2025 Rivian R1T Dual Max

"#43· Oct 24, 2024 What was the outside temperature? Were the roads wet? Did you plug your destination into the NAV system, if so what did it claim battery usage would be? If it was dry with optimum temperature and you are getting 30% worse miles/kwh then something is wrong with it. I have an R1T which I have found to be very conservative in its range estimate, unlike my Tesla which is overly optimistic. I love the R1T so much I just ordered an R1S max pack to replace my Model Y which I frankly never much liked (poor visibility, trash UI, loud interior noise (I have first year production), and poor range perfomance. #44· Nov 10, 2024"

"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"

"11 reasons to appreciate the quality and product maturity of the Rivian R1T In short: a list of problems in the $170K+ Lucid which are fully functional in the (then) $70K+ R1T. While watching an Edmunds review of the Lucid (two or three times the launch price of the R1T) they list 11 (or more) problems in the software that make the Lucid ownership experience … less than ok. They go on to compare quality and subtleties of materials and the "feel" of the cabin to other high end luxury vehicles (I see Rivian as a high end luxury vehicle in a niche market, sold in very small numbers to "cognoscenti" buyers who are fully in the loop on what's really happening in the EV world.) As one tiny gear in the mechanism of the "early adopter" phase, I enjoy offering feedback and feature requests to help Rivian build its business, participate from the customer perspective as they implement its support infrastructure and generally learn how to be a car company, It's fun and interesting to have a ticket to ride on this adventure and get a free truck with every ticket. I'm afraid the Lucid owner is not getting the same quality of adventure and this review struck me as "a list of some things we take for granted" when driving an R1T. ​ p.s. I'm still impatient to get at least an OTA beta of tank turn mode. : )"

"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"

"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..."

"First NameTejinderJoinedOct 14, 2022Threads0Messages177Reaction score110LocationCaVehicles Owner of R1T tri max.. My 2 cents... Get dual or quad. Stay away from this. Not that happy. #### Donald Stanfield First NameDonaldJoinedJul 31, 2022Threads59Messages8,277Reaction score16,607LocationUSAVehicles > Tejkalra said: > > Owner of R1T tri max.. My 2 cents... Get dual or quad. Stay away from this. Not that happy. > > > Click to expand... First NameJeffJoinedNov 13, 2024Threads4Messages41Reaction score48LocationSeattleVehicles"

"> Cb9894 said: > > 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 🙁 > > > Click to expand... Sorry to say but that seems pretty normal. That's roughly what I'm getting with my Gen 1 R1T. I drive the hell out of it every day for work and pleasure and it's the best vehicle I've ever driven or owned in my life and that includes my wife's Model Y. #42· Sep 15, 2024\\ \\ \\ (Edited)"