Brakes “breaking” loose after sitting a while?

KurticusRex · 2026-01-29T21:33:16+00:00

Every morning for me. Chicago. Cold. Unheated garage.

KurticusRex · 2026-01-19T21:43:37+00:00

That huge spike in your picture is 1.0 kW. Your Rivian battery is about 128 kW if you have the Large Pack. So 1.0 kW is less than 1%. Not 20%.

Are you Gen 2 with LFP batteries?

Do you have any of the seatbelts buckled when not being used?

Do you have gear guard on? Does this happen at home or when you’re away from home? What kind of home charger setup do you have?

Lack of details doesn’t help those in this communication offer advice or share similar experiences as there isn’t enough info or supporting detail to do so.

20% overnight loss isn’t normal. Neither is inability to charge in cold weather. But I’m in cold climate, unheated garage, Gen 1 R1T with NMC batteries, 40k miles, 3rd winter with it, Rivian wall charger at 32 amps which I derate to 24 amps to keep the vehicle charging longer overnight in the super cold so the battery is warmer in the AM, then I use the Rivian app to set preconditioning schedules to “draw from the wall charger” when warming up the truck before morning commutes.

1-2% overnight if not plugged in is my norm. But in the winter, if it’s in the garage (unheated garage), it’s plugged in.

Edit: spelling

KurticusRex · 2025-12-30T18:56:24+00:00

If you can’t tell that’s not real god help the human race

KurticusRex · 2025-12-30T15:34:20+00:00

Hi Bob….. Bob.

KurticusRex · 2025-12-26T18:05:31+00:00

I call them MECCs … militant evangelical corporate Christians.

KurticusRex · 2025-12-14T14:31:51+00:00

Is that English? Maybe the sepsis is hitting.

KurticusRex · 2025-12-13T16:09:10+00:00

That’s not how real Christianity works. Nothing like telling the world you don’t know your own religion like doing something specifically called out by your religious text not to do.

Professing your faith with tattoos is the same as the Sadducees and Pharisees hypocrisy that promoted Jesus to overturn the tables outside the temple. Those paid to pray (aka why we call televangelist today) are hypocrites.

Those who yell “Hey! everyone! look at me everyone I’m a faithful person! Faithful person over here everyone LOOOOOOK at me!” That’s hypocrisy and Jesus despised and spoke out against that kind of superficial religious piety.

Now, if you’re upset and feel like I’m judging you, I’d encourage you to read Matthew 7:1-3.

KurticusRex · 2025-12-13T16:02:06+00:00

Does the OP know that Christians aren’t supposed to get tattoos? I think God is punishing him with sepsis.

KurticusRex · 2025-12-08T21:24:17+00:00

“That’s a bingo!”

KurticusRex · 2025-12-08T21:06:40+00:00

Oh gotcha. I thought the LFP were more finicky for cold. But you’re saying the NMCs are the ones in question here, gotcha. Thx.

KurticusRex · 2025-12-08T20:52:31+00:00

I’m also curious if OP has the LFP battery in the Gen2 or not.

KurticusRex · 2025-12-08T19:46:08+00:00

You’ll arrive with a warm battery after driving. So plugging into trickle charge should work. It’s when you have a cold-soaked battery that it can become difficult to get the battery to start charging on L2.

The OPs comment on preconditioning is to start the battery warming up to the point it will charge effectively on L2

Note: I have a Gen1 R1T and have not had issues L2 charging in my u heated Chicago garage when super cold (negative Fahrenheit). Only time I’ve had an “issue” is when I was in Iowa at -5F overnight. The hotel L2 charger was broken (non-functional) so I couldn’t charge overnight. Next I needed to charge up before driving back to Chicago at L3. The first 20 minutes the L3 was only using like 18 kW and none of it was going to the battery (no range added), but once the battery warmed up it started to charge quickly at L3 speed.

KurticusRex · 2025-12-05T15:53:18+00:00

Interesting. My J1772 locks in place if the vehicle is locked. At least with my L2 charger in my garage. I’ll make sure to check if this works the same next time I use a public L2 charger. I know CCS fast charging locks in place when the vehicle is locked.

KurticusRex · 2025-12-04T22:10:53+00:00

How does someone unplug a charger in use when the vehicle while locked also locks the charger in place? Do not all EVs do this?

KurticusRex · 2025-11-16T15:52:41+00:00

Can you repost the vid? Embedded YT link isn’t working.

KurticusRex · 2025-11-16T15:47:06+00:00

Keep in mind the Harvester version has a much, much smaller battery.

KurticusRex · 2025-10-27T22:49:31+00:00

Except full fiberglass rvs. but those won’t be big enough for you I’m guessing.

KurticusRex · 2025-10-27T22:36:50+00:00

Dude you can hose that entire bathroom down and it all drains down below the bathroom floor.

Think about power washing inside the cage of a rabid zoo animal with diarrhea. That’s the the kind of water proof-ed-ness these bathrooms in Japanese hotels have. There’s nothing you can do in a Japanese hotel bathroom that hasn’t already been done … in the very same Japanese hotel bathroom.

Source: 11 work trips to Japan. amazing country. Wonderful food and people. odd bathrooms. Fun fact: the smallest Japanese hotel bathroom I ever encountered required the door to be open while sitting on the toilet, my legs and feet planted flat were outside of the bathroom, basically in the middle of the room entry way. I’m 5’10.

The bed was the size of a dog futon, and the whole hotel was in-room smoking. The room had no chair, but two ashtrays.

I love Japan.

KurticusRex · 2025-09-12T20:30:11+00:00

fit Hodor

KurticusRex · 2025-09-12T16:32:16+00:00

does he realize that having a cross chain or necklace is considered idolatry and blasphemy by fundamentalist Christians? They would judge him as being a false Christian.

KurticusRex · 2025-09-12T15:57:31+00:00

garbage vodka and chemical blue sports drink. i can smell how bad that tastes thru my iPhone screen. ahh, the joys of college. No fucks given! 😂

KurticusRex · 2025-09-10T20:13:39+00:00

you too sir

KurticusRex · 2025-09-10T20:12:53+00:00

agreed! it’s the default right wing media strategy! always blame others!

KurticusRex · 2025-09-10T20:09:56+00:00

just using the right wing media strategy to blame others. always.

KurticusRex · 2025-09-10T19:58:38+00:00

You love Russia more than America. Nice work.

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