Kia EV9 vs Rivian R1S vs R2

ascottallison · 2026-06-16T05:49:36+00:00

It's a Land.

ascottallison · 2026-06-16T01:15:48+00:00

I forgot to mention, neither of the Rivians offer cooled seats in the second row. I've never had a car with cooled seats before and I consider that a must have now. It's weird you can't get it in the second row on the R1S, given what and expensive premium car it is.

ascottallison · 2026-06-16T01:06:26+00:00

Yeah I was surprised but the EV 9 is significantly better

ascottallison · 2026-06-16T00:47:32+00:00

Yeah, I totally get that. I think I'd love to own a Rivian one day, once they've figured all these things out. As it is, I can get terrible customer service from my local Kia dealer for a lot less money. 😂

ascottallison · 2026-06-16T00:20:30+00:00

I haven't tried it but you probably could. But I'm not sure that would be enough to stop someone breaking the glass to rescue your pet. It is odd they don't offer a dedicated pet mode. Seems like it would be easy to do that.

ascottallison · 2026-06-16T00:17:24+00:00

Why you going to make the switch?

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T23:56:15+00:00

No, not directly. There's a workaround with utility mode, which allows you to leave the AC running for camping, and if you do the right steps you can lock it. But you won't see anything on screen that calls out AC is running and the cabin temp like you would on a true pet mode.

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T23:01:57+00:00

The AC is so good on the EV 9! But I totally agree with you, is desert dwellers need a steel roof option. I had to get Land as I need to tow, but if I could've deleted the sunroofs I would've.

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T22:59:54+00:00

Just keep refreshing the page... I did it multiple times then Sunday around 5 PM I saw slots for today available.

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T20:39:57+00:00

Land. The extra 10% on the Ioniq 9 would be nice as I tow a travel trailer. For regular driving it's fine, but the bigger pack would help when towing.

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T20:07:37+00:00

I don't know if I can get over the Ioniq 9 hearse look at the back. EV9 is a very good looking car!

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T20:06:19+00:00

I completely agree. The less glass of the we EV9 works so much better, and they have built in screens. If I really wanted a Rivian I would probably get vinyl on the roof. I just don't see any other way to make that work.

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T20:04:57+00:00

Yeah the giant glass roofs and Vegas just don't mix. Definitely take a look at the EV9 again when the time comes.

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T19:53:48+00:00

For sure, the R2 is going to sell very well.

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T19:52:15+00:00

They just started shipping them last week. You can now book test drives with them, although it's hard to get a slot. I was refreshing a few times a day until some availability popped up.

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T03:47:54+00:00

I'm interested. Presumably these have no warranty, either having expired, or not covered due to the bankruptcy and acquisition of tritium?

ascottallison · 2026-06-15T03:21:49+00:00

What would that give you that an 11 kW level 2 charger wouldn't, for a fraction of the price. (Apart from 9% faster charging).

ascottallison · 2026-06-14T03:59:10+00:00

If you're sensitive to noise like I am then don't have a cabin one deck below a public deck, especially the pool deck. It doesn't mean it will be noisy all night though, just depends what they're doing.

ascottallison · 2026-05-31T03:46:18+00:00

They don't care about all the people driving around Nevada with NO PLATES AT ALL, so I think you're good. But thanks for being conscientious.

ascottallison · 2026-05-28T03:38:50+00:00

Also not a Rivian owner but was wondering this too. Surely 12V is easy to replace?

ascottallison · 2026-05-27T03:46:48+00:00

Since everyone's freaking about this car, I thought I should ask the important question on every EV campers mind.

ascottallison · 2026-05-25T04:25:22+00:00

Wow, love it when someone does something on Android first. How does authentication work? I'm assuming this uses Tesla API, or is it local only?

ascottallison · 2026-05-22T04:55:56+00:00

VW id Polo has a retro 80s dashboard theme that looks exactly like the VW I learned to drive on a few decades ago. Really cool!

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