When A Shortcut Doesn’t Pan Out - Rivian R1T Road Trip Pt. 2/3

Kyle is on a road trip to Phoenix in a Rivian R1T Quad Motor 135kWh version. He decides to take the trail less traveled and it turns out to not work to his advantage. On the way he visits charging station, Moab trails, snow and mud over a mountain pass, and more. Enjoy!
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[@stufarmer3084]

Kyle is single handedly taking control of Rivian marketing department.

[@JSilv3r]

And now Zack to be fair haha

[@atlanticjatt7525]

@@JSilv3r 6u8y

[@lmcburney]

Kyle, I know you were crunched for time but it was really cool of you to let a Rivian reservation holder take a look and a ride! Good job!

[@JookySeaCpt]

There are moments when Kyle's laugh goes from, "Ha ha ha, I'm having a great time!" to "Ha ha ha, I hope I survive!"

[@rinder82]

Thank you for all the work you put into road trips and video editing. You inspire many to drive fast and go deep in their batteries.

[@DaveHaas]

I was trying to think why I was enjoying this video so much but then realized it's because it has tons of things I love: technology, adventure, EVs, and off-roading. Well done, more of this please!

[@Unclewalnut]

Your interaction with the people that were reservation holders was so awesome Kyle. Also, she was not "ready for this" at 39:02

[@terencestephenson4727]

Love the enthusiasm and excitement. Gets me even more hyped to get my Rivian.

[@evatrics5902]

Thanks Kyle for this, we're doing a road trip from Seattle to Key West in our Ioniq 5, starting Friday and we need to go through Moab and Montecello on the way to a stop over in Durango. I saw on Plugshare that you were at those chargers, so I was waiting for this view of the situation. Love the Rivian and all your videos, especially the road trips.

[@FluffyGoat91515]

This was well worth the wait! Love it!

[@jasonblair4057]

The key is to know the limits at the time. Awesome truck, quite well rounded in its abilities.

[@coben70]

OMG! I used to live in Grand Junction. Although I have never driven on that off road, I loved the drive to Gateway. Thank you for the view!

[@ElGuajiro48]

Kyle, thank you for all your hard work. I know you are having fun but you work hard.

[@ampedampson5140]

Thank you for the time and effort you put into these videos. So great!

[@jocelyn-n-tech]

I have an order in for a Tesla Model X that I've had in since 2020 and still waiting on delivery. Haven't ever considered any other EV but I must admit that after watching all of your videos on the Rivian, that I would actually consider making a purchase decision on that one. Very intriguing. And great information about real world usage!!! Well done.

[@AllElectricFamily]

Would have love to have our Rivian before we went out to Moab in March. Instead we had to do the off road trails in our F-350...that gets a little sketchy sometimes. 😆Loving the videos to get us hyped up for ours!

[@thepupev9621]

Kyle, thanks for pointing out the safety concerns about overnight charging sessions at remote locations. This is something that I've worried about on multiple occasions. Hopefully manufacturers and charging networks will figure out a way to address this in the future. Maybe an emergency ejection mechanism that can only be reset with a visit to a service center or by calling customer service?

[@adrianguggisberg3656]

It must be horrible to live in a place where you live in constant fear of your fellow countrymen.

[@ElDorito]

@adrianguggisberg3656 oh, your country has no crime? Wow, what a utopia, please tell me where you live. If there is zero crime I'd love to move there.

[@ichigo19870]

Man, the scenery is from another world. Awesome places! Thank you so much. Would love to have a Rivian in Germany, but I don't think that will be possible anytime soon^^

[@danorganplayer]

Really cool that you showed off the Rivian to that family. Love your content Kyle, keep it up!

[@johnzaleski6449]

Gotta love Kyle. Buys $100k truck says “Ooh good the charger is at a Walmart; I can buy clothes”

[@Rx100Vx]

Kyle : your friendly neighborhood 0-60 EV Launch 🚀 guy 😀...keep up the good work

[@heidisalaka6938]

This was the best off-road EV vehicle video I’ve seen. 👍

[@heidisalaka6938]

Also, Moab is one of the most beautiful places in the US. Absolutely magical.

