Rivian R1S MAX PACK. can I make it Vegas to Duck Creek Village Ut.

[@Kobacolbz]

Congrats on the first video ever uploaded of a customer/non influencer driving a dual motor and/or Max pack.

[@jbr555s]

Thanks! 👍

[@bobpoellnitz601]

Same reason I have max pack ordered too! Can’t wait until I pick mine up.

[@jbr555s]

Awesome

[@CarmicCon]

Great video. I got the max pack truck. I’ll pick it up on this Wednesday. I’ll have to take a trip this weekend to test out the range like you did.

[@jbr555s]

Awesome!!

[@juelsokoo]

How it go

[@CarmicCon]

@@juelsokoo so far I’m loving it. There is something funny going on about the range. I’ve only been driving the truck to work an I feel like I’m not getting the range I’m supposed to be. I haven’t made a video yet, because I want to be sure before I put my experience out there. On the 15th I’m going to be towing my hellcat from Houston to Corpus Christi. I plan to make a video about that experience.

[@CarmicCon]

@@juelsokoo hey I’m finish up a trip where I towed my hellcat from Houston to corpus Christ Texas. I was able to pull 7500lbs 195 miles. That is about the range I expected.

[@juelsokoo]

Huge thanks for sharing. I'll be cautious of that.

[@UP-To-The-Time]

Been waiting on a video like this. Thanks

[@jbr555s]

Your welcome thx for kind words

[@gardenrailroading]

We get our Max R1S next Friday! We were going to get the large pack but would have to wait another 2 months so decided to take one from the shop with the Max battery. Thanks for the video!

[@jbr555s]

Your welcome.

[@bigdadgo]

Wonder how the batteries would perform in the ice cold snowy winter up in your cabin? Seems like a lot of EV‘s encounter failures in freezing temperatures. Have you tried it yet?

[@gregvalunas6342]

Thanks for the info. Just as an aside, I recognize that squeak. 🙂 In your shoes that is. If they are Zeba's, call them and they will replace them. They did for me. Cheers.

[@PYTwwe]

The wind noise is crazy. I wish they did a better job insulating the cabin.

[@brandonscholl967]

It said you arrived with 50ish miles left. EPA for max pack perf dual with 20"off road wheels says it'll get around 355 miles. I think I'll be able to make it in one charge as well.

[@jbr555s]

I had 40 miles left when I arrived so I used 360 miles out of the 400. you might be able to make it if you don't go as fast as I did

[@brandonscholl967]

@@jbr555s ah ok so I'll need to charge. Which is fine cause the pups will need a break. Thanks for the reply!

[@jbr555s]

Definitely make it back from Duck Creek to Las Vegas with plenty left that's easy👍🏼

[@trevortoland4711]

Do you think you could make it to Ely, NV doing 70 mph? Thanks for the video!

[@jbr555s]

Yes I think u can it's only 240 mi.

[@AJ75Adventures]

What would you have done if you got to the cabin and the grid power was out? Could you have made it back anywhere to recharge or stay warm?

[@jbr555s]

we have a 22KW generator at our cabin with a huge propane tank and I would've just charged it no problem. We arrived with 40 miles of range

[@AJ75Adventures]

Very good. I really like the R1S, but have some concerns about long term power grid issues. I work in the industry. Blessings to you.@@jbr555s

[@Ricers]

Why not use the aero inserts on the wheels for the road trip?

[@jbr555s]

I really wanted to but the wheels that are on there got powder coat painted black and I kept reading online where people said they would scratch the wheels I was afraid they would scratch the paint on the wheels that I just got painted. Plus we were cruising 80 to 85 miles an hour I thought it would even be worse with scratching

[@austina4189]

The rivian aero caps don't make a significant difference, tested at 1-2% at best.

[@Ricers]

​@@austina4189 Most owners with 21" wheels are taking road trips with the inserts in. If you are doing a range test, it is odd not to include them.

[@jbr555s]

Yes I wanna try them I just have to figure out how to make sure they don't scratch my wheels

[@JeromeGrayer]

Excellent brother!

[@Paul-cj1wb]

I'm confused. If you got the max pack why does you starting was at 217 miles? Was it not fully charged? I thought the max pack get close to 400 miles when fully charged. Not 217.

[@jbr555s]

The trip we were going to take is 218 miles. The Rivian started with 400 miles of range. I started with 400 miles of range on a 218 mile trip. The trip is all uphill going into the mountains of Utah. When I left Las Vegas I was fully charged with 400 miles of range and when I arrived I had 40 miles of range left. So I used 360 miles of range to go 218 miles all up hill

[@Paul-cj1wb]

@@jbr555s Ah. I see. So the 217 I saw was the mileage for the trip, not the expected range. Ok, that makes sense as uphill uses a lot juice whether it's gas or electricity. I've done trips going up from the Scottsdale, AZ area to the Grand Canyon in an ICE car and had to top off in Flagstaff just to make sure I made it there. The mostly uphill trip was eating up all the gas.

[@chrisa8033]

Performance or base Dual?

[@jbr555s]

Performance dual motor

[@aeromtb2468]

thanks goodness you did get a fisker ocean

[@juelsokoo]

Any updates thanks

[@jbr555s]

Not really. We love it! Only a couple minor issues and Service fixed it pretty quick. I did tow trailer and it used a lot of juice. Didn’t get much range. We have about 6000 miles on it and it drives amazing around town and on the highway so smooth and quiet. Very surprised

[@juelsokoo]

@@jbr555s thank u so so much. Wish u peace wealth n health

[@loganboyd]

How often does the Rivian have you "touch" the steering wheel while it's in auto drive mode?

