New to Rivian. Coming from Tesla world. Scared.

[ark205]

Hello,

I am picking up an R1S this week after a few years with Tesla. I had my first Tesla in 2018 and would plan trips meticulously knowing exactly when and where to stop to charge. We've since had 5 Teslas and currently only have Teslas. Over the last few years my wife and I have felt like road-tripping a Tesla is just as easy as an ICE vehicle. But with a growing family and a dislike of the MX we are selling our MS and picking up an R1s.

I do the vast majority of my charging at home. However, we do travel between CT and VT on the weekends and the charging appears desolate for CCS vehicles.

Any advice for a NAC to CCS transition?

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[Rivifan]

Patience... and a plan b if you're out in a remote area.
Im in the Midwest, so cant comment on your local stations, but personally, I've had mostly good experience with public chargers, mainly EA.
That said, i do look forward to receiving the adapter and ability to charge on the Tesla Network next year. Not sure how much ill actually use it, but knowing its there...

Welcome aboard! Curious, what made you switch, and how does your Rivian compare?

 

[Riviot]

 

[Supratachophobia]

Hello,

I am picking up an R1S this week after a few years with Tesla. I had my first Tesla in 2018 and would plan trips meticulously knowing exactly when and where to stop to charge. We've since had 5 Teslas and currently only have Teslas. Over the last few years my wife and I have felt like road-tripping a Tesla is just as easy as an ICE vehicle. But with a growing family and a dislike of the MX we are selling our MS and picking up an R1s.

I do the vast majority of my charging at home. However, we do travel between CT and VT on the weekends and the charging appears desolate for CCS vehicles.

Any advice for a NAC to CCS transition?

Welcome, you are safe. No unhinged CEOs will hurt you.

Two Tesla, early adopter here. Remember was it was like early on? Superchargers were scarce, some legs of the journey had to be made at 55mph with the heat off. It's not like it was, but there is progress to be made. The CCS/NACS will come, slowly at first, and then we'll look back and wonder why we worried.

 

[COdogman]

Road trips definitely won't be as care free as they were in your Tesla - at least not yet. I do believe that will change rather quickly. Most truck stop' gas station chains have EV charging deals in place and installs are happening. Many fast food chains are doing the same. Rivian's network is slowly growing but it's very good where you can find them.

That being said, if you don't mind putting in some extra planning you should still be just fine. Tons of people here taking cross country road trips and going places off road a Tesla could never reach. At this point, best practice is still to plan your overall route, then check your charging stops on Plugshare to be sure they are working, and then use the Rivian navigation to only route yourself to the next charger. Unfortunately you still need to have a plan B in mind just in case Plugshare was wrong and you need to find an alternative nearby.

 

[ark205]

I do remember the early days of Tesla. What is really tough with CCS is knowing where they are, but showing up and they do not work. With tesla, even in the early days even when the Superchargers were sparse I knew it was going tow work when I arrived.

 

[ark205]

I am switching to have a true 7 seater that can still carry some luggage. The R1s does not drive as well as the Teslas. The Teslas are soooo silky smooth. The R1S is definitely clunky, loud, the motors hum. I do not understand how 800+ HP can actually feel so slow. But hey, it looks nice and it has the space I need for the family and gear.

I wish GM would stop making "halo trucks" and put that huge battery into an EV Suburban or something...

 

[twizzstyle]

You're going to love it. We have a 2018 Model 3, a 2017 Model X, and our R1T. I still love both Teslas, but the Rivian is my favorite by a long shot.

I've done quite a few road trips with our Teslas, and they were effortless like you said. I've only done a few with the Rivian, not too far. It was easy, but I feel like I got lucky with functional chargers. I'm doing a cross-country trip from Washington to Utah and back next spring, and I'm a little anxious about it.

 

[SANZC02]

I am switching to have a true 7 seater that can still carry some luggage. The R1s does not drive as well as the Teslas. The Teslas are soooo silky smooth. The R1S is definitely clunky, loud, the motors hum. I do not understand how 800+ HP can actually feel so slow. But hey, it looks nice and it has the space I need for the family and gear.

I wish GM would stop making "halo trucks" and put that huge battery into an EV Suburban or something...

