R2 Range Estimates

[Fmc]

InsideEvs thinks it is an 87.4 kWh battery. So 87.4*3.5 gets 300 miles of range..
https://insideevs.com/reviews/786814/rivian-r2-prototype-first-drive/

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[blipit]

InsideEvs thinks it is an 87.4 kWh battery. So 87.4*3.5 gets 300 miles of range..
https://insideevs.com/reviews/786814/rivian-r2-prototype-first-drive/

Could be 95kwh pack...87.4kwh usable.

Can't believe this event went by and we still basically don't know anything.

 

[Fmc]

Could be 95kwh pack...87.4kwh usable.

Can't believe this event went by and we still basically don't know anything.

Agreed ..except wait until 3/12 for more information

 

[SnowFlyer]

310 - 315 miles!

Dual Motor AWD, Large Battery with AT tires.

Opting for a more road biased tire should increase range further yet.

I do wish the 10%-80% charging time was more like 20 minutes instead of 30.

Overall a nice EV with solid specs that should be quite appealing to many consumers.

 

[River Ghost]

The estimates we are getting are from screenshots of the state of charge and the estimated range remaining. These reviewers are spending most of their time in sport mode or all terrain mode. And the vehicles have all terrain tires. So I do not think these estimates mean much. I remember someone from Rivian saying that all trims would be 300+. Of course that is aspirational and the actual testing is still to be done and may be a bit lower. I do not think that a range much below 300 is going to sell well. I am going to take a guess here and say that the standard and large battery are not going to be hugely different in size. But EPA testing will not be done before they have validation builds and maybe a bit later after they do some final tuning so Rivian probably does not have real numbers yet. We will find out on March 12.

 

[SANZC02]

Could be 95kwh pack...87.4kwh usable.

Can't believe this event went by and we still basically don't know anything.

One of the articles I read said the battery was 87 kWh with 84 kWh usable.

If that is true it means you need to get 3.7 miles per kWh for a 310 miles of range.

That seems very optimistic, my RWD Tesla Model S only gets about 3.4. Granted it is 10 years old and there could be a lot of efficiency advancements since then.

That puts it in the Lucid Gravity neighborhood (3.65 miles per kWh) and Lucid seems to be one of the best for efficiency designs.

 

[AlphaSnowbordergirl]

One of the articles I read said the battery was 87 kWh with 84 kWh usable.

If that is true it means you need to get 3.7 miles per kWh for a 310 miles of range.

That seems very optimistic, my RWD Tesla Model S only gets about 3.4. Granted it is 10 years old and there could be a lot of efficiency advancements since then.

That puts it in the Lucid Gravity neighborhood (3.65 miles per kWh) and Lucid seems to be one of the best for efficiency designs.

CarWow backs those numbers. As he was driving, he said he was averaging 3.66 after 89 miles with his AT tires and calculated about 320 miles. There was also a sticker that showed about 87.5 kwh useable battery. (so maybe a 95 kw battery with 87.5 space?)

 

[blipit]

One of the articles I read said the battery was 87 kWh with 84 kWh usable.

These are battery capacity numbers I keep seeing. Apparently some of the R2's had a sticker on them saying 87.4 kwh gross capacity.

That is a lot lower than I expected for large pack.

 

[SANZC02]

CarWow backs those numbers. As he was driving, he said he was averaging 3.66 after 89 miles with his AT tires and calculated about 320 miles. There was also a sticker that showed about 87.5 kwh useable battery. (so maybe a 95 kw battery with 87.5 space?)

These are battery capacity numbers I keep seeing. Apparently some of the R2's had a sticker on them saying 87.4 kwh gross capacity.

That is a lot lower than I expected for large pack.

If this is actually the efficiency the R2 will be our road trip vehicle unless we need the R1S space. My R1S typically gets 2.2 miles per kWh on trips. 3.6 is about 60% better, less money and less charging each stop.

 

[blipit]

There was also a sticker that showed about 87.5 kwh useable battery. (so maybe a 95 kw battery with 87.5 space?)

If it was a sticker on the vehicle it should be the gross capacity, not usable. 95kwh with 87.4kwh usable, is an 8% buffer. That would be about double of what Rivian normally does.

 

[Gen(R3)Xer]

The validation test vehicles are dual-motor. This was confirmed by Rivian Trackr and Electrek. It makes sense because the launch R2 will also be dual motor. Other variants like the single-motor and tri-motor will be tested closer to their release.

While I was watching one of the R2 reviews on YouTube I saw the battery percentage and remaining range. It was 83% and 258 miles. If you do the math 258 ÷ 0.83 ~ 310.8, then 100% is about 311 miles. I believe this is the range of the dual-motor launch vehicle.

Also in one of the review videos Jerry, from Jerry Rig Everything, took the R2 off-road. This is one of the key features that sets it apart from other vehicles in its class. Rivian would not let someone take a single-motor R2 off-roading if they were trying to show off it capabilities.

Therefore the Dual-motor R2 with the large (95kWH) battery can go 311 miles. The single-motor variant with the smaller 75 kWH battery will have 270 miles of range and sell for $45K. These limitations have been designed this way on purpose to get a customer to consider buying the next trim up. They’re not going to give the cheapest model with the least amount of profit the highest range.

 

[AlphaSnowbordergirl]

If it was a sticker on the vehicle it should be the gross capacity, not usable. 95kwh with 87.4kwh usable, is an 8% buffer. That would be about double of what Rivian normally does.

Nah, I think it actually said useable. Can't remember which video or post I saw it on though. I watched all the videos and read a lot of posts today so I can't remember where I saw it.

 

[AlphaSnowbordergirl]

The validation test vehicles are dual-motor. This was confirmed by Rivian Trackr and Electrek. It makes sense because the launch R2 will also be dual motor. Other variants like the single-motor and tri-motor will be tested closer to their release.

While I was watching one of the R2 reviews on YouTube I saw the battery percentage and remaining range. It was 83% and 258 miles. If you do the math 258 ÷ 0.83 ~ 310.8, then 100% is about 311 miles. I believe this is the range of the dual-motor launch vehicle.

Also in one of the review videos Jerry, from Jerry Rig Everything, took the R2 off-road. This is one of the key features that sets it apart from other vehicles in its class. Rivian would not let someone take a single-motor R2 off-roading if they were trying to show off it capabilities.

Therefore the Dual-motor R2 with the large (95kWH) battery can go 311 miles. The single-motor variant with the smaller 75 kWH battery will have 270 miles of range and sell for $45K. These limitations have been designed this way on purpose to get a customer to consider buying the next trim up. They’re not going to give the cheapest model with the least amount of profit the highest range.

These are AT tires. Does Rivian adjust range based on tire size or type of tires or just adjust based on your average mi/kwh. If so, then the range would be longer with strict road tires.

 

[blipit]

While I was watching one of the R2 reviews on YouTube I saw the battery percentage and remaining range. It was 83% and 258 miles. If you do the math 258 ÷ 0.83 ~ 310.8, then 100% is about 311 miles. I believe this is the range of the dual-motor launch vehicle.

In Carwow video while charging, the R2 showed 215 mile range with 73% charge. That would math out to 295 mile at 100%. It is just impossible to know exactly how these people were driving. My honest feeling, the launch model EPA range with fall between 300-310. Just in line with Model Y Perf.

 

[SnowFlyer]

In Carwow video while charging, the R2 showed 215 mile range with 73% charge. That would math out to 295 mile at 100%. It is just impossible to know exactly how these people were driving. My honest feeling, the launch model EPA range with fall between 300-310. Just in line with Model Y Perf.

After 8 years of Tesla ownership and 3 years of Rivian, my understanding is that this displayed range doesn't change based on a persons speed or driving style. I believe that it's essentially reflection of the EPA rated range in the particular drive mode you've selected ie: conserve, sport, all purpose. To my knowledge the only other variables that seem to impact it are battery degradation.

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