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Post by Tarponator on Apr 30, 2024 23:19:02 GMT -5
www.rivianforums.com/forum/threads/road-salt-and-rust-on-my-texas-r1s-how.16127/-------------- Original Message ---------------From: [xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]Sent: 10/19/2021, 1:33 PMTo: customerservice@rivian.comSubject: Salt Water useThank you for your previous reply!Any way you could escalate this to engineering? It's kind of important and I don't want to find out the hard way that my new $75K vehicle was damaged by improper use.Beach driving isn't really my concern as I will not be driving near the ocean, it's backing down the boat launch ramp into 1-2ft of salt water to launch or retrieve our boat that's got me wondering?Thank you!!Rob------------------------ Reply -------------------Hi Rob,It's good to hear from you again! I totally understand that you want to protect your Rivian from harsher elements by making sure that the Rivian is able to withstand them. The maximum water fording height of the R1T and the R1S is 42.7 inches, so the Rivian should be more than capable of launching a boat in salt water. Furthermore, living in Illinois and having to deal with loads of salt from the roads in the winter, I'm very conscientious of the effects that salt can have on any vehicle. To maintain the paint and coating on your vehicle, we detailed how you can go about washing the exterior to avoid any excessive dirt or salt buildup, which can be found in the R1T Owner's Guide located here<https://rivian.com/support/article/r1t-owners-guide> on page 162.I do hope that helps shed some light on your concerns. In the meantime, please feel free to reach back out with additional questions - we're happy to help!Your fellow adventurer,EricMon-Fri: 7:00am-8:00pm CSTSat-Sun: 7:00am-3:30pm CST This is from a chat room of a company that has lost 95% of it's valuation in the last two years. Sounds credible? Compared to Mendoza Man -- who is 100% full of shit -- yes, it's quite credible.
Believe what you will.
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Post by restlessnative on May 1, 2024 10:29:43 GMT -5
I don’t necessarily have anything against them in theory, but for the most part don’t work for me for a variety of reasons. There does seem to be a lot of misinformation on how much environmental impact they cause outside of just driving it around (I.e. mining the material to make the batteries), but I don’t have the inclination to dig deep on it.
I did see where Hertz announced earlier this week they are selling off an additional 10,000 EVs beyond what they had already announced they were selling. Not sure why though as I just saw the headline and moved on.
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Post by PolarsStepdad on May 1, 2024 11:46:24 GMT -5
I’m still waiting to hear from the owners of EV’s on this site?🤔 Seems the biggest supporters and defenders of EV’s don’t even own one?🤔 I'll invite some coworkers here. Our parking lot seems to have a newone every few weeks. We are gon a have to expand out charging stations. One of them hasn't bought gas for his commute to the job and home for nearly 6 years. And charges it for free while he's here. I need to find out who owns the F150 I saw this morning. Haven't heard much good about them but there is one out there. Mostly Testlas. A couple of jeeps a leaf or two and now at least 1 F150. The leaf owners don't seem to be as proud and happy as the tesla owners about their cars.
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Post by garycoleco on May 1, 2024 12:29:54 GMT -5
Elon Musk has recently made significant changes to Tesla’s charging team, which has raised concerns about the future of the company’s charging infrastructure. According to reports, Musk has gutted the team responsible for building electric vehicle charging stations, including the elimination of the entire Supercharger team, which was led by senior director Rebecca Tinucci.
This move has sparked uncertainty about the future of Tesla’s charging network, which is the largest and most reliable in the US. The layoffs have also raised questions about deals that Musk struck with other automakers, such as General Motors and Ford, allowing their electric vehicles to use Tesla’s Supercharger stations.
It’s unclear what this means for the future of Tesla’s charging infrastructure, but it’s clear that Musk is prioritizing cost-cutting measures and reducing headcount. This move may impact the company’s ability to expand its charging network and provide reliable charging options for its customers.