I’ve been driving a Model S for over 7 years, the R1S is definitely not as smooth or as quite as the Model S. It is replacing a Jeep GC, certainly smoother and quieter than that though.

The R1S may feel slow but I think that is just deceptive. When I leave a traffic light just driving normally and look in my rear view mirror everyone else must have been napping as they are 300+ feet behind me. I won’t even comment about when I get on it.

As for traveling, you are going to get opinions from this forum that are night and day apart. My experience, picked up in Normal, drove 5100 miles home, used ABRP for routing, mostly used EA stations and had no issues on my trip. You will hear completely opposite from others but I would have no concerns taking another extended trip in the R1S.

Have over 10k on my R1S now and if choice of vehicle when leaving the house indicates anything, it is the R1S most of the time.

 

[evguy]

Hello,

I am picking up an R1S this week after a few years with Tesla. I had my first Tesla in 2018 and would plan trips meticulously knowing exactly when and where to stop to charge. We've since had 5 Teslas and currently only have Teslas. Over the last few years my wife and I have felt like road-tripping a Tesla is just as easy as an ICE vehicle. But with a growing family and a dislike of the MX we are selling our MS and picking up an R1s.

I do the vast majority of my charging at home. However, we do travel between CT and VT on the weekends and the charging appears desolate for CCS vehicles.

Any advice for a NAC to CCS transition?

Welcome! You'll be fine. I'm in a similar boat - Tesla Model 3 owner since 2018, added our R1S about a year ago. Road tripping in the Rivian has been fine with basic planning, and will be easy with Supercharger access starting next year.

 

[Zorg]

Tesla & Rivian owner on the left coast here: CCS network is not as reliable and long trips require planning. That being said, it should be over in 6 to 9 months, so not the end of the world. You can still road trip your Rivian between now and then, but you may have to put up with the occasional crappy fast charger.

 

[solaskaze]

I am switching to have a true 7 seater that can still carry some luggage. The R1s does not drive as well as the Teslas. The Teslas are soooo silky smooth. The R1S is definitely clunky, loud, the motors hum. I do not understand how 800+ HP can actually feel so slow. But hey, it looks nice and it has the space I need for the family and gear.

I wish GM would stop making "halo trucks" and put that huge battery into an EV Suburban or something...

Are you referring to the Hummer EV? I checked it out just recently, and was like: "Wow! that's cheap!" ... then I added the four thousand, two hundred, and ninety two options in the configurator that get it to match to a reasonable range, etc. and it was $153k, and I was like: "Oh. I see."

 

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

What's that line in Dune? Fear is the mind killer.

 

[iansriv]

I am switching to have a true 7 seater that can still carry some luggage. The R1s does not drive as well as the Teslas. The Teslas are soooo silky smooth. The R1S is definitely clunky, loud, the motors hum. I do not understand how 800+ HP can actually feel so slow. But hey, it looks nice and it has the space I need for the family and gear.

I have not owned a Tesla but have rented some on occasion. I like Teslas. While they are good in their segment, a Tesla is not a direct comparable vehicle to a Rivian. I'm coming from a life long ownership of sports cars and I find the R1S to be refined, quite and capable. So, I'm a bit confused on why you think it's clunky & loud. The R1S is certainly not slow mate, unless you consider 0-60 in close to 3 sec slow. Perhaps a bad set of tyres on a test drive? I hope if and when you get the R1S you have a very different experience and enjoy it. All the best.

 

[Jnz]

We've had a Model X for 4 years and now an R1T for 1 year. We regularly make about a 225 mile trip from Northern NJ to the Adirondacks. The Model X will do it, but barely, if you charge to 100% and stay at 70 or lower. The R1T makes it without a problem, even charging only to 90%. And it's much more comfortable to drive on a long trip, higher up, handles bumps better, better size next to 18-wheelers, etc. We take the R1T whenever we can (basically, when it's just the 4 of us making the trip - when we have extras, we need the X). Point is, map out most of your routes. The R1S will get closer to the estimated range - you may not care about the fewer number of CCS chargers out there. And within 6-8 months, you'll have an adapter to use Superchargers, anyway.

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