[@jbr555s]

I think it's 5-10 seconds. I'm used to keep my hand on the wheel because I have a older Tesla so I haven't paid a lot of attention to to it.

[@loganboyd]

@@jbr555s Thanks, my Teslas are anywhere from 10sec to 30secs depending on driving conditions. I had a X90D in 2016 and with AP1 you could drive for 2-3min or longer without touching wheel. Ahhhh, the good ole days.

[@petehelme7714]

nice video. :) question if you don't mind, is the chrome strip blacked out with vinyl from a kit (and if so, which one) or did you have it painted? thx!

[@jbr555s]

Thank u. The place I used in vegas wrapped it. I don't think they used the kit they just used some black vinyl wrap. The letters that were wrapped they said something about taking them off and dipping them into a wrap

[@jamalwedderburn9591]

Why didn’t you drive in Conserve Mode?

[@jbr555s]

It's dual motor not quad motor so regular mode is the same as conserve mode

[@Rx100Vx]

Nice

[@robertabbott8541]

I experienced range anxiety just watching your drive. I also would not park any EV in my garage till the Battery Fire issue is solved. Nice looking car. How about range with winter snow and ice tires? What will the range be like in the colder winter months?

[@jbr555s]

Ha. I totally understand. My wife did to. Thank u. Yes I'm very curious how much it changes the range with some Michelin or Bridgestone snow ice tires which at some point I will be getting. I don't know if it'll be this winter or not. I'm also very curious when I put my roof box on top what that does. With my Tesla in the very cold the range doesn't change if I've warmed my battery up preconditioned it before I leave. this I'm sure will be the same for the Rivian. But with the Rivian you have to leave a few miles of it left to charge so it will warm it up before you leave it doesn't have a precondition warm up like the Tesla

[@SS-fe9dr]

I'm in the same boat. I wouldn't park any gasoline car in garage till gas is no longer inflammable lol.

[@juelsokoo]

Any updates in the cold

[@jbr555s]

@@juelsokoono not yet. Hopefully in the next month

[@n2n4n]

Can you pls make a video of ride quality of this dual motor?

[@jbr555s]

Sure. I'll try to do it today or tomorrow

[@jbr555s]

I made it. Not sure if it's exactly what u wanted. Hope it helps.

[@n2n4n]

@@jbr555sthanks a lot!! Pls keep making videos.

[@sworks7124]

You would have had 50 miles left with the aero covers left on.

[@samkeino6810]

See InsideEVs story from 12/26/2023: "Rivian R1T Owner Says His Truck Has Been Out For Repairs For Eight Months for a damaged side camera"

[@jbr555s]

I saw that. Thats terrible

[@mluu510]

$10k just to save from doing one charging stop; rich people problem 😂

[@jbr555s]

Ha. We Go up there to our cabin 10 to 20 times a year. Definitely don’t wanna stop when you got little kids in the back sleeping. But I would definitely understand if someone did want to stop and save $10k

[@8bajwa8]

This comment is for your recent video dead while towing. You don't worry about ev hater. Most folks like me not ev hater but like to call this out. Politicians are trying to shove this US and you are doing God's work to prove this technology is not ready. Man rivian is just another car. Cars come and go. You got a wife with such a positive attitude how many folks you know who can remember a woman saying thankfully in general life is good.

[@jbr555s]

Thx for the reply. I didn't realize comments was turned off on that other video. I fixed it.

[@MontuThomas]

I have one coming if Anybody wants it pls let me know RED OCEAN COAST INTERIOR DUAL MOTOR PERFORMANCE MAX PACK SAME WHEELS

[@markt3632]

I'll give you $86K for it.

[@vjarizpe]

100% you wasted 10k.you get maybe an extra 40 miles.

[@jbr555s]

Totally understand if someone wouldn't want to spend the extra but we have done 4 trips and 3 of them we wouldn't have made it without stopping if we didn't have max pack. For me it's soooo worth paying 10k to not have to stop and charge going to our cabin in the mountains. When our little kids r asleep it's nice to be able to keep driving. But I totally understand if someone would rather save the money and stop

[@rj8u]

The R1S is just too heavy with that huge battery. The Lucid Gravity with 118 kwh battery and an estimated 400+ of mile is the real deal and very efficient.

[@jbr555s]

Oh yea! That car will be awesome! Batteries r way to heavy.

[@Mentaloow]

Bro could do it without max pack according to the computer. Definitely wasted your 10k. Bro can’t stop for 20min to pee and snack to charge up to 80%? Besides, you bought duals, which is such a missed opportunity for such a vehicule..! If you wanted to conserve energy, you could put your quad in conserve and thus have it run on dual just the same.

[@jbr555s]

I wish!! When I arrived I had 40 miles of range left. The large pack has 350 miles of range and the quad motors drops it down to 320 miles of range. I used 360 miles of range. They would not have made it. The set up I have is 400 miles of range. I would've loved to have the quad motors with the range but you can't get the quad motors with the Max pack. You're right it would be awesome if I could've. If they ever get the quad motors with 400 miles range I'll trade mine in. We have three little kids and sometimes we leave late at night to go up to Duck Creek and the kids are asleep and we don't wanna stop while they're sleeping plus not having to stop if I don't want to is a nice choice. I would totally understand if other people would rather save 10 grand to stop every time it makes total sense I've been known to not make sense sometimes ha ha

[@brandonscholl967]

Quads aren't available in the config anymore. Or at least not got a lot of us.

[@bigdadgo]

Wonder how the batteries would perform in the ice cold snowy winter up in your cabin? Seems like a lot of EV‘s encounter failures in freezing temperatures. Have you tried it yet?

[@jbr555s]

We had it in 10deg no problems. Just need to warm the battery before u drive. It’s easy to set the app on timer. Then it stays warm while driving