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Maybe not the right thread to ask but @Jamie@ScoutMotors is there any breakdown of top 10 states as a reservation list that can be shared publicly. Curious where top take rates are based on the res list. And is it aligning with what the SM team expected based on buyer demographics?
I’m surprised that heat is being felt through the top. As explained in my post.
Sunlight no - I can see that (pun intended). I just haven’t felt heat at all through either of my pano roofs. And I’m a bald dude, lol. Not taking anything away that’s it’s possible, it just surprises me a bit is all.
I’ve had it in a model 3 and now bmw iX. No problem in South Carolina either. Pano roof is my current preferred option.
The issue with glass roofs isn't the sensible heat coming in as you sit under it.
It's another route for any light to enter. In almost all cases, light that's absorbed is re-emitted at a longer wavelength. Visible light getting into the car and being absorbed by the interior materials is re-emitted as infrared light (heat). With the IR coating on the roof and most of the rest of the glass, the heat is then trapped in the car. The glass roof with an IR coating reduces the total energy that gets into the car compared with a glass roof without, but the extra square footage of the glass roof increases the total energy trapped in the car compared with no glass roof.
Thanks for that detailed explanation.
I still just love that open air look and my hair doesn’t get blown around.
I’m 95% glass roof and there’s that 5% of me that says cabana.
I understand the mechanics, but why do I see notably more complaints about Rivians with few complaints about other OEMs? Perhaps the HVAC system isn't as robust and unable to make up for the solar gain? Or perhaps their glass is lacking some filtering? Maybe Rivian drivers are just more prone to complaining, haha.
Any feedback from current owners?
Can't answer that. Maybe it's the relative size of the glass? Maybe it's not using the same coatings?
See that’s the problem for me with long hair and a convertible top.And I just long for the days when I had hair to blow around...
No pony tail my hair is blowing around and all tangled when I get to where we are going. Pony tail and my neck hurts because I can have my head comfortably against the head rest. It’s an issue.
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