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Documenting my trip from SF Bay Area, California to the Mt. Bachelor ski area in Bend, Oregon. First road trip with family of 4.
Going into this trip with a roughly 1.5 year old R1T with 15k miles. Updated tires for snow to the Bridgestone Blizzak and carrying ski/snowboard gear on the rack on the bed. Starting both ends of trip with 100% charge.
Also going in with several known issues I am waiting on repairs later this month:
-dead 12v battery - jumped this myself and everything was working.
-rear gate latch not recognizing being closed.
-rattling front suspension.
None were serious enough to stop the trip.
We averaged roughly 1.7 miles per kWh for the trip. I attribute this to the less efficient snow tires, colder temperatures, and hill climbs.
On the way north we stopped 4 times to charge though could have easily made it with 3. The last stop was near our destination and I did not know what the charging situation would be at the rental so wanted to top off as we would be heading out early to the mountain the next day.
Starting in Marin County CA at just after 8:30am we had our first stop at a Tesla supercharger in Red Bluff, CA. 187 miles and showed up with 21%. Charged up to 70% and headed on. The tab on that charge was nearly $50. Ouch.
80.8940 kWh added in 33 min 17 sec
$47.73 total
I decided to stick with Rivian chargers the rest of the way.
Next stop was Mt. Shasta where we didn’t need to stop but did and charged as far as it would go while we ate lunch. 91 miles - roughly 1.5 miles per kWh.
84.7520 kWh added in 1hr 2 min 57 sec
99.77kW DC max rate
$31.36 total
Next was Kalamath falls which was mostly just a top off before getting on the 97 which can be known to get very icy and accident prone.
31.6543 kWh added in 13 min 24 sec
220.44kW DC max rate
$13.93 total
Final stop was in Crescent which was not needed but wanted to top off.
57.7541 kWh added in 22 min 32 sec
219.24kW DC max rate
$20.79 total
Arrival in Sunriver, OR at just after 5pm with roughly 65% charge. Total time 8 hours 45 minutes 483 miles
It is a 50 mile round trip from where we stayed to Mt. Bachelor and it was storming every day. The truck handled like a champ on the roads and was super fun to drive. I tried all purpose, snow, and rally modes. All handled well. The clearance helped on the snowy days getting in and out of the parking lot with more than a foot of fresh snow.
I also had to figure out a 220 charging solution at our rental and managed to plug into the dryer 30A outlet and was able to get 7kwh to top off overnight while there. Saved runs to bend to spend big $ at Tesla SC! This was a bit complicated as the Rivian supplied 220 plug is for RV setups not home dryer receptacles. Happy to share my setup if anyone is interested.
During our stay I experienced several new issues.
-doors other than driver door not unlocking and handles not deploying. Locking and unlocking from the app reset this.
-odd behavior with tailgate, the latch previously stopped registering it being closed but it would now show in the dash as broken and would not open unless I restarted the vehicle.
-key FOB stopped working. Fresh battery and showing 100% in the dashboard. Nothing. Dead.
I spoke to Rivian about these issues and they setup a mobile appointment very quickly to come to me as this could be related to the dead 12v battery issues that is supposed to be fixed later this month at the service center.
On the way back we left at 6am and targeted a first stop at Kalamath to take advantage of the better energy rates in Oregon before crossing back into CA. The blizzaks were an asset on the 97 as a storm was rolling in and ice and snow were abundant. No traction issues whatsoever and saw several cars off the road.
We targeted 3 stops total:
1. Kalamath falls, OR - 123 miles. Roughly 1.6 miles per kWh.
55.5526 kWh added in 26 min 11 sec
220.44kW DC max rate
$24.44 total
2. Cottonwood, CA -157 miles. Roughly 1.75 m/kwh.
84.2560 kWh added in 29 min 43 sec
$50.55 total
3. Dunnigan, CA - 110 miles. Roughly 1.8 m/kwh
67.2660 kWh added in 25 min 40 sec
$39.69 total
Marin County (home) at 3:15 pm - 87 miles with 35% charge remaining.
Total trip time 9 hours 15 minutes. hit traffic getting back to the Bay Area which slowed us down.
Overall impressions.
-not any more cost efficient than driving a gas SUV.
-nervous about locking/access issues (hoping this gets sorted at the service center)
-driving was effortless at highway speeds and use of lane assist on I5 was awesome.
-handled snow and ice way better than anything I’ve ever driven.
-plenty of storage for all the ski stuff.
