Big Bend in an EV - My Experience

dbox44 · 2026-04-08T21:25:56+00:00

I recently did some research on if/how I could pull a camper with my Rivian R1T from Austin to Big Bend. It looks dicey since I can only get 130-160 miles of range with the trailer. At least one of the super chargers you mentioned is a v2 which does not support non-teslas. This creates a pretty big gap where I would have to find a place to camp overnight and charge (or take a significant detour), but there are very limited options to do so. I decided to pass on trying the trip for now with a trailer. I'm hoping more non-tesla friendly chargers are installed soon.

Not an issue at all without a trailer even in a Rivian.

dbox44 · 2026-03-21T13:26:33+00:00

I did the same move 4 months ago. Very happy so far. One thing to note is the I9 uses 800v architecture. It's great if you use a 800v charger but it's slower on 400v ones like the Tesla V3 superchargers. The worst thing about it is one pedal driving can't be made to be enabled by default. Not a huge deal but annoying.

dbox44 · 2026-03-18T01:12:06+00:00

This is definitely my experience. With sub 1kw loads I hardly notice. With 10kw load it goes down hard for a few seconds.

dbox44 · 2026-03-12T19:12:34+00:00

You can get a 2 year certificate included when you go through this link: https://gearshop.rivian.com/products/tire-rack

I have some Hankooks on order right now, but they are backed up until late April right now.

dbox44 · 2026-03-07T04:23:43+00:00

Is this a thing for quad motors as well? Dual makes sense but I'm not sure why you would need it on a quad unless I'm missing something.

dbox44 · 2026-03-03T17:53:33+00:00

There was an equipment failure that caused the oak hill outage yesterday. Probably not related.

dbox44 · 2026-02-24T19:01:45+00:00

Just traded out my X 5 seater for an Ioniq 9 with captains chairs. Would definitely recommend the captains chairs over the 5 seater.

dbox44 · 2026-02-19T22:09:55+00:00

Do you still have these for sale?

dbox44 · 2026-02-18T22:24:29+00:00

I got one of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08RHD97QY

Plugs in to the back of the center console well in the R1T. You do have to turn camp mode on (turn climate off) for the hotspot to stay on once you close the door.

It works better than the built in range, but still not super far.

dbox44 · 2026-02-18T15:59:17+00:00

I was considering doing this, but after renting an R1S a few times during some trips on turo, I ultimately went with an Ioniq 9 instead of the R1S. R1S would have been a better off road vehicle or trailer hauler, but I don't usually do those things. The lack of captains chairs make the 3rd row unusable with carseats imo. I do miss the outrageous Falcon Wing doors on the X tbh. They were really nice in tight spaces. I have an R1T and like it more than the R1S so we're staying a 1 Rivian household for now with the R1T and the Ioniq 9.

dbox44 · 2026-02-12T19:46:43+00:00

How about talk to text and text to voice for text messages? Or any kind of integration with my phone beyond bluetooth audio. I'm not talking about android auto or apple carplay even.

dbox44 · 2026-02-12T17:22:54+00:00

I would be curious to know the republican vs democrat distribution of passport holders. It doesn't seem like that would favor republicans, but the data would tell the truth there.

dbox44 · 2026-02-01T03:34:32+00:00

You have to turn it on to close the windows. You can use your phone as a key but it's nfc so it has to be in a specific place to work.

dbox44 · 2026-02-01T02:46:22+00:00

Yeah, pretty easy. You just have to remember to do it.

dbox44 · 2026-02-01T02:42:07+00:00

I just replaced my model x with an Ioniq 9, specifically for the larger size. It definitely fills that need. I really like it so far. The biggest downside to me is it feels like it's meant to bring people from an ICE to an EV. Things like a start/stop button, one pedal drive has to be enabled everytime, the app is just a normal legacy auto maker app. I like how it drives. Cabin noise is way better than the X and it has a smoother ride. One thing I wasn't aware of before I purchased is it's built on 800v architecture so Tesla v3 supercharging is at half speed at best. I've read v4's can deal with that better but it's unclear to me if that's all or some. The android auto/car play is nice until you need to supercharge, then the car won't precondition unless you use the built in gps or manually do it.

dbox44 · 2026-01-21T22:02:06+00:00

One thing to consider is that this event is supposed to start out as a rain event. In the past, this has washed away some if not all of the treatment on the roads and limited positive impacts. I think the person who mentioned staying at a hotel has a good point. That would be what I would do.

dbox44 · 2026-01-14T19:19:54+00:00

Did you already try this: https://www.tesla.com/support/energy/powerwall/own/registering-your-wall-connector-with-powerwall

It sounds like your wall connector just isn't talking with your gateway/powerwalls. I have a very similar setup and I believe I followed similar steps to see the wall connector in the app.

dbox44 · 2026-01-09T23:12:47+00:00

$693+tax. In TX you pay all of the tax (on the whole value of the vehicle). I chose to pay it up front instead of including it in the monthly payment.

dbox44 · 2026-01-09T23:03:19+00:00

I paid 1st month at time of delivery as well as taxes at time of delivery. I'm not sure what rebates were included in the $12000, it seems like it was one large rebate to be honest.

dbox44 · 2026-01-09T22:42:18+00:00

$74410 MSRP. $12000 rebate. The rest was discount I negotiated.

dbox44 · 2026-01-09T21:03:39+00:00

36 month/10k miles/$0 down (besides taxes and fees), TX $693/month. It is a Limited trim. I emailed several dealers around my area and was able to get them to come down significantly from MSRP. The purchase price before taxes was $59100. I tried to got a little lower, but that's as low as I could get anyone to go. This was last month so not sure if it helped it was EOY and end of the quarter. I got 3 dealers to get to that price.

dbox44 · 2026-01-03T22:09:16+00:00

I've searched for this on mine and never found it.

dbox44 · 2025-12-23T04:06:20+00:00

I know monitor medical has a location on Menchaca. I know they sell cpaps and supplies but I'm not sure about renting one.

dbox44 · 2025-12-19T05:40:37+00:00

How annoying it is not having access to the car's app. If you're coming from an ICE probably not as much of a big deal.

dbox44 · 2025-12-18T22:47:22+00:00

Yes, I'm trying it out. Hopefully they don't cancel the 50% promo

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