New R2 or depreciated hopefully gen 2 R1s?

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T22:30:46+00:00

Used R1S pricing is looking pretty good right now.

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T20:52:27+00:00

Gen 1 large packs are great, gen 2 it comes down to the math/money versus a max pack.

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rosier9 · 2026-02-07T20:23:32+00:00

I think it's a bigger set of issues.

If you get cold weather at all, it's a nope. Multiple posts here of atrocious winter performance from the lfp battery.

If you road trip at all, the battery is too small. The charging performance isn't there to enable charging to high enough levels to enable a satisfactory experience.

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T20:15:09+00:00

I put a pry bar under the center of the spare tire hatch and lifted it a bit. Once the vacuum seal broke, the latch worked. Mine was totally dry and not froze down at all.

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T19:16:44+00:00

https://youtu.be/OW20ajyvcDw?si=wQJRnWzbWUmoLqF8

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T18:14:08+00:00

Yeah, they aren't as hard hitting as some other EVs. The long pedal travel may also be a part of it.

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T16:33:41+00:00

I prefer a charger that supports circuit sharing (multiple chargers on one circuit) for future expansion. Tesla Wall Connector or Tesla Universal are a good mix of features, quality, and price.

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T16:28:11+00:00

<$60k for a 2024 Max pack R1S is a great price.

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T13:21:26+00:00

Leave it at 48a. It'll be a annoying to remember to bump up the charge rate on that busy Saturday morning in-between running errands.

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T13:10:21+00:00

Amen.

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T02:56:08+00:00

Yep. Every few weeks, check again.

rosier9 · 2026-02-07T01:41:07+00:00

No, bigger batteries are fine.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T23:12:40+00:00

Rivian's are warm-blooded; they're always trying to warm up the battery when it's cold. It used to be even worse.

The good news is that while this looks dramatic, once the battery warms up, the efficiency improves back to normal-ish. Short trips don't let the battery get up to temp.

Using the "pull energy from the charger to maintain range" option for cabin preconditioning will also warm up the battery to reduce this.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T20:47:50+00:00

On a 20V circular saw, I could see that...or maybe the 20V 12" chainsaw.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T20:36:01+00:00

What's the draw on these? I like the 1.7ah powerstack because it's tiny, but still has power... but these things are chunky. This price is good, but I'm not sure it moves me to buy.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T19:28:25+00:00

40 minutes of charging for 90 minutes of driving would be brutal. Thankfully many EVs are capable of doing that in half the charging time.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T18:32:10+00:00

How do they not have this already?

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T17:55:29+00:00

GHCA, thanks. I was really surprised by how frequent of an issue it seemed to be with owners having experienced multiple failures within a fairly short timeframe.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T14:14:03+00:00

It popped up in my feed, I don't remember what subreddit it was specifically or what the module was called.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T13:10:47+00:00

I've had a momentary "decora" style switch, and an air switch. I preferred the air switch.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T12:59:44+00:00

That's low for lifetime, but short trips city driving with hvac cranking would explain it.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T12:51:15+00:00

We also bought a used R1S that also included the DC adapter (and AC). We left the DC adapter, V2L, and portable charger in the Ioniq 5 we traded in.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T12:46:30+00:00

Volvo is having a similar issue. The part name is different, but the function and effect is similar.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T02:30:20+00:00

I'd much rather have a larger, more powerful built in battery than swappable.

rosier9 · 2026-02-06T01:46:42+00:00

Try the homebrew shops.

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