The 2025 Rivian R1S Large pack is...uh...not so Large (or efficient)

[A_E]

Is there a problem with the Bosch motors?

They were outsourced. The new motors are more efficient and have better thermal management.

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[red4lima]

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They were outsourced. The new motors are more efficient and have better thermal management.

Now I have R1T Quad Gen 1 motor envy! But they sure do work

 

[mpshizzle]

Is there a problem with the Bosch motors?

They're not... BAD motors. But one big issue is thermal management. The cooling system is less direct than the in-house motors, so they tend to get way hotter, way quicker. But not an issue day to day.

The bigger issue is that they are outsourced - and Rivian wants to design the motors themselves to their own needs.

 

[red4lima]

They're not... BAD motors. But one big issue is thermal management. The cooling system is less direct than the in-house motors, so they tend to get way hotter, way quicker. But not an issue day to day.

The bigger issue is that they are outsourced - and Rivian wants to design the motors themselves to their own needs.

Makes sense. I haven't gone on any long road trips yet. I was hoping you weren't going to say anything frightening.

 

[Count Orlok]

so what's the problem?

 

[Count Orlok]

The other thing is about the "30 minutes of pre-conditioning". I haven't noticed that being plugged into L2 does ANYTHING when it is not actively charging. I stay connected to L2 90% of the time in the driveway, and I still take a huge eff hit when I start out.

The Count was wondering about that in the OP's post. WTH is L2 preconditioning? Is it a Gen2 thing? FWIW The Count's LE "large" pack will regularly go over 300 miles in range if it needs to.

 

[mpshizzle]

Makes sense. I haven't gone on any long road trips yet. I was hoping you weren't going to say anything frightening.

Haha no, nothing insane! You'll enjoy it

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