Rivian R1T Launch Edition Real World Range Review:

McRat said:

I've demo'd our R1T to dozens of people all over the Western US.
The most common question I get is "real world range".
I will define RWR as ~85% charge when leaving, and ~10% charge on arrival. This is my normal cruising settings. 10% on the R1T is 35 miles left. 85% is 300 miles on the 'fuel gauge'.
Charging speed when over 75% percent is always much slower, and 90%-100% can take a long time. So a 85/10 window is right for me.
The RWR I measured was from Mesquite, Nevada (elevation 1,601') to far side of Barstow, California (elevation 2,178'). ~10mph headwind. Driving at the speed limit or 5 mph higher (mostly 75mph) =

241 miles, real world range in mountains and deserts on the freeway.

We went from 85% to 7%, or 78% of a charge. So the 100% range would be 309 miles, even with the headwind, 4,728′ Mountain Pass climb, and freeway speeds.
The "dash indicated" 100% range is 349 miles, but the EPA range on the 2022 Rivian Truck is 314 miles combined, and 293 miles Highway range. So this is one EV that exceeds the advertised specs by a wide margin. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=44462

Footnote: I have done this run with a 2019 Jaguar I-Pace, and a 2020 Tesla Model X Long Range Plus. The Rivian wins the Door-to-Door roundtrip test by a considerable amount.

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McRat said:

I've demo'd our R1T to dozens of people all over the Western US.
The most common question I get is "real world range".
I will define RWR as ~85% charge when leaving, and ~10% charge on arrival. This is my normal cruising settings. 10% on the R1T is 35 miles left. 85% is 300 miles on the 'fuel gauge'.
Charging speed when over 75% percent is always much slower, and 90%-100% can take a long time. So a 85/10 window is right for me.
The RWR I measured was from Mesquite, Nevada (elevation 1,601') to far side of Barstow, California (elevation 2,178'). ~10mph headwind. Driving at the speed limit or 5 mph higher (mostly 75mph) =

241 miles, real world range in mountains and deserts on the freeway.

We went from 85% to 7%, or 78% of a charge. So the 100% range would be 309 miles, even with the headwind, 4,728′ Mountain Pass climb, and freeway speeds.
The "dash indicated" 100% range is 349 miles, but the EPA range on the 2022 Rivian Truck is 314 miles combined, and 293 miles Highway range. So this is one EV that exceeds the advertised specs by a wide margin. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=44462

Footnote: I have done this run with a 2019 Jaguar I-Pace, and a 2020 Tesla Model X Long Range Plus. The Rivian wins the Door-to-Door roundtrip test by a considerable amount.

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McRat said:

I've demo'd our R1T to dozens of people all over the Western US.
The most common question I get is "real world range".
I will define RWR as ~85% charge when leaving, and ~10% charge on arrival. This is my normal cruising settings. 10% on the R1T is 35 miles left. 85% is 300 miles on the 'fuel gauge'.
Charging speed when over 75% percent is always much slower, and 90%-100% can take a long time. So a 85/10 window is right for me.
The RWR I measured was from Mesquite, Nevada (elevation 1,601') to far side of Barstow, California (elevation 2,178'). ~10mph headwind. Driving at the speed limit or 5 mph higher (mostly 75mph) =

241 miles, real world range in mountains and deserts on the freeway.

We went from 85% to 7%, or 78% of a charge. So the 100% range would be 309 miles, even with the headwind, 4,728′ Mountain Pass climb, and freeway speeds.
The "dash indicated" 100% range is 349 miles, but the EPA range on the 2022 Rivian Truck is 314 miles combined, and 293 miles Highway range. So this is one EV that exceeds the advertised specs by a wide margin. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=44462

Footnote: I have done this run with a 2019 Jaguar I-Pace, and a 2020 Tesla Model X Long Range Plus. The Rivian wins the Door-to-Door roundtrip test by a considerable amount.

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Indy avocado said:

That seems somewhat optimistic, depending on speeds. That would be about 2.5mi/kWh. (I read more critically now, see 2.44mi/kWh). That's a number I can only achieve around town or in heavy traffic. Maybe the elevation is playing a real factor.

I can leave my house and travel as fast as traffic will allow (75-85mph) to Chicago (195mi) using 70-75% of the battery. I've only had the truck 8 months, but I have been getting about 2-2.1mi/kwh in the summer at aggressive highway speeds and 1.8-1.9 in the winter with more moderate speeds. Maybe the truck is breaking in and getting more efficient... we'll see this winter!

I've also been told my truck has a problem because I can't get >2.1mi/kWh on highway trips.

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McRat said:

I've demo'd our R1T to dozens of people all over the Western US.
The most common question I get is "real world range".
I will define RWR as ~85% charge when leaving, and ~10% charge on arrival. This is my normal cruising settings. 10% on the R1T is 35 miles left. 85% is 300 miles on the 'fuel gauge'.
Charging speed when over 75% percent is always much slower, and 90%-100% can take a long time. So a 85/10 window is right for me.
The RWR I measured was from Mesquite, Nevada (elevation 1,601') to far side of Barstow, California (elevation 2,178'). ~10mph headwind. Driving at the speed limit or 5 mph higher (mostly 75mph) =

241 miles, real world range in mountains and deserts on the freeway.

We went from 85% to 7%, or 78% of a charge. So the 100% range would be 309 miles, even with the headwind, 4,728′ Mountain Pass climb, and freeway speeds.
The "dash indicated" 100% range is 349 miles, but the EPA range on the 2022 Rivian Truck is 314 miles combined, and 293 miles Highway range. So this is one EV that exceeds the advertised specs by a wide margin. https://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/Find.do?action=sbs&id=44462

Footnote: I have done this run with a 2019 Jaguar I-Pace, and a 2020 Tesla Model X Long Range Plus. The Rivian wins the Door-to-Door roundtrip test by a considerable amount.

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Indy avocado said:

That seems somewhat optimistic, depending on speeds. That would be about 2.5mi/kWh. (I read more critically now, see 2.44mi/kWh). That's a number I can only achieve around town or in heavy traffic. Maybe the elevation is playing a real factor.

I can leave my house and travel as fast as traffic will allow (75-85mph) to Chicago (195mi) using 70-75% of the battery. I've only had the truck 8 months, but I have been getting about 2-2.1mi/kwh in the summer at aggressive highway speeds and 1.8-1.9 in the winter with more moderate speeds. Maybe the truck is breaking in and getting more efficient... we'll see this winter!

I've also been told my truck has a problem because I can't get >2.1mi/kWh on highway trips.

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goldburger said:

We ordered and received our trucks at the same time, same config, and same efficiency issues. What's you VIN? Who told you your truck has a problem? My local SC says there is no problem. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Indy avocado said:

People here and on twitter. Summer efficency has been very good. I think I just got really unlucky with headwinds all winter and spring. One leg we got about 1.3mi/kwh due to a 20mph headwind in 10F weather.

Oh, and I think having bikes on a hitch rack has a bigger impact than I would expect (15% or so?).

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