-a little cramped for 4 of us (2 adults and 2 mid to late teen boys)
Going into this trip with a roughly 1.5 year old R1T with 15k miles. Updated tires for snow to the Bridgestone Blizzak and carrying ski/snowboard gear on the rack on the bed. Starting both ends of trip with 100% charge.
Also going in with several known issues I am waiting on repairs later this month:
-dead 12v battery - jumped this myself and everything was working.
-rear gate latch not recognizing being closed.
-rattling front suspension.
None were serious enough to stop the trip.
We averaged roughly 1.7 miles per kWh for the trip. I attribute this to the less efficient snow tires, colder temperatures, and hill climbs.
On the way north we stopped 4 times to charge though could have easily made it with 3. The last stop was near our destination and I did not know what the charging situation would be at the rental so wanted to top off as we would be heading out early to the mountain the next day.
Starting in Marin County CA at just after 8:30am we had our first stop at a Tesla supercharger in Red Bluff, CA. 187 miles and showed up with 21%. Charged up to 70% and headed on. The tab on that charge was nearly $50. Ouch.
80.8940 kWh added in 33 min 17 sec
$47.73 total
I decided to stick with Rivian chargers the rest of the way.
Next stop was Mt. Shasta where we didn’t need to stop but did and charged as far as it would go while we ate lunch. 91 miles - roughly 1.5 miles per kWh.
84.7520 kWh added in 1hr 2 min 57 sec
99.77kW DC max rate
$31.36 total
Next was Kalamath falls which was mostly just a top off before getting on the 97 which can be known to get very icy and accident prone.
31.6543 kWh added in 13 min 24 sec
220.44kW DC max rate
$13.93 total
Final stop was in Crescent which was not needed but wanted to top off.
57.7541 kWh added in 22 min 32 sec
219.24kW DC max rate
$20.79 total
Arrival in Sunriver, OR at just after 5pm with roughly 65% charge. Total time 8 hours 45 minutes 483 miles
It is a 50 mile round trip from where we stayed to Mt. Bachelor and it was storming every day. The truck handled like a champ on the roads and was super fun to drive. I tried all purpose, snow, and rally modes. All handled well. The clearance helped on the snowy days getting in and out of the parking lot with more than a foot of fresh snow.
I also had to figure out a 220 charging solution at our rental and managed to plug into the dryer 30A outlet and was able to get 7kwh to top off overnight while there. Saved runs to bend to spend big $ at Tesla SC! This was a bit complicated as the Rivian supplied 220 plug is for RV setups not home dryer receptacles. Happy to share my setup if anyone is interested.
During our stay I experienced several new issues.
-doors other than driver door not unlocking and handles not deploying. Locking and unlocking from the app reset this.
-odd behavior with tailgate, the latch previously stopped registering it being closed but it would now show in the dash as broken and would not open unless I restarted the vehicle.
-key FOB stopped working. Fresh battery and showing 100% in the dashboard. Nothing. Dead.
I spoke to Rivian about these issues and they setup a mobile appointment very quickly to come to me as this could be related to the dead 12v battery issues that is supposed to be fixed later this month at the service center.
On the way back we left at 6am and targeted a first stop at Kalamath to take advantage of the better energy rates in Oregon before crossing back into CA. The blizzaks were an asset on the 97 as a storm was rolling in and ice and snow were abundant. No traction issues whatsoever and saw several cars off the road.
We targeted 3 stops total:
1. Kalamath falls, OR - 123 miles. Roughly 1.6 miles per kWh.
55.5526 kWh added in 26 min 11 sec
220.44kW DC max rate
$24.44 total
2. Cottonwood, CA -157 miles. Roughly 1.75 m/kwh.
84.2560 kWh added in 29 min 43 sec
$50.55 total
3. Dunnigan, CA - 110 miles. Roughly 1.8 m/kwh
67.2660 kWh added in 25 min 40 sec
$39.69 total
Marin County (home) at 3:15 pm - 87 miles with 35% charge remaining.
Total trip time 9 hours 15 minutes. hit traffic getting back to the Bay Area which slowed us down.
Overall impressions.
-not any more cost efficient than driving a gas SUV.
-nervous about locking/access issues (hoping this gets sorted at the service center)
-driving was effortless at highway speeds and use of lane assist on I5 was awesome.
-handled snow and ice way better than anything I’ve ever driven.
-plenty of storage for all the ski stuff.
-a little cramped for 4 of us (2 adults and 2 mid to late teen boys)
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