R2 water fording crossing test (video)

ACDC · Oct 1, 2025

From Rivian -- R2 making waves (literally) at our water fording testing facility.

NY_Rob · Oct 1, 2025

Impressive!

Too bad they didn't show them opening the doors after the swim, you know, just to be sure water didn't enter the cab.

COdogman · Oct 1, 2025

I would say that qualifies as "seas that aren't too choppy"

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NY_Rob · Oct 1, 2025

^ Lol... that one didn't age well did it? IIRC, I only saw one genius using his CT as a boat.

theonetruestripes · Oct 1, 2025

The R1 manual says the windows must be closed, so clearly the R2 has an improvement in this area...

UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan · Oct 1, 2025

COdogman said:
I would say that qualifies as "seas that aren't too choppy"

1 month ~~after~~ before first Cybertruck delivery (not demonstration of said feature), BYD said hold my tea:

B_Wagon136 · Oct 1, 2025

This is the element of EVs that confounds me the most. How does that much water not impact batteries given their placement in the undercarriage? Salted winter roads also seem like something that will deteriorate things over time (which it also does in gas vehicles but carries increased risk with electrical compunents).

These are probably just naive concerns of mine.

Mellowyellow · Oct 1, 2025

I always wondered about the undercarriage panels and water intrusion and if you drive out of the water too quickly, the weight of the trapped water rips the panels right off. Does that ever happen?

DaveA · Oct 1, 2025

Mellowyellow said:
I always wondered about the undercarriage panels and water intrusion and if you drive out of the water too quickly, the weight of the trapped water rips the panels right off. Does that ever happen?

That's a user error. Slow and steady would be fine.

iansriv · Oct 1, 2025

B_Wagon136 said:
This is the element of EVs that confounds me the most. How does that much water not impact batteries given their placement in the undercarriage? Salted winter roads also seem like something that will deteriorate things over time (which it also does in gas vehicles but carries increased risk with electrical compunents).

These are probably just naive concerns of mine.

What confounds me most is why would someone want to "drive" their car around a lake.

theonetruestripes · Oct 1, 2025

iansriv said:
What confounds me most is why would someone want to "drive" their car around a lake.

For me it would save significant time to go across the lake to my favrite restaurant (they have a dock). It might also be fun in and of itself.

Someone else might have an island they want to visit...

Or if you choose to visit someplace at low tide you might not want to wait until it is low tide again before you leave...

UnsungZero_OldTimeAdMan · Oct 1, 2025

B_Wagon136 said:
This is the element of EVs that confounds me the most. How does that much water not impact batteries given their placement in the undercarriage? Salted winter roads also seem like something that will deteriorate things over time (which it also does in gas vehicles but carries increased risk with electrical compunents).

These are probably just naive concerns of mine.

Most people go against common sense and don't RTFM, because "watch me, I know what I'm doing!!" There's been more than a handful of posts here showing people full sending into bodies of water.

There is also a blurb later on about giving the horn a few short blasts—to purge it of ingested water afterwards—so the internals don't rust and become defective.

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csharp · Oct 1, 2025

theonetruestripes said:
The R1 manual says the windows must be closed, so clearly the R2 has an improvement in this area...

Where does it say that? I'm seeing the opposite, that windows should be open for emergency egress.

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theonetruestripes · Oct 1, 2025

csharp said:
Where does it say that? I'm seeing the opposite, that windows should be open for emergency egress.

Wow, I remember the exact opposite!

Since you have what looks like an except from the manual, I expect you are correct. If I had an early model year I would suspect the recommendation changed and the manual had been updated, but mine is 2025 so I probably am just misremembering.

Polar · Oct 1, 2025

iansriv said:
What confounds me most is why would someone want to "drive" their car around a lake.

exactly- we drive through the lake :CWL:

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