[@0920121908250727]

Not only does Kyle really nail the review aspects, he just seems like a Good Human. Nice dude.

[@Master-Blaster-4x4]

i just luv it when he takes his hands OFF THE WHEEL i feel the thrill 😟

[@marksimpson3968]

What a great test drive! Thanks for bringing us along. Bet you still caused a few heads to turn among the Hummer faithful even parking in back! Look forward to your impressions.

[@JTube571]

For anyone traveling this same route (Denver area to Moab) I highly recommend taking the Cisco exit (now called "Danish Flat") off I-70 and following Highway 128 along the Colorado River into Moab. The I-70 route is shorter in time (longer in distance) but the scenery along 128 just cannot be beat.

[@PumpUptheJam81]

I see a Yoke steering wheel in the Rivians future. By the way, thank you for mentioning tread lightly habits while off roading. These vehicles are going to put a lot of off road newbies on the trails and things like “tank turns” if ever implemented, are NOT friendly to trails etc… Not to mention the incredible torque the EV motors can produce. Great video, keep ‘em coming!

[@WestCoastTrans]

Man I burried my 4xE on the Gateway overland trail earlier in March that snow is no joke

[@LightSpirit24]

Watching the Rivian running around the mountains makes me even more excited for my Cybertruck with 500 mile range. Can't wait to have some fun on the dirt trails!

[@nolo3]

Btw when you were manually airing down your tires, you could have just used the tire air chuck (nozzle that snaps on to the tire valve stem) on the end of the hose to connect to tire valve stem and release air (except disconnect the air chuck from the hose first).

[@Chrisb8s]

Very cool. The rivian is the real deal.

[@mglmouser]

Fast forward to now and the tonneau cover not being dust proof is no longer an issue: it was removed from the equipment catalog because they can't make the retraction reliable.

[@cybrtrkguy]

We need Out of Spec: Overland Edition

[@KyleConner]

We have the channel! Out of Spec Overlanding

[@cybrtrkguy]

@@KyleConner No way! dream come true!!

[@Matt-dx3wo]

So we got a call! Good on ya for getting out there and keeping it real.

[@Aduskett]

Hey! Just a quick bit of friendly advice, please try to use the "stop charging" button on the infotainment screen. Throwing a fault like that will slam the contactors open which in turn may hurt the vehicle. Great videos! Keep up the work!

[@SamuraiTacos1]

yeah that's what i thought

[@ChristofferEngelbrektsson]

Great video as always Kyle 👍

[@PappaLitto]

"I want to be courteous and not drift around every corner" *proceeds to drift around every corner*

[@paulhortonatcoxnet]

Thank You for your work!

[@steinwaymodelb]

Lol, I could tell by Jessica's posture in the back seat that she wasn't ready for that launch at all!

[@SnowManson]

Thought this was a great video highlighting the Rivian R1T's capability but also showing how poor the non-Tesla charging options are. Hope the charging infrastructure improves in the rural areas, especially when going to destination places like Moab. The R1T handled that muddy/snowy backroad great and you were not holding back. Definitely made the right call turning back when you did, I would have bailed even sooner having gotten stuck in the muck like that in the past.

[@bradcooke5383]

Another great video Kyle. I can't believe Moab has only one DCFC and at only 50kW. Depressing.

[@telerye]

one thing i like about the rivian with the chunky tires is that as a pedestrian i can hear them from behind

[@tambulee]

You guys are awesome with the content !

[@tambulee]

A winch might be a good addition to this vehicle

[@ToddLloyd]

It just dawned on me that the Jeep probably has as much invested in the vehicle as the Rivian.

[@MrNicholg]

To be honest, I had a similar experience in my two-wheel drive '86 Ford Ranger after I put a LockRight locker in it. V6 5-speed probably had 140hp when new. That $300 differential was rally mode all day long on dirt roads.

[@johnbuch5650]

Great video…thanks much! What a an amazing vehicle and cant wait to get my R1S. JB

[@thomtheunissen5827]

Really shows having superchargers adds massive value to your ev

[@TheRealYoze]

You should meet with Matt's Off Road Recovery!