In the past, Musk has touted Tesla’s charging infrastructure as a competitive advantage and a key factor in the company’s success. However, with the recent layoffs, it’s unclear how this will affect the company’s charging capabilities and its ability to support the growing demand for electric vehicles.
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Post by biminitwisted on May 1, 2024 12:54:18 GMT -5
Elon Musk has recently made significant changes to Tesla’s charging team, which has raised concerns about the future of the company’s charging infrastructure. According to reports, Musk has gutted the team responsible for building electric vehicle charging stations, including the elimination of the entire Supercharger team, which was led by senior director Rebecca Tinucci. This move has sparked uncertainty about the future of Tesla’s charging network, which is the largest and most reliable in the US. The layoffs have also raised questions about deals that Musk struck with other automakers, such as General Motors and Ford, allowing their electric vehicles to use Tesla’s Supercharger stations. It’s unclear what this means for the future of Tesla’s charging infrastructure, but it’s clear that Musk is prioritizing cost-cutting measures and reducing headcount. This move may impact the company’s ability to expand its charging network and provide reliable charging options for its customers. In the past, Musk has touted Tesla’s charging infrastructure as a competitive advantage and a key factor in the company’s success. However, with the recent layoffs, it’s unclear how this will affect the company’s charging capabilities and its ability to support the growing demand for electric vehicles. Yet he's full steam ahead on his partnership with China. Not to mention Twitter is blocked there, but he only complains about censorship in other countries.
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Post by Captj on May 2, 2024 4:29:31 GMT -5
Although a despicable human being Musk seems to be successful in all of his business decisions. Unlike the Orange One. Two wrongs don't make a right - except in their cases. Far right that is.
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Post by garycoleco on May 2, 2024 6:02:57 GMT -5
Although a despicable human being Musk seems to be successful in all of his business decisions. Unlike the Orange One. Two wrongs don't make a right - except in their cases. Far right that is. All that talk about free speech sure made you clowns turn on him
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Post by cyclist on May 2, 2024 7:11:07 GMT -5
Kinda like Senator Kennedy asking the energy office, “If EVs are so great why do we have to pay folks to drive them?” He was speaking on incentives. Simple question, but a good question. Why is gas so heavily subsided?
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Post by cadman on May 2, 2024 7:40:11 GMT -5
Kinda like Senator Kennedy asking the energy office, “If EVs are so great why do we have to pay folks to drive them?” He was speaking on incentives. Simple question, but a good question. Do we pay them to buy them or drive them. I know there are incentives to buy an EV, but where are the incentives to drive them?
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Post by biminitwisted on May 2, 2024 10:32:24 GMT -5
Although a despicable human being Musk seems to be successful in all of his business decisions. Unlike the Orange One. Two wrongs don't make a right - except in their cases. Far right that is. All that talk about free speech sure made you clowns turn on him Wonder why he never complains about Twitter being blocked in China?
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Post by swampdog on May 2, 2024 12:17:31 GMT -5
The gov does incentivize the purchase of EVs. Don’t know who was incentivizing with cheap “fill-ups”, which now appears to be going away. Oh well, time will tell.
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Post by garycoleco on May 2, 2024 13:02:59 GMT -5
All that talk about free speech sure made you clowns turn on him Wonder why he never complains about Twitter being blocked in China? He's fine with Twitter being blocked in China. There's nothing to complain about
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Post by biminitwisted on May 2, 2024 13:08:30 GMT -5
Wonder why he never complains about Twitter being blocked in China? He's fine with Twitter being blocked in China. There's nothing to complain about Yet he cries and moans about "censorship" in the US and bitches endlessly about Brazil. I guess he's only in bed with China.
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Post by garycoleco on May 2, 2024 13:45:17 GMT -5
He's fine with Twitter being blocked in China. There's nothing to complain about Yet he cries and moans about "censorship" in the US and bitches endlessly about Brazil. I guess he's only in bed with China. You've lost your mind
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Post by biminitwisted on May 2, 2024 13:51:17 GMT -5
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