certainly do. If you take your foot off completely they come on. At other times it depends on how hard you are decelerating. It shows on the driver display, but can be tough to make out. My crossbars on the bed reflect the upper brake light strongly at night.

 

[SANZC02]

These are the rules for deceleration.

Vehicle decelerations	Signal generation
≤ 0.7 m/s²	The signal shall not be generated
> 0.7 m/s² and ≤ 1.3 m/s²	The signal may be generated
> 1.3 m/s²	The signal shall be generated

 

[Lawrence-of-Blaine]

From my brief First-Mile test drive and being my first EV driving experience, I wouldn't be at all surprised to find out that regenerative braking contributed to some accidents. Not that it would be the R1 driver's fault. Only that it is such a sudden pronounced deceleration that drivers in cars behind it may be caught off-guard and rear-end it.

Holy smokes…yeah I could see that happening. Never thought of regen braking that way. Yikes.

 

[mini2nut]

I wonder if the tiny brakes lights on the R1T are part of the root cause of rear end collisions.

 

[Pendarin]

Anyone with an actual Rivian know if the brake lights come on when you lift off the accelerator?

I don't have a way to test it myself, but the owner's manual says:

The brake lights automatically illuminate during regenerative breaking to warn other drivers that the vehicle is slowing down.

Obviously, just because the manual says so doesn't mean it's actually working in practice. But that's the way it is supposed to work, anyway.

 

[texasBuzzard]

I don't have a way to test it myself, but the owner's manual says:

Obviously, just because the manual says so doesn't mean it's actually working in practice. But that's the way it is supposed to work, anyway.

Thanks, that is pretty definitive!

 

[Olsonsolar]

I wonder if the tiny brakes lights on the R1T are part of the root cause of rear end collisions.

That whole bar across the tailgate should be a brake lightbar.

 

[crashmtb]

That whole bar across the tailgate should be a brake lightbar.

Not allowed, there has to be separation between the brake lights

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