[@naumantechno]

Was waiting for this episode 🙏

[@gcwillie1981]

Really enjoyed that. Living in the UK and super jealous right now ☹️

[@ishepard2]

YAY! I have been waiting for this to come out.

[@zachkane7378]

This is really great to see, I can't wait to see the same thing with a Cyber Truck and having 2 so you can get though.

[@mycull]

Best video! Wow so good!

[@elde667]

Simply awesome.

[@baboonman]

Great self control, I’m sure that was disappointing and a lesser man would’ve pushed forward and gotten stuck (me). Super sad I didn’t preorder before the price increase.

[@justdigit]

39:01 She wasn't ready 🤣🤣🤣

[@chaleowin7732]

Smart choice turning around. Never do this without a friend unless you want to walk out or call for a rescue. Great video.

[@kevincurry4735]

What a fun day of travel.

[@TylerPoppe]

Bring it out here to Nebraska. Let's test it on a farm for use on checking cattle, working corn and bean fields, and my dad is building a house so lots of use hauling stuff too. Plus part and supply runs for planting season. I kept hoping Rivian was gonna do a true midwest farm test when they were doing their internal testing.

[@telerye]

the plant in IL is surrounded by farms. i’d bet they got the data :)

[@Zach4332]

That was an awesome video!

[@leinad20002]

They need to sell/rent a battery pack that slides into your bed that gives you and extra 100 miles or so. You don’t have to carry it around all the time just when you plan a big trip. It would only take up 8” of height in your bed.

[@JoelCarr]

The top of those chargepoint chargers pivot round to help make the cable reach further. Not loads but it might help at chargers like at 1:11:00.

[@badmonkey2917]

Really cool video 😊

[@TeslaEVVideos]

Hi Kyle does the charge port door automatically close by itself if say you forgot to close it after unplugging? Tesla's does close about 5-10 seconds after being unplugged. Thanks

[@jnc007]

Id love to see how that charging port works in the middle of some legit snow and ice. Here in the north east i have my concerns about that and the touno cover.

[@teslafudge1585]

Weird those chargers are limited. Cool how close the nav layout copies Tesla. Nice of the Navajo to let the US gov borrow the rest of that land. Great video!

[@chuckdalton]

swear to god, I'm gonna go down there and cut your hair myself!!!

[@benyo4652]

First, I like to say thanks for your TEAM for the educational info for all of us! As I watch your channel I always wonder why Tesla not opening their charging Infrastructure to other EV cars? I think this can be another form of revenue by offering it as a subscription platform.

[@SpiderDice]

What you don't know about off roading, is that you need to clean that dirt and mud off the truck as soon as possible. Dirt and mud gets everywhere, and can really add to the weight of the wheels and truck.

[@whitej284]

Would be super cool to see a map of the route/trip. Very curious how far you got before turning back!

[@lesstevens2370]

I just can't get over that price gouging for charging 23 buck for 63 kwh thats disgusting its like oil companies bought the chargeing infrastructure and jacked it up so gas would look like a cheaper price

[@ArtiePenguin1]

Really cool road trip video - this is what I've always been looking for in an EV road trip KZbin video. Hopefully in the coming months, you can take an EV road trip to New Mexico and explore here. Bluff, UT to Flagstaff is probably one of the most challenging drives in an EV in the US Southwest. Albuquerque to Las Cruces, NM on I-25 is a similar distance and is the last major interstate gap on Electrify America's network. I'd really like it if you could test out an EV here in southern NM, southeastern NM (Permian Basin region) in particular has a large DCFC gap.

[@UmarHamza]

Wow such a cool vehicle

[@peterjorgensen3]

After an interesting encounter at the charger in Monticello I bought a taser flashlight and gel pepper spray to keep in my car... Hard to find pepper gel with a safety cover I feel comfortable enough with to keep in my car door... We really need to design a CCS1 ejector...

[@ScramblinJim]

your constant chatter about being rally mode and hammering it is NOT what typical overlanding travel is about.

[@elonmust7470]

I've never seen someone drive that fast like that. It's almost like he has no clue what he's doing!

