yizzung
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(Admins feel free to move this but it's not really a range thread nor an accessory thread nor a technique thread, so I figure it's just "general"...)
So, the 40% cold weather penalty news landed today with a thud:
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...ggets-gleaned-from-epa-application-docs.2272/
As avid skier and city-dweller, I'm constantly traversing the SF-to-Tahoe or Denver-to-Rockies paths to the slopes. In both cases, 150-200 mile one-way trips. In some instances, driving highways/backroads with snow/ice.
My current order is for an R1T with 300 mile range and AT 3PMSF tires. A 40% knock just due to cold weather would keep me short of my destination without charging along the way. Luckily in California, it only starts to get cold once you get into elevation, so maybe fine there until the last third of the 180 miles. But in Colorado, it's probably "cold" for my entire journey. (Plus there's a range hit for these tires and any driving mode appropriate in snowy weather.)
I don't mind a mid-trip charge but that's going to be a little lame in the middle of a snowstorm on (what should be) just a 3-4 hour trip. I'm also curious what happens to the battery when traffic is at a standstill for hours -- happens all the time in the Sierras -- on the highway while you're waiting for the snow plows to do their thing.
Curious to know what others are planning... I wasn't having much range anxiety prior to today's report.
Does it help if the car is (pre)warm when you leave the charging station at home?
Do we think it's better to go with 21" non-3PMSF tires combined with AWD? Or better to go with ATs and use conserve mode? (Kind of a rhetorical question because there's no way in hell that I'm buying this vehicle and NOT using AWD when it's snowing...)
Do we think it's weird that there's no "snow" mode for driving? Is "all purpose" the way to go?
Do we think it's weird that there's no hill descent mode?
Any other tricks out there worth knowing?
So, the 40% cold weather penalty news landed today with a thud:
https://www.rivianforums.com/forum/...ggets-gleaned-from-epa-application-docs.2272/
As avid skier and city-dweller, I'm constantly traversing the SF-to-Tahoe or Denver-to-Rockies paths to the slopes. In both cases, 150-200 mile one-way trips. In some instances, driving highways/backroads with snow/ice.
My current order is for an R1T with 300 mile range and AT 3PMSF tires. A 40% knock just due to cold weather would keep me short of my destination without charging along the way. Luckily in California, it only starts to get cold once you get into elevation, so maybe fine there until the last third of the 180 miles. But in Colorado, it's probably "cold" for my entire journey. (Plus there's a range hit for these tires and any driving mode appropriate in snowy weather.)
I don't mind a mid-trip charge but that's going to be a little lame in the middle of a snowstorm on (what should be) just a 3-4 hour trip. I'm also curious what happens to the battery when traffic is at a standstill for hours -- happens all the time in the Sierras -- on the highway while you're waiting for the snow plows to do their thing.
Curious to know what others are planning... I wasn't having much range anxiety prior to today's report.
Does it help if the car is (pre)warm when you leave the charging station at home?
Do we think it's better to go with 21" non-3PMSF tires combined with AWD? Or better to go with ATs and use conserve mode? (Kind of a rhetorical question because there's no way in hell that I'm buying this vehicle and NOT using AWD when it's snowing...)
Do we think it's weird that there's no "snow" mode for driving? Is "all purpose" the way to go?
Do we think it's weird that there's no hill descent mode?
Any other tricks out there worth knowing?
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