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  1. SpaceEVDriver

    Rivian R2 Experiences

    She likes the color. It shows a bit more dirt than she would like, but there’s really no way to hide the dirt unless we get a sand-colored vehicle and those colors are rare. I, personally, prefer a bit more saturation and brightness to the color—a grey green is still a grey in my mind. But...
  2. SpaceEVDriver

    Rivian R2 Experiences

    Influencers are beginning to jump the shark… Does the R2 get 330 miles at freeway speeds? Not yet, but we also are still running at the factory tire pressure and are still enjoying the novelty of the vehicle. After I air up a bit and when we settle down, I expect 300-330 miles will be our...
  3. SpaceEVDriver

    Rivian R2 Experiences

    That's about what the cost will be for the Silverado. For us there are a few requirements for a road trip vehicle. Comfort. It has to be comfortable to sit in for 2-3 hours at a time for two or three legs in a day. The R2 is. Handling and power. It has to handle well on the freeway at 70-85...
  4. SpaceEVDriver

    Rivian R2 Experiences

    Life got really, really busy for us. I got another job that’s sort-of full-time, sometimes much less and sometimes much, much more. I’m commuting almost every day now, using the Mustang. The Silverado is in the shop being repaired after a rodent made a nest out of some of the coolant lines...
  5. SpaceEVDriver

    Class V hitch option?

    I would worry about several things. How much lateral stress can those stake pockets handle? What about repeated stress-relax events? Is the sheet metal stamping resilient to flex fracturing? How does the carrier respond to bumps, etc? Will it stretch the nylon ratchet straps? Most ratchet...
  6. SpaceEVDriver

    F-150 Lightning BEV to EREV Strategy - Hank Green

    I think it will depend on how Scout Motors decides to do their frame and any subframes or substructures. If they go steel like Ford did, yeah, probably around 7.5k - 9k pounds is my guess. If they choose an aluminum alloy, for structural, non-safety parts, then they could save a fair amount of...
  7. SpaceEVDriver

    F-150 Lightning BEV to EREV Strategy - Hank Green

    They've stated it will be built by VWAG, customized for their purposes.
  8. SpaceEVDriver

    Extra, Extra....Read All About It!

    I have not checked on our R2, but all of our other EVs have active front shutters specifically for on-demand cooling needs.
  9. SpaceEVDriver

    F-150 Lightning BEV to EREV Strategy - Hank Green

    I suspect one of the reasons they put the Harvester genset over the rear axle was to try to have as close to the same distribution of mass as the BEV. They probably could have done something similar with moving the genset to the front, but I think they would have had to give up the frunk and I...
  10. SpaceEVDriver

    F-150 Lightning BEV to EREV Strategy - Hank Green

    I think this is the key. If someone buys a big V8 dually they use to commute to work every day and only use the full capabilities of once a month to haul a horse trailer to an event, there’s no argument that they don’t have a use for the dually. But most of the time they are hauling around a lot...
  11. SpaceEVDriver

    F-150 Lightning BEV to EREV Strategy - Hank Green

    Everyone assumes the EREV will have a lower curb weight, but I don’t understand that assumption. People must think Lithium batteries are made of solid lead. I don’t think that there will be a significant difference between the mass of the Harvester vs the BEV. Yes, the battery will be smaller...
  12. SpaceEVDriver

    Brake pedal behavior: Preference?

    Braking late in an EV with adjustable regen levels is One-Pedal driving with as high regen setting as your vehicle allows. That saves you time while driving/braking AND saves your brakes. And since acceleration of an EV is quicker relative to similar vehicles of that EV's size and mass, you can...
  13. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    Nah. R2 is definitely not going anywhere. It's not "mine," it's my partner's, and despite the things she doesn't love about the UI, it's her favorite vehicle ever.
  14. SpaceEVDriver

    What is one feature you hope Scout will include that has not yet been shown?

    One of my use-cases is taking the truck out to the family ranch for a day or more, using the truck as my mobile office, including running AC for hours during 100 degree or hotter days, etc. This is a post I made about the Lightning on a different forum a couple of years ago.
  15. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    @nolen, if you’re willing/able to lease, the R2 is a really nicely-engineered vehicle that sits you up high among the large vehicle on the freeway, has about 80 cubic feet of space with the rear seats folded flat (almost as much as the Flex), and an additional ~5 cubic feet in the frunk, and...
  16. SpaceEVDriver

    Brake pedal behavior: Preference?

    If you’ve driven manual transmission vehicles, one-pedal drive in the Mustang and Lightning, and max one-pedal setting in the R2 and Silverado is very much like driving a manual transmission vehicle with a high-rev lower gear and engine braking to a stop (without the stall at the end of the...
  17. SpaceEVDriver

    Brake pedal behavior: Preference?

    That sounds like a smell thing rather than a driving settings things. Probably some VOC in the Mustang bothered you more than the VOCs in the R2. If you know someone who has an older Mustang Mach-E with the "new car smell" gone, you might give it a try...
  18. SpaceEVDriver

    Brake pedal behavior: Preference?

    Yes, it's possible. There are all sorts of possibilities about why one vehicle makes you nauseated and another does not. The R2 makes me nauseated when in hands-free cruise control but no other EV has done that.
  19. SpaceEVDriver

    Brake pedal behavior: Preference?

    The Mustang and Lightning both have one-pedal on or off, which is really high or low regen. In addition, they both blend the brakes such that regen braking is used most of the time when you use the brake pedal. The blending of regen vs friction is done based on brake pedal depth or brake pedal...
  20. SpaceEVDriver

    Off-topic stuff…

    I suggest you check the CarFax on each individual one you look at. The 2021 at least had a traction battery recall. Make sure the one you are considering doesn't have any open recalls. You can do that through the NHTSA's website. A buddy of mine has one that he got used before its battery was...
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