[@TheStingator]

KC appeared to be doing 35 - 40 mph at times in Rally Mode. “Rippin it” tends to lose its charm with age, I guess. Most forest service and similar track’s I’ve driven require you to limit it to half of that speed. I remember one day a ranger kicked us off a FS back road when my buddy passed him doing about 30 on a 15 mph trail.

[@12skits63]

it looks even better muddy

[@denveroilers9458]

Love the Rivian but my 2008 Pontiac Montana mini van fwd with Bridgstone Blizzaks would make it to the end!!

[@JeanPierreWhite]

"Have to be mindful of range" is that a PC way of saying range anxiety ;-)

[@bryanwalker1519]

Don't worry about the Bolt. When it engulfs in flames you can grab the cable......

[@ronb4633]

Kyle, after the abort on going the back way and heading back to Grand Junction I was not sure why you didn’t just do Durango, Gallup, Flagstaff for charging all 200kW+, I know it’s a little longer.

[@spectator9211]

Kyle, are the AT tires the way to go? Seems performance is good and range is acceptable. Don’t know if it’s worth going 21.

[@ghostofdre]

Does the bed get water in it when it rains? My 15 year old Nissan ute with a clip down toneuo cover doesn't get and water or dust in and I've been down some dusty tracks

[@badhombre8383]

The 4Runner has that hydraulic system. It’s called the xreas system.

[@MAGApepe]

nice,,,,one everyone gets their adapters for ccs to tesla and tesla to ccs going everyone will be happier

[@Neubs-xv8tw]

Just ordered one, duel motor unfortunately.. My dad ordered an R1S a year and a half ago, he's close to delivery, cant wait!

[@samuelelias4629]

Good video 👍🏽

[@davidmorris7696]

I have stayed in Bluff on the way to 4Corners!

[@commanderroddi7742]

Maybe stick a lightning rod to use the electricity from the thunder? That'd be so.... yeah. Good fun video though! I LOVE Moab and southern Utah. (good to know you can charge in those places for my PHEV! Really want a R1T, but not sure if I want to pay the "new" price and wait the extra year for the reservation I have... (well, like, 9 months, but still) Have a Wrangler 4xE and do Love that, but would like to be able to drive more than 25-26 miles on electric only.... Also Looking at getting etron, or another EV (I love etron and that'd help when I take longer trips), maybe even look at your EV6 reviews? don't know about the EV6 though, I love that etron! almost picked up one in 2020 early in the year and wish I had now.

[@MikeO-dr7hn]

Thanks for the drive. Did this truck have the Pedestrian Warning sound?

[@WilliamAArnett]

You might want to dial back on the “hard core” comments about that trail, especially on your way to Moab. That trail is closer to I-70 than a really hard core Moab trail like Pritchett Canyon or Area BFE.

[@valdirtotal]

Why does he need to drive so leaning against the steering wheel? This position, in addition to being totally wrong, adds a huge risk in the event of an accident. There is a regulatory distance to position yourself to drive, and him driving like an 80-year-old man is a bit of nonsense.

[@math2227]

Drinking game, take a drink every time Ed Sheehan say “mindful”….. thank me later =)

[@sackman1886]

Kyle, your videos have only hardened the boner I have for my Rivian preorder. It will be BY FAR the most I’ve ever spent on a vehicle and I can’t wait to do it!

[@hookster8179]

Did the bed cover leak that much dirt in the back, or was it dirty before?

[@Tooradj]

39:05 Kyle, I think you just sold a ton of R1Ts right there. You should get a cut from Rivian.

[@TravisLusk]

Seats... more, less, or comparable comfort to the Model Y?

[@dennislyons3095]

I didn't find your charging location in Utah on Plug Share--the one in Utah on the edge of the road.

[@liontone]

Did that at Schofield Pass, Colorado. Didn’t pan out…. Hahahha

[@c130cc6]

Protect the trails and don’t destroy them, but I’m driving 30, 40+ mph on muddy dirt roads creating deeper ruts and washboards. Love your videos and all the info you provide, but…..

[@steveroper8733]

you need a zipcharge for some portable emergency charging when offroading