2025 Rivian R1T All-Terrain Dual Large

"2+ Years and 27,000 miles I have an early VIN R1T. After more than 2 years (March, 2022) and 27,000, I thought someone might wonder what long (ish) term ownership looks like. Put simply, the Rivian R1T is the best vehicle I have ever owned, driven or ridden in. That includes: BMW, Tesla, Bentley, Subaru, Honda, Toyota (180,000 miles on that one), Mercedes, and Ford. The R1T has gone on long west coast road trips to visit national and state parks. It has been overlanding through coastal mountains. We go to the mountains to ski. We trailer motorcycles to remote areas. One of my kids is a rower so we are constantly dealing with piles of wet and dirty crap. Pets and people are in and out a lot. Even with above average abuse, the interior remains immaculate. The gear tunnel is so practical and useful. I thought it was a gimmick at first, but is so much more. The seats are the most comfortable car seats especially on long drives. The general build quality continues to impress me. Oh and the truck is so much fun to drive and quick off the line. My only gripe is the charging pad and dirt trap in the console. That is a small price to pay for a vehicle I am happy to get in every day."

"My 3 year journey with my R1T TLDR: I love this truck, ownership of it over these 3 years has been a life changing experience. The relationship with this community and the company has been the icing on the cake. Also a 4900 mile road trip and a 19K 3 month repair. I was a Nissan Leaf owner from May 2014 to July 2022, in those 8 years I put 103K miles (12,875 miles per year) on that car with a lost 30% of my usable battery having an ending range of 65 miles on a full charge. Very limiting but I was happy to be able to drive electric even with the limited range. I was looking for a vehicle with more range, test drove a Tesla Model 3 in 2020 but wasn't happy with the build quality, put money down on Ford F-150 Lighting and was honestly just waiting for something to come along that would check all the boxes I wanted as my next EV. A coworker mention Rivian to me and I hadn't heard of it so I did a little research, I was very interested in what I learned and after watching a few youtube videos I put my deposit down for an R1T vehicle. I made an ordered with all of the bells and whistle, Rivian Blue exterior, Forest Edge interior, powered tonneau cover, I built my perfect vehicle. This was back in December of 2021. I did my test drive in May of 2022 and on July 20, 2022 I took delivery of my Rivian R1T. I was besides myself. I think I drove around that day from 9am when I took delivery till 2am sharing the vehicle with family, friends and strangers all over the city of Atlanta. I must have shown off the launch feature to no less than 20 people that day, maybe more. (Side note, I would love to know if there is a way for Rivian to check out my drive history to see how many times I've "Lanched" in my 3 years of ownership) Life changing. That what I tell people when they ask me how my experience living with the truck has been. In those early days the number one question I got from folks was a very quiet "Do you like it?" Not like, "how is it?" but more of a core, deep down inside, do I connect with the vehicle? I don't ever remember hearing people ask such a pointed, direct question about any purchase I've ever made. Life changing is what I would tell them. In the Leaf, I was very limited on where I could go and where I could explore. I was a baggage handler for USAirways from 1993 to 2005, I had 15 1/2 years of flight benefits, flying around the world for free. It was a great part of my life. Those 8 years with the Leaf were great years as well where I explored Atlanta with a lot of passion but I rarely left the city. With the Rivian it was time to take exploring to the next level. I started with the Georgia Traverse, 300 miles of forest roads through the North Georgia Mountains doing little pieces on my days off from driving freight trains for CSX railroad. The next adventure was to tackle the Blue Ridge Parkway in its entirety, then the Sky Line Drive. I explored the 4 pervious state capital cities of Georgia and then al"

"I 100% agree with this last paragraph. When trips are in the navigation system I have always been at or above the estimated charge remaining when hitting charging stops or final destination. In a gen1 quad R1T with 21’s driving in all purpose I have found range estimates to be spot on for around town and short highway drives. I’d even say the towing range estimates are very accurate towing a 7k pound wake boat to and from a lake that is an hour away and significantly uphill in one direction. I could never trust the guess-o-meter in my M3 but in my 8 months of ownership I’ve been impressed with my R1T’s reliable estimates. #18· Sep 3, 2024 Rivian fared pretty well in estimated vs actual test range in a consumer reports article. Numbers are miles above or below estimated. #22· Sep 3, 2024"

"Long-Term Battery Degradation Analysis of My Rivian R1T Launch Edition (via Home Assistant) I’ve been tracking my Rivian R1T Launch Edition’s battery health using Home Assistant with the Rivian integration. This setup lets me pull real-time sensor data directly from the vehicle (in this case, sensor.battery\_capacity), which records the estimated usable battery capacity over time. Since the R1T Launch Edition came with Rivian’s **Large pack (\~135 kWh OEM)**, I’ve been curious about how degradation looks in practice and when Rivian’s warranty replacement threshold (80% of OEM, \~110 kWh) might realistically come into play. I noticed it really started to drop down in the past month so I wanted to look deeper into it: # 📊 Data & Method * Collected raw data points via Home Assistant from Jan 2025 onward. * Exported the history into CSV and ran a **linear regression** on capacity vs. time. * Current measured capacity is **\~128 kWh**, down slightly from the \~130 kWh starting point in my logs. # 📉 Degradation Rate * Trend slope: **–0.0051 kWh/day**, or \~**1.86 kWh per year**. * This equates to **\~1.4% loss per year** from the OEM 135 kWh. * Compared to published EV fleet averages (Tesla, Hyundai, etc.), this sits on the *low end* of typical degradation rates. # 🔮 Projection Based on my original date from the start of tracking, here’s what it looks like: * **80% warranty threshold (110 kWh)** projected around **October 6, 2035**. * With 95% confidence, the window ranges from **July 30, 2034** (earliest) to **May 7, 2037** (latest). So at this rate, my pack has **\~10–12 years** before dropping below Rivian’s warranty cutoff. That’s with normal daily driving and charging habits (mostly AC L2, occasional DC fast charging). HOWEVER, when I reduce the dataset to just the past month, when I am seeing a steeper drop-off, the extrapolated projection, extended out to the point where your R1T battery is expected to hit **110 kWh (80% threshold)**. * **Trendline (red)** runs all the way through the projected crossing. * **Blue line** marks the estimated crossing date: **October 26, 2027**. # 📈 Visualization The graph shows: * Orange scatter points = measured Home Assistant data * Red line = regression trendline * Green dashed line = 110 kWh threshold * Blue dashed line = predicted crossing point # ⚡ Takeaway * Real-world data + Home Assistant makes it possible to do your own long-term fleet-style battery studies. * At the original degradation rate, I’ll likely still be comfor"

"I wish I had seen this post. I picked my R1S Gen 2 up in mid-Sept. 2024 and have only had constant issues and major ones and many: 12 Volt battery, electrical circut failure, locking not always working properl, car not turning off after parked, turtle mode going on multiple times, now danger electrical shock warning on the dash, the list is really long. It has already been in the shop for two weeks which means I have only had in my possession for a short time and most of that time it has not worked. I wanted to love this car but now am so disappointed and angry about it. Trying to see if I can return the car as a lemon. #46· Nov 10, 2024 Thanks, @Zipper, for your response. Glad your wife is getting better than advertised efficiency/range with her Tesla. That's not what I hear from most Tesla owners, but maybe they've improved or maybe she's unusual. I would like to be both reasonably accurate and reasonably concise. I might not have met that standard this time."

"#1· Sep 1, 2024 We have had the vehicle a little over a month and non-stop issues. Was in the shop for 10 days and supposedly resolved the issues, but only 2 of the 4 issues resolved, but the 2 biggest issues still remain. We are losing 30% more charge in less then 100 miles of freeway only driving, flat terrain. We drove 45 miles the first day after the supposed repairs and used 72. The next day we drove 60 miles and used 92 miles. Service and follow through is the worst I have ever experienced. First texting, then long waits to no avail on the toll free line. Press 1 for a call back and of course no call backs. Very, very disappointed in this purchase and would not recommend buying one to anyone. We love the vehicle, just can’t continue with the ongoing issues 🙁 #2· Sep 1, 2024"

"CR is a paid marketing rag. With that being said, not shocked that Rivian made it on their radar. My suspension sounds like its about to blown up, way too many software bugs, Paak rarely works, door handles groan when opening, gear tunnel door fails to fully latch. 2025 gen2 and the service center says there is nothing they can do. My first and last Rivian. I will give them credit for actually having a service team that will take your call."

"- Door Locks unlock on their own, without me being near the car. (ie too far for my phone to trigger the unlock)(Side note, the Gen2 doesn't come with Keyfobs, which in my opinion is a big miss) - Cruise control not working (Unavailable at this time message) - Missing fasteners in the fender well - Trim misaligned - Rattle coming from dash area - Drive Cam not working (I set it up, and after leaving the car for a few hours and coming back, it will not work, and has turned off power to the USB ports. Only a software reboot will restart the power to the USB ports) - A faulty parking sensor, shows object hitting car, when nothing is there, and sensor is clean - Unable to pause audiobook I am listening to, when cellular is unavailable > ChrisG said: > > The 15m range (efficiency) graph shows a line at 2.0 KWh and says that I am adding range above the line and losing range when below the line. I have wondered why they show it at 2.0 since the real "break even" is somewhere around 2.8KWh for my vehicle (based on my understanding of my battery size). Based on some of the other posts, it seems like this is left over from the gen 1 quad motors. Rivian needs to update that line based on which vehicle one has to make it accurate for that vehicle. > > > Click to expand..."