R2 accelerator vs. R1

[UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan]

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[RickRivian]

Ok after my glib response, here's what I'm thinking. There are two issues at hand here that you should consider.

1: When you turn off one-pedal driving, is it using brake by wire? That's what the R2 uses. No matter which level of regenerative braking you choose, the R2 is in control of both regeneration and braking. There is no direct connection between the brake pedal and the physical brakes. The car melds the braking and the regenerative braking and balances which it uses to maximize gegeration and only using the brakes as required to get the braking done that you want. There is a long list of details that I'm not able to articulate, but it's a very intentional choice by Rivian to minimize brake wear and giving you the braking you want.

2: When I drove the R2, it was set for the lowest level of regenerative braking. The only EV I had tried up to that point was a Lucid Air, which has a pretty aggressive one-pedal system. And when I came to a stop sign in the parking lot as we departed, I almost rolled through the sign because the pedal had such a light touch. I immediately switched it up to moderate, and then about 10 minutes later to the most aggressive regeneration. And that's where I kept it. My point being is that you should do a test drive. You might find the R2s lowest setting to be acceptable. It really is a light touch and lets you roll a pretty long way. Not much resistance to your foot. And you must use the brakes for sure to have the ability to stop where you want it to.

1) Yes.

2) Thx.

 

[VSG]

When I drove the R2, it was set for the lowest level of regenerative braking.
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And when I came to a stop sign in the parking lot as we departed, I almost rolled through the sign because the pedal had such a light touch. I immediately switched it up to moderate, and then about 10 minutes later to the most aggressive regeneration. And that's where I kept it.

This was my experience too. I drove my R1T to my test drive, and immediately noticed the lower amount of regenerative braking in the R2. Of course, I have a quad, so that probably explains a lot of the difference.

 

[drhnbtx]

Curious if those that drive a geb 2 R1 and have either test driven an R2 or have one, can comment on the difference in the accelerator resistance between the two.

Background - coming from Ford (Mach-E, Lightning), where we can turn off 1-pedal mode and still have regenerative braking in all other driving modes. Test drove an R1 several months ago, and found the pedal had significant resistance, to the point where after a 15 minute drive both my wife and I commented on the effort required to push and hold it as compared to the Ford EVs. Not having the ability to turn off 1-pedal on the R1 was one of several factors in our decision to not swap the R1 for the Mach-E (biggest factor was too big for our needs, waiting for an R2).

Not looking for opinions on how wonderful 1 pedal is. Been driving EVs for 5 years that have great regenerative braking without using 1 pedal mode. Simply interested in the R2's accelerator resistance as compared to a gen 1 R1, nothing more.

Or, any chance that Rivian is developing regenerative braking with the ability to turn off 1-pedal?

Accelerator pedal seemed to require lighter effort compared to my Gen 1

 

[defcon888]

We test drove the R2 yesterday. We also own a Gen1 QUAD R1T.

the R2 is snappy quick, but not 0 - 60 in 2.9 seconds fast. It accelerates nicely and handles amazing……no wind noise

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