Tested the new Soft Sand Mode today with R1T

[bowhunter]

Had a blast today playing around in the sand.

Some efficiency info that may be useful for planning for this type of usage:

If you are just driving straight and flat along the beach it seemed like that was somewhere around 0.8 to 1 mile per kWh.

I may share some additional pictures/videos when my friends send me what they took, but here are few from today:

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[SeaGeo]

Did you head out to the coast just to test it out?

 

[ajdelange]

2400 Wh/mi! One third of the battery to go 17.5 mi.! Looks as if this case matches some of my old predictions. If driving on sand you are going to have to keep an eagle eye on your battery condition. Consumption should be much better on hard packed sand.

 

[Zoidz]

Did you drop the tire pressure? I drop to about 23 lbs. when driving on the beach. It improves traction and reduces the risk of bogging down, with the obvious reduced energy efficiency.

 

[Tim-in-CA]

What’s your paint look like now after the sand blasting?

 

[Uno Nueve]

That video looks epic!

 

[bowhunter]

Did you head out to the coast just to test it out?

I was already heading out there and the timing on the OTA was just a bonus

 

[bowhunter]

Did you drop the tire pressure? I drop to about 23 lbs. when driving on the beach. It improves traction and reduces the risk of bogging down, with the obvious reduced energy efficiency.

Yes, they were around 24.

 

[bowhunter]

What’s your paint look like now after the sand blasting?

I washed it today and there were so many crevices to get sand out of... Paint is great though

 

[mgc0216]

I was already heading out there and the timing on the OTA was just a bonus

Which beach were you at? I was thinking of heading to sand lake ohv for giggles.

 

[bowhunter]

Which beach were you at? I was thinking of heading to sand lake ohv for giggles.

It was Sand Lake and there were many giggles

 

[Lil'O Annie]

Look at you...gettin' all wild and crazy out in that sand. WHAT FUN!!

 

[Ralph]

This looks like great fun.

The Rivian does things the truck in the video I've linked will never do; which is why I have a Rivian ordered. Having said that, I do wish that Rivian had a mode more like this.

Unfortunately, per the comments in some of the other off-road posts, it doesn't sound like the R1T has the hardware necessary to implement a wheel spin feedback control loop.

 

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Did you compare sand mode to regular off road mode. If so, was there a noticable difference?

 

[bowhunter]

Did you compare sand mode to regular off road mode. If so, was there a noticable difference?

I didn't use the general off road mode. I did use all purpose a bit which handled pretty well as far as traction control goes though with the stability on and higher regen it isn't a good fit for "spirited" use. I also played with drift mode which was fun and a very different dynamic from sand